When youre spending all of your energy covering them up, youll never fix them.
You cant let yourself feel sadness, or grief, or pain.
You never truly allow anyone to see you.
God & Man
You cause yourself literal pain.
You think youre fooling the world, but you cant fool your own system.
You are constantly exhausted.
It doesnt matter if your days are full or free youre tired.
You are trapped in your own mind.
You may turn to anything and everything to venture to numb your brain, but it only helps temporarily.
You feel heavy and hopeless.
Its such a constant state that you dont know any different.
There is no release, no relief, no break in your need to keep up appearances.
Not only are you depressed, no one understands that you are having a hard time.
Your high-functioning tendencies only keep you isolated and misunderstood.
They are a burden, not a help.
You are completely disconnected from yourself.
Youre in a toxic rut and you see no way out.
You numb to cope with the pain.
You cant change any of your unhealthy patterns.
When youre spending all of your energy covering them up, youll never fix them.
Living in survival mode is not sustainable and thats why you are always sick, stressed, and sad.
You are stuck in survival mode.
Its a recurring theme, but it deserves its own section.
This is something pretty much everyone with high-functioning depression experiences, but youre probably not even aware of it.
You cant do this forever.
You seem like youve got everything together, but really youre miserable.
Thats basically what high-functioning depression is the ability to move through life as if youre fine.
Thats what makes it so dangerous.
You are less likely to display obvious signs that alert others you might need help or support.
Its horrible to live in a self-made cage where no one really sees or knows the real you.
When things get really bad, you feel more alone than ever.
You dont have the capacity to find real healing.
As long as you stay stuck in this endless cycle of misery and numbing, nothing will ever change.
