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Have you ever felt alone in a room full of people do you feel as if nobody truly?
Understands you do you feel empty lost hopeless or worthless?
Does your anxiety stop you from doing things you want to do in your life?
Are you depressed and don't know who to turn to for help or guidance?
Are you currently struggling with your mental health?
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High functioning anxiety isn't a diagnosable
Mental health disorder high functioning anxiety has become a term that refers to people who live with anxiety
But identify as functioning fairly well in different aspects of their life
people with high functioning anxiety
experience many of the symptoms associated
With anxiety disorders, but they do not meet the criteria required for an anxiety disorder diagnosis
Even though their overall quality of life may be impacted by their anxiety
Someone with high functioning anxiety may be the picture of success
They may have a really good job dress smartly
Always seem like they are busy with their lives and are always willing to help others
What people don't see is what's beneath the surface as many people who struggle with high functioning anxiety
Tend to keep it hidden other people do not see the constant battle with anxiety
people with high functioning anxiety
are dealing with
the difference between high functioning anxiety and generalized anxiety disorder
Is that people with high functioning anxiety use their anxiety to push them forward?
Rather than leave them frozen with fear
People with high functioning anxiety suffer from a lack of self-esteem and self-confidence
They attempt to compensate their insecurities
By constantly pushing themselves to do better or to please others
some of the common risk factors for high functioning anxiety include the following
shyness during childhood demanding
highly critical parents
childhood trauma
exposure to traumatic events
history of anxiety disorders in the family personal history of depression highly stressful jobs
and long-term financial
or legal problems
men and women who struggle with high functioning anxiety
Are sensitive to a wide range of triggers. Does it sound like you?
Have high functioning anxiety
Let's find out in this. Do you have high functioning anxiety?
Test this test consists of six yes or no questions. Please answer them, honestly
And truthfully at the end of the six questions. We'll find out if you are likely or
unlikely to be struggling with high functioning anxiety
Question number one. Do you constantly over think or over analyze?
Everything you do
Question number two. Do you always want everything to be perfect whether at work?
in your personal relationships
or your physical appearance
Question number three, do you feel like you can never ever relax due to your feelings of anxiety or worry?
question number four
Do you have repetitive behaviors?
Or nervous habits such as biting your nails
Picking your face chewing your lips or tapping your feet
Number five do you struggle to sleep either trouble falling asleep or waking up constantly during the night?
Question number six do you constantly seek reassurance?
from either yourself
Or from others around you if you answered yes to two or less of those six questions
It's unlikely that you are struggling with high functioning anxiety if you answered yes to three or more
of those six questions
Then it's likely you are in fact struggling with high functioning anxiety if you feel like your high functioning
Anxiety is beginning to take over your life and you can no longer deal
handle
Or cope with it. I would highly recommend you speak to a mental health professional
Immediately who can help you and give you the tools you need to get your life back on track
There is a link in the description box down below where you can speak to a mental health professional
Immediately so you can begin to get your life back on track
The link is in the description box down below
I now want to hear from you guys and girls in the comments section down below
Do you believe you're currently struggling with high functioning? Anxiety? What did you score on this test?
Let me and others know in the comment section down below and let's show others here in this community and others
Around the world that they are not alone
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