High Functioning Anxiety: What it is & What to do About it | Dr. Rami Nader

High functioning anxiety is a term used to describe people who experience anxiety, but are able to maintain an outward appearance of functioning normally. People with high functioning anxiety may be able to perform well in their personal and professional lives despite experiencing significant inner turmoil. People with high functioning anxiety may have a hard time relaxing and may feel a constant sense of worry or stress, but they are able to manage their anxiety and continue to meet their responsibilities. This video discusses some of the characteristics of high functioning anxiety, how high functioning anxiety interferes in a person’s life and what you can do to better manage high functioning anxiety.

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[louisecampbell]

Yes the same. Chronically anxious from dusk till dawn. Rami mentioned the fear and dread. For me it's s like someone has a gun pointed at my head 24/7 and they could pull the trigger at any moment.

[daniellenunez]

I had this and it turned into a general anxiety. I’m slowly recovering. Slowly.

[vongo]

Always having probles making the RIGHT descisions!!! Always WOOD, A, SHOULDA, He explains it so WELL!

[itchydez]

I honestly though I might be experiencing depression however, this video is making me consider it's anxiety related.

[vongo]

so glad THAT DR. STATES THAT ANXIETY IS NOT ALWAYS DEPRESSION!

[terencemeikle]

Another great video. This is me in a nutshell. Diagnosed with Bipolar II and Autism Spectrum. I've functioned 'normally', however, give or take a few dozen breakdowns through the years.

[katrinaewarak]

I suffer from that most of the time especially when something outside of the routine happens .

[igor-ypxv]

I suffer from that, it's very tough.

[KRAZEEIZATION]

That was me for years. I’d work, function as normal but still feel I could die any second.

[judgesangha]

Ok, so this is what I am suffering from. Now I know there is nothing wrong with me nor am I depressed. I have a good job, beautiful family life and healthy, yet I somehow am suffering from these symptoms. None the less, now to carry on and hopefully one day it will just disappear 🙏

[louisecampbell]

My anxiety has come about due to alot of trauma 😢 over the years.

[tnijoo]

These videos are answering so many of my concerns that therapists over the years were never able to adequately address. It’s amazing to feel understood. I really feel like I’m getting more from these videos than years of therapy.

What I’m wondering is if I could ask a therapist to watch these videos so they could work on stuff with me. Is that offensive to ask a therapist to do?

[stevenkovler]

This used to be me ! Now I am in full blown debilitating anxiety !

[NA-mesh]

How do you know me so well?
😮

Thank you once again....

[KennethNordin]

It is not a disease but a part of one's personality. It used to be called neurosis, but as usual, new terms have to be invented. Sometimes even people with generalized anxiety can function well.

[ladyj]

Wow, This is sooo me and I didn’t think I suffered so bad. But I literally deal with all of this plus my job is a crap load of toxic dysfunction. I think I will have to find something new. I am somewhat ready to go back but not really. Financially I am being pushed back but some of my apprehension is going back to toxic functioning. Dr. Nader you are excellent at what u do. These symptoms I struggle with constantly but never tied it to HF anxiety! Wow, what do I do? Do you do take therapy? I definite fit all of this… I am floored

[SigurdLarsen-qkiv]

I was diagnosed with Asperger's and have tons of anxiety unless I'm asleep.

[raginaldmars]

... as a German Biologist -
this is about Domestication
and the fast race into a synthetic Techno Sphere -
destroying the Bio Sphere.
There is no solid ground,
no home,
no place to live.
We all are homeless Nomads
drifting through a Social War Zone.
Erich Fromm mentioned that already in the 1950´s
when we over consume everything to feel well -
and blind ourselves to Reality...
I grew up as a Young Boy in Germany in the 1950´s
we all were POOR and struggled to survive -
but there was Confidence of things getting better each year.
And not One Person was SICK!
Not ONE!
We all had to work HARD
as a 5 year old I had to help with everything as much I was able to...
and there were many similar children in the neighbour hood -
all on the same path...
Today we are in an Alien World.
Young Persons ALL are totally self isolated
with headphones and in deep trance in Phantasia Land.
No way this will end well...
Self Chernobyl

[jnewman]

👋 Dr. Nader, it's so timely that I watched this episode. 👍
Do you also have a video on "worrying or caring too much about what others think of what you've done to them, when in fact you have not done anything improper that might offend them". Not sure if I described it clearly.
I love your channel.🙏🏽

[tnijoo]

Fellow depressed people,
Does anyone else have an extreme aversion to exercise? Any advice on overcoming this? Or just experiences of this difficulty? Thanks.