5 Facts About High Functioning Anxiety You Must Know
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Date: 2023-08-20
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DemonicKiller63
Don't feel obligated to read this or anything, Im just gonna type this out to get it off of my chest.
I dont know what wrong with me, but it definitely is not healthy.
Im very observant, overly so. I will be in school and know exactly who is looking at me almost supernaturally well. I know exactly when someone says something about me. It's not often but I just know it, every time.
I will be in lesson (I'm just coming on 16 so towards the end of my main school career) and suddenly jyst get bouts where my arms just starts shaking and I start like rubbing my arms. It is definitely a Subconcious thing because I feel fine at that moment, but my body is almost in a constant fight or flight state, and it's to a point where I can struggle to note stuff down because my arms are shaking so bad.
I feel like i have major trust issues. Like I only trust 2 people outside of my parents, and even then I'm always bending truths to not have to say something, that on the grand scheme of things doesn't matter to anyone. And I absolutely hate myself for it. I always want to know the truth, and have people be honest with me, but I'm rarely even honest with myself, or to the people I care about and trust the most.
And finally I generally just kinda dislike me. Like I'm always trying to better myself, be nice, work out, revise for tests, etc. But it almost always gets thrown back in my face. Im not saying that I'm entitled to anything, Im definitely not but I just feel like I'm in a world that just hates me and I'm generally confused alot of the time. Only thing i do well in is my academic life, Im a somewhat high achiever, no prodigy child I just do slightly above average, but I hate myself. I always have a calm demeanor, like I can hold my cool fairly well (other than the bouts of arms shaking thing) but I just constantly feel, well, the best way to put it is shit.
I know this is alot of me, me, me but I just need an outlet and for some reason this feels like the best place to put it.
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Don't feel obligated to read this or anything, Im just gonna type this out to get it off of my chest.
I dont know what wrong with me, but it definitely is not healthy.
Im very observant, overly so. I will be in school and know exactly who is looking at me almost supernaturally well. I know exactly when someone says something about me. It's not often but I just know it, every time.
I will be in lesson (I'm just coming on 16 so towards the end of my main school career) and suddenly jyst get bouts where my arms just starts shaking and I start like rubbing my arms. It is definitely a Subconcious thing because I feel fine at that moment, but my body is almost in a constant fight or flight state, and it's to a point where I can struggle to note stuff down because my arms are shaking so bad.
I feel like i have major trust issues. Like I only trust 2 people outside of my parents, and even then I'm always bending truths to not have to say something, that on the grand scheme of things doesn't matter to anyone. And I absolutely hate myself for it. I always want to know the truth, and have people be honest with me, but I'm rarely even honest with myself, or to the people I care about and trust the most.
And finally I generally just kinda dislike me. Like I'm always trying to better myself, be nice, work out, revise for tests, etc. But it almost always gets thrown back in my face. Im not saying that I'm entitled to anything, Im definitely not but I just feel like I'm in a world that just hates me and I'm generally confused alot of the time. Only thing i do well in is my academic life, Im a somewhat high achiever, no prodigy child I just do slightly above average, but I hate myself. I always have a calm demeanor, like I can hold my cool fairly well (other than the bouts of arms shaking thing) but I just constantly feel, well, the best way to put it is shit.
I know this is alot of me, me, me but I just need an outlet and for some reason this feels like the best place to put it.
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ItsMeFern2019
I'm struggling so. I decided to come here. Your the only reliable place I know where to go Psych2Go.
So. I really don't know what's wrong with me. I'm an overall anxious person but I don't know if I'm experiencing anxiety attacks or. Or what!
Last night on Sat, Feb 15th 2019, me and my friend were talking and they brought up nightmares and how they get out of them. They only gave me minimal details on the nightmares but just talking about it sent me into an episode that I didn't expect. I became very anxious, and began to tremble. My talking was very shakey and I kept imagining a dark scary figure standing in the room (I have anxiety regarding this figure often. I was horrified of falling asleep and this episode only lasted for about a minute or two. After that I was okay.
But I don't know what happened! I'm terrified of nightmares but I didn't think I would react so strongly. I also get anxious and paranoid of the dark figure whenever I'm home alone, especially in the evening. At work recently when 14 teenage girls walked in to get smoothies, I became so overwhelmed by seeing so many of them at once that I was super scared to be out front where they could see me and I was hyperventilating, I was shakey, I was getting hot. I had to run to the very back of the resturant and punch a wall, as well as lean on it to try and calm down. My eyes even started to tear up a bit. That was a bad one. I just don't know what to do anymore.
I feel like my anxiety is taking over my life and I don't even have any diagnosis to say that this is true. I'm hoping to get one tho. I guess I'm just looking for help here. Do you know what's going on Psych2Go? Anyone? :(
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I'm struggling so. I decided to come here. Your the only reliable place I know where to go Psych2Go.
So. I really don't know what's wrong with me. I'm an overall anxious person but I don't know if I'm experiencing anxiety attacks or. Or what!
Last night on Sat, Feb 15th 2019, me and my friend were talking and they brought up nightmares and how they get out of them. They only gave me minimal details on the nightmares but just talking about it sent me into an episode that I didn't expect. I became very anxious, and began to tremble. My talking was very shakey and I kept imagining a dark scary figure standing in the room (I have anxiety regarding this figure often. I was horrified of falling asleep and this episode only lasted for about a minute or two. After that I was okay.
But I don't know what happened! I'm terrified of nightmares but I didn't think I would react so strongly. I also get anxious and paranoid of the dark figure whenever I'm home alone, especially in the evening. At work recently when 14 teenage girls walked in to get smoothies, I became so overwhelmed by seeing so many of them at once that I was super scared to be out front where they could see me and I was hyperventilating, I was shakey, I was getting hot. I had to run to the very back of the resturant and punch a wall, as well as lean on it to try and calm down. My eyes even started to tear up a bit. That was a bad one. I just don't know what to do anymore.
I feel like my anxiety is taking over my life and I don't even have any diagnosis to say that this is true. I'm hoping to get one tho. I guess I'm just looking for help here. Do you know what's going on Psych2Go? Anyone? :(
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Elena
Since everyone is commenting their story, Ill add mine.
I have anxiety however it is more generalized. But because of my personality, its more similar to high functioning because I have a tendency to try to ignore and just do whatever is scaring me. Avoidance is a hallmark of anxiety but I tend to fear everyday, regular things (think school, using scissors, grocery stores, crowded places, etc) so I often do the scary things anyway. In addition, my routines are very important because they are one main thing keeping me together. I generally know what to expect, and what to do and there is stuff to do. So despite school being a major stressor that I hate, if someone told me Ok, now you dont have to go to school at all for two years! It would wreck havoc on my life. And finally, transitions can be difficult. This also applies to going back to school after a vacation. The work overwhelms me and its a huge shift for me, with little to not adjustment time.
Thats all!
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Since everyone is commenting their story, Ill add mine.
I have anxiety however it is more generalized. But because of my personality, its more similar to high functioning because I have a tendency to try to ignore and just do whatever is scaring me. Avoidance is a hallmark of anxiety but I tend to fear everyday, regular things (think school, using scissors, grocery stores, crowded places, etc) so I often do the scary things anyway. In addition, my routines are very important because they are one main thing keeping me together. I generally know what to expect, and what to do and there is stuff to do. So despite school being a major stressor that I hate, if someone told me Ok, now you dont have to go to school at all for two years! It would wreck havoc on my life. And finally, transitions can be difficult. This also applies to going back to school after a vacation. The work overwhelms me and its a huge shift for me, with little to not adjustment time.
Thats all!
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Dazzledweeb
So it did take me a long time to be aware that I have anxiety, I'm not sure to what extend or what type of anxiety it is, bit what I do know is that I set my expectations too high, and constantly compare myself to others, if my grades aren't the highest they could be it's not good enough, I get pretty high grades, and my average is about a 97 yet, to me that isn't good enough other people gave averages as high as 101 or 102 and I always wonder why mine can't be that high, I have also come to the realization that I'm a perfectionist as pointed out by many people I know, I sometimes do get some anxiety episodes like walking into a closed in store despite the fact that I'm not closetrophobic and I know that as a fact because I've been in very tight spaces like a closet, and have been fine. So really I don't know what's up, and every time I want to talk to my physiologist I get too scared, I have no idea why I do but I just do.
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So it did take me a long time to be aware that I have anxiety, I'm not sure to what extend or what type of anxiety it is, bit what I do know is that I set my expectations too high, and constantly compare myself to others, if my grades aren't the highest they could be it's not good enough, I get pretty high grades, and my average is about a 97 yet, to me that isn't good enough other people gave averages as high as 101 or 102 and I always wonder why mine can't be that high, I have also come to the realization that I'm a perfectionist as pointed out by many people I know, I sometimes do get some anxiety episodes like walking into a closed in store despite the fact that I'm not closetrophobic and I know that as a fact because I've been in very tight spaces like a closet, and have been fine. So really I don't know what's up, and every time I want to talk to my physiologist I get too scared, I have no idea why I do but I just do.
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Lotte
I have high functioning social anxiety. I can make friends and have a great time with them, then go home and freak out about everything I said, don't sleep because of it. I also just have the crippling thought, that's always there in the back of my mind, that no one actually likes me, that they all just pretend they do to not hurt my feelings. So that makes me want to cancel plans. I overthink every word I say before and after I say it, and every word that's said to me. It's freaking exhausting, but it's high functioning, so people don't notice, it doesn't affect my day to day life in a visible way. I can live my life, I can achieve things, and I should feel lucky for that. It's just that I'm always soo tired. . Anyone relate?
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I have high functioning social anxiety. I can make friends and have a great time with them, then go home and freak out about everything I said, don't sleep because of it. I also just have the crippling thought, that's always there in the back of my mind, that no one actually likes me, that they all just pretend they do to not hurt my feelings. So that makes me want to cancel plans. I overthink every word I say before and after I say it, and every word that's said to me. It's freaking exhausting, but it's high functioning, so people don't notice, it doesn't affect my day to day life in a visible way. I can live my life, I can achieve things, and I should feel lucky for that. It's just that I'm always soo tired. . Anyone relate?
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Spy
Except for number 5, everything is too relatable. I often have a strong drive to do my work well, and while its helped me perform well, the drawbacks is that Im stressed all the time and I dread work (well actually it also has the same effect when Im out of work; Ive been job hunting for 3 months, and my drive that I must be working met with not having anything to do has been mentally destroying me as well as a seriously terrifying event. I know I have anxiety, I just dont know what kinds, and I think high functioning anxiety is exactly what Ive been feeling
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Except for number 5, everything is too relatable. I often have a strong drive to do my work well, and while its helped me perform well, the drawbacks is that Im stressed all the time and I dread work (well actually it also has the same effect when Im out of work; Ive been job hunting for 3 months, and my drive that I must be working met with not having anything to do has been mentally destroying me as well as a seriously terrifying event. I know I have anxiety, I just dont know what kinds, and I think high functioning anxiety is exactly what Ive been feeling
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she
I don't want to self diagnosed that I have high functioning anxiety but I can relate to this video. I tendto skip meals unless I already finished the task i supposed to do. I can't calm down unless I assured myself I am 100% ready for something like examination. When I am calm, I am really not because I am stressed for the thing that might happen because I am feeling calm. I can't let my guard down even results show that I am doing fine. I am not competing with anyone. I just can't fail. I am afraid to fail. I don't want the feeling of being calm.
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I don't want to self diagnosed that I have high functioning anxiety but I can relate to this video. I tendto skip meals unless I already finished the task i supposed to do. I can't calm down unless I assured myself I am 100% ready for something like examination. When I am calm, I am really not because I am stressed for the thing that might happen because I am feeling calm. I can't let my guard down even results show that I am doing fine. I am not competing with anyone. I just can't fail. I am afraid to fail. I don't want the feeling of being calm.
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Kaela
This video is so relatable. I have anxiety and jt affects my every day life. I have school work. And most people come to me for help since I am a smart student. Then I'm asked to draw things for people. And I always overthink. Will I do good? Am I good enough? And it gets me stressed but its like the cycle never ends. I always got good grades. And people around me know im an a plus student. And it makes me feel good im helping others but I still need to help myself too. Really thankful for this video
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This video is so relatable. I have anxiety and jt affects my every day life. I have school work. And most people come to me for help since I am a smart student. Then I'm asked to draw things for people. And I always overthink. Will I do good? Am I good enough? And it gets me stressed but its like the cycle never ends. I always got good grades. And people around me know im an a plus student. And it makes me feel good im helping others but I still need to help myself too. Really thankful for this video
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Kay
I think I might have it.
I am very nervous to respond to messages.
Nervous to hit the stop button on the bus.
Detailed tasks and deadlines stress me out.
I blame myself for not working. I feel like I need to work all the time. Can't relax.
I have lots of interests but I can't call them hobby. I call them 'work I love doing'.
People say I achieve a lot but compliments scare me.
I was hesitant even to post this comment with no apparent reason. I'm just nervous.
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I think I might have it.
I am very nervous to respond to messages.
Nervous to hit the stop button on the bus.
Detailed tasks and deadlines stress me out.
I blame myself for not working. I feel like I need to work all the time. Can't relax.
I have lots of interests but I can't call them hobby. I call them 'work I love doing'.
People say I achieve a lot but compliments scare me.
I was hesitant even to post this comment with no apparent reason. I'm just nervous.
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Rabihah
Well, its not easy at first but I always convince myself that things will be fine and I will be ok because if I worry about something too much, I might jinx it. Everytime I feel anxious, I also remind myself that I am not fully in control of the future that I have yet to see. So, all I need to do is to just focus on the now by doing the best that I can. These thoughts help me a lot and I hope it will be helpful for you too!
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Well, its not easy at first but I always convince myself that things will be fine and I will be ok because if I worry about something too much, I might jinx it. Everytime I feel anxious, I also remind myself that I am not fully in control of the future that I have yet to see. So, all I need to do is to just focus on the now by doing the best that I can. These thoughts help me a lot and I hope it will be helpful for you too!
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Tumini1026
For some reason I've always had an accurate eye to notice when people suffers from a mental illness. I tried to keep it to myself so I don't worry people but I try to help. When I noticed my mom was suffering from anxiety I was really worried(I suffer from anxiety too) because she is a high functioning anxiety person. We're opposites as I barely do things so I tried to help her and we complement each other
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For some reason I've always had an accurate eye to notice when people suffers from a mental illness. I tried to keep it to myself so I don't worry people but I try to help. When I noticed my mom was suffering from anxiety I was really worried(I suffer from anxiety too) because she is a high functioning anxiety person. We're opposites as I barely do things so I tried to help her and we complement each other
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Anna
I have anxiety bcs of school and family. My mom thinks that I want to kill her with my illnes because i have panic attac like everyday. I am so stressed I cant live normally I hate my family cuz nobody understand me. I dont take any medicine and my parents dont want take me to therapist. My anxiety is worst day by day
what can I do? I hate my life.
Im scared to tell about everything to them
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I have anxiety bcs of school and family. My mom thinks that I want to kill her with my illnes because i have panic attac like everyday. I am so stressed I cant live normally I hate my family cuz nobody understand me. I dont take any medicine and my parents dont want take me to therapist. My anxiety is worst day by day
what can I do? I hate my life.
Im scared to tell about everything to them
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Psych2Go
Favor Needed! If you know someone who has high functioning anxiety and could really benefit from watching this video, could you share it with them? It would mean a lot to us to reach more people who are going through mental health problems. If you did, let us know through email and we will send you a free copy of our digital magazine. Hrpsych2go. net Use the subject email: Shared Your Video!
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Favor Needed! If you know someone who has high functioning anxiety and could really benefit from watching this video, could you share it with them? It would mean a lot to us to reach more people who are going through mental health problems. If you did, let us know through email and we will send you a free copy of our digital magazine. Hrpsych2go. net Use the subject email: Shared Your Video!
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Kevin
I have been living with social anxiety for 5 years and it is something I wish that I didn't have when growing up. Only next year, I decided to get help with or without my family help. Nobody in my family believe me that I have anxiety. My friends do and they supported me but they still always getting annoy at me for acting like this. They just don't understand the symptoms of social anxiety
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I have been living with social anxiety for 5 years and it is something I wish that I didn't have when growing up. Only next year, I decided to get help with or without my family help. Nobody in my family believe me that I have anxiety. My friends do and they supported me but they still always getting annoy at me for acting like this. They just don't understand the symptoms of social anxiety
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_silen
I think im depressed and have anxiety.
Since my best friend laid to me, i dont want to trust people i push my friends away because i want to think about the thinks i liked but then i just think about death, also i dont like to get help of my teacher im scared that she would laugh at my because i said something false.
does that mean im depressed and have anxiety?
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I think im depressed and have anxiety.
Since my best friend laid to me, i dont want to trust people i push my friends away because i want to think about the thinks i liked but then i just think about death, also i dont like to get help of my teacher im scared that she would laugh at my because i said something false.
does that mean im depressed and have anxiety?
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Oksanna
Something that sucks is when it comes to school work my anxiety doesn't act up. Its weird. I won't do homework, won't study, and don't care to much about tests. But then I freak out when I forget something, when I don't have my homework, and when giving my parents my tests/grades. My GAD works weirdly, and I don't understand it at all.
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Something that sucks is when it comes to school work my anxiety doesn't act up. Its weird. I won't do homework, won't study, and don't care to much about tests. But then I freak out when I forget something, when I don't have my homework, and when giving my parents my tests/grades. My GAD works weirdly, and I don't understand it at all.
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BlueKat
I have trust issues, like REALLLYYY bad trust issues, not even to my Mum and Dad half the time. I am stressed a lot and I hate deadlines, I have loads of panic attacks about it and do question a lot like What if it's not good enough? Etc. I can have panic attacks randomly but all if them are mostly at home.
I hate being a student.
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I have trust issues, like REALLLYYY bad trust issues, not even to my Mum and Dad half the time. I am stressed a lot and I hate deadlines, I have loads of panic attacks about it and do question a lot like What if it's not good enough? Etc. I can have panic attacks randomly but all if them are mostly at home.
I hate being a student.
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originaozz
You can never appear unprepare.
The key word here is appear. I feel like I can ignore a lot of unnecessary remarks from people, but how I think they see me can drive me incredibly anxious, to the extent of cripling. This is why I always over planned things, have next steps, & be extremely early (at least in new environments.
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You can never appear unprepare.
The key word here is appear. I feel like I can ignore a lot of unnecessary remarks from people, but how I think they see me can drive me incredibly anxious, to the extent of cripling. This is why I always over planned things, have next steps, & be extremely early (at least in new environments.
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Alienart
Well, now I know why my therapist looked at me with raised eyebrows when I told her I thought I am high functioning. I guess not being able to use a phone or let anyone into your house or cross a crowded hallway is very high functioning. Yet sometimes I can barely believe it's real -- until it strikes out of the blue.
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Well, now I know why my therapist looked at me with raised eyebrows when I told her I thought I am high functioning. I guess not being able to use a phone or let anyone into your house or cross a crowded hallway is very high functioning. Yet sometimes I can barely believe it's real -- until it strikes out of the blue.
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Ava
i have social anxiety and i can relate to this so much. im worried about letting people down or asking for help so my image is better. ppl think im the perfect person, but on the inside everyday i struggle with crying from anxiety attacks at school for no reason or not being able to let little things go
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i have social anxiety and i can relate to this so much. im worried about letting people down or asking for help so my image is better. ppl think im the perfect person, but on the inside everyday i struggle with crying from anxiety attacks at school for no reason or not being able to let little things go
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And
I can only relate to Not saying no and Its hard to ask for help and Its probably not good enough. maybe I got it all wrong? What do I do if I did? Think. think. think.
50% im right with my answers. 50% im wrong with my answers.
I mostly have Social anxiety though.
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I can only relate to Not saying no and Its hard to ask for help and Its probably not good enough. maybe I got it all wrong? What do I do if I did? Think. think. think.
50% im right with my answers. 50% im wrong with my answers.
I mostly have Social anxiety though.
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Lone
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.
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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.
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keikoleiko
Wow. I know how much stress my friend goes through but. it's just shocking to know how much it is. She's in taekwondo, student council, and a very caring older sibling. Just thinking of this makes me want to cry.
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Wow. I know how much stress my friend goes through but. it's just shocking to know how much it is. She's in taekwondo, student council, and a very caring older sibling. Just thinking of this makes me want to cry.
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Kailyn
I have high functioning anxiety but I dont want to open up to anyone especially at school because Everyone expects the best from me and I dont wanna let them down by showing my sad side. Anybody have any advice? .
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I have high functioning anxiety but I dont want to open up to anyone especially at school because Everyone expects the best from me and I dont wanna let them down by showing my sad side. Anybody have any advice? .
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Manish
I was suffering with anxiety disorder and was totally frustrated. Then i heard about planet ayurveda and taking ayurvedic medication. I am taking stress support capsules and they are very effective.
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I was suffering with anxiety disorder and was totally frustrated. Then i heard about planet ayurveda and taking ayurvedic medication. I am taking stress support capsules and they are very effective.
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