High-functioning anxiety shows up as perfectionism, constant overthinking, and inability to relax even when you're not working. You set impossible standards, ruminate on every outcome, and feel guilty taking breaks.
Chapters
These are three signs that you might have high functioning anxiety. Number one Perfectionism. People with high functioning anxiety often hold themselves to impossibly high standards and feel intense pressure to meet those standards. And then when they don't meet those standards, they become very self critical. Number two Overthinking. People with high functioning anxiety can struggle with constant worrying, ruminating and analyzing everything in their lives, and then they usually spend a lot of time trying to anticipate everything, every possible outcome of a situation, which then leads to overwhelm and exhaustion. Number three Difficulty relaxing. Even when they have free time, people with high function anxiety often struggle to relax and unwind, and then they feel guilty for taking time off because they feel like they should be doing something productive instead of resting. Which one of these can you relate to.