5 Facts About High Functioning Anxiety You Must Know

Anxiety is a very normal response to stressful life events like moving, changing jobs or having relationship problems. However, when symptoms of anxiety become larger than the events that triggered them and begin to interfere with your life, they could be signs of an anxiety disorder. Anxiety symptoms could vary from excessive worrying, feelings of agitation, restlessness, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, irritability, tense muscles, trouble sleeping, and panic attacks. If you're wondering what these symptoms could mean for you, we recommend seeing a professional doctor.

High functioning anxiety can be really difficult to live with, and if it's something you struggle with, it's best to talk to a professional to get help. Do you think you have high functioning anxiety after watching this video? Comment below.

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[valh]

as someone with an anxiety disorder, i'm very happy u posted this video

[oof]

I have anxiety, my therapist told me to do this; it's call 5, 5, 5, 5
inhale for 5 seconds
hold in for 5 seconds
exhale/blow slowly for 5 seconds.
repeat 5 times
it seems to help me!!

[isbammoi]

I'm a gifted underachiever, overthinker, with high functioning anxiety who intensely procrastinates, and is deeply indecisive(think Chidi from The Good Place). I'm slow, and oblivious, it feels, to most things.

Yeah, sh/t sucks lmao.
It's too much, so you sorta give up. But while that gives relief cause I don't push my self, it has it's own anxiety of, I'll never amount to anything that means something to me, and fear I'll hate myself later for doing nothing. But I also feel I won't, and that just upsets me that I'm not upset. Which is upsetting! But doing anything Also destroys me and gives me anxiety. And feeling dumb, ignorant, and constantly like an uneeded person cause I lack skill and social charisma whose the last person to know anything doesnt make me want to go in either direction. I used to produce real high quality stuff, but I procrastinated a bit, till it just got worse and worse over time. As I wonder what I actually want to do and such, and learn more of who and am, and try and work through a broken academic system that doesn't fit with me... I'm just floating and lost. And that can get depressing. But when I think back, I don't regret my choices, cause I've been happy. But then I think, am I actually? Look at my friends. They've done everything, gotten it out of the way. Fast, productive high achievers with through the roof work ethic. All these high grades, big events and awards behind them like it was just a Tuesday. And I'm not them, I know this, and it's fine. I'm, "very intelligent in a different way." And whatnot. But it sucks because I wish that was all done. I only wanna be that way so I don't have to be. Which is dumb. The bubble I'm in isn't where I should be and it's suffocating sometimes. I'm lonely, yet I'm also genuinely fine. I'm depressed but also satisfied, and happy. What the heck is this? I don't get what I am, it drives me mad! All of the mental things, nature vs future factors, whatever. Nothing is ever quite right, doesn't fit, doesn't make sense. I'm lost, I'm sad, I'm complacent. I just want to know. I just want to find my reason for something, but it's also not a big deal and I'm satisfied with just being and loving things.

Sigh. Oh boy oh boyo. Thanks for these videos. I appreciate the venting out of emotion I can do here. I feel like I can connect to, or even help anyone else who empathizes with anything I'm saying, and it's great! Plus, it sometimes helps me cohesively put my thoughts together, even if just a little ^^.

* virtual hugs* for anyone feeling bummed or lost. I'm here with you, whatever that means, and however it may help 💕. If you wanna dm and chat or something, let me know and I'll give you my Insta xD
G'night guys

[tylonwilliams]

It’s painful but I’m learning to control it

[switchezgdc]

My anxiety mainly comes from having a multi-dimensional perspective which makes me aware of the depravity of our everyday systematic living. Therefore, not being able to integrate my physical form to "normal" tasks because my empathetic spirit can't lower itself back to society's basic standards. It's like I'm here for a reason but at the same time don't belong here. This makes it difficult to live only for myself, knowing that my purpose is to help humanity think for themselves so we can all transcend to a higher consciousness as one.

[yammyyamms]

I have really bad anxiety myself, I don't think it's high functioning anxiety but I struggle to speak to people, I can't concentrate, failing classes, struggle to go to events, I get almost weekly panic attacks, I don't know how I could make myself better I guess you could say, because my parents won't allow me to do anything about it. If you could give me/us on some more tips to like help me with like trying to get help/cope with anxiety and things which I know you have a lot of videos on anxiety but if you could find more information to help with anxiety that'd be wonderful. Thank you for your YouTube videos they help a lot thank you.

[LoneWolf-siud]

It's extremely difficult to live with. How many times you've been to the breaking point and somehow still maintain daily routines, habits and performance. How does a human mind even do that. Get through that much pressure on a daily basis and not go insane. Amazing.

[elyciamystiqueedsall]

I never realized this is exactly what I have! I knew high functioning depression was a thing, but not high functioning anxiety. I know I have anxiety but I excel in life, and I've always been confused as to what's really wrong. This is very relatable thank you so much!

[isana_smh]

You guys are so awesome, thanks for informing people about these things! I think we need to know more about mental illnesses as society.

[catgoddness]

I have anxiety and you have no idea how relatable this video is. I constantly worry about the future even if it 80 more years away, in school I only ever got an A or B in English in everywhere else I just barely scraped C because I constantly second guessed and stressed over everything. No matter what I do it never right to me at all. It has to be a 100% I've failed everyone. Asking for help for years(not anymore it a work in progression now a days) I thought it a sign of weakness because no matter what I'll never do it right. Saying No and then letting someone down puts into severe overthinking mode which can lead to attacks (although that's a work in progress nowadays) I'm so thankful you do videos like this, it puts things like this into words that I wouldn't have been able to say myself at all. Thank you

[MrTiannaRawr]

Thank you for the awareness, this condition is physically exhausting and suffering in silence are very common as many don't believe we are telling the truth, or being over dramatic

[angelymmartinez]

My father suffers from high functioning anxiety thanks so much for this video it helped me a lot! ❤️

[veggienuggets]

I have high functioning anxiety, and I get stressed easily. Recently I found this app called Calm, and it is amazing. It has everything from meditation to relaxing music and even a "breathing bubble", which helps you keep track of your breath. I know meditation isn't for everyone, but it helped reduce my anxiety and I strongly recommend it!

[doops]

Can relate to 4 out of 5 of the points raised. Knew it was some form of anxiety but didn't know the name of the beast. Thanks for sharing this vid 👍

[Vivi-xqgg]

I've generalised anxiety disorder

[userri]

Ty for making this video! I unfortunately have anxiety & watching this makes me feel that I'm not alone in this.

[nalia]

This makes me feel less alone, thank you for making these wonderful videos. Also, the soundtrack to this video is so relaxing, could you give the name, I think I finally have something that could potentially calm me down in the future.

[dmonroym]

That last point was interesting to hear. Creating a routine or goals and not achieving them is perfectly fine, once I learned to deal with that it started a catalyst to work on the other aspects of my anxiety

[wajebd]

At first i thought no I don't have that.. Now it's like watching a video describing what goes on in my head every minute of every hour of every day.. all the time!!!!

[theservinggirl]

This is me, I have learned to say no to truly give myself balance and it has helped.