Saturday, July 10, 2021

high functioning anxiety (12 "symptoms")

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNN3iXFoi54 (7:36)

by Psych2Go

1. you turn down things you actually want to do (due to social anxiety)

2. you dislike having to meet new people (social anxiety)

/ 3. you're uncomfortable with slow results (impatience due to high sense of urgency)

/ 4. you get very little sleep (insomnia due to overthinking)

/ 5. you fixate on the tiniest details (obsessive-compulsive personality)

6. you get hung up on old conversations (ruminations)

7. you're unforgiving to yourself (OC perfectionism)

8. you constantly compare yourself to others (OC competitiveness ?)

/ 9. you're a constant people pleaser

/ 10. you need to keep yourself BUSY all the time (as a coping mechanism to DISTRACT yourself from overthinking [T-] & worries [F-]

11. you get very anxious whenever you think about the future (catastrophizing)

12. you always focus on the worst case scenario

nb: / = applies to moi :-) 

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