The Anxiety Nobody Talks About: High-Functioning Anxiety

Anxiety

Aug 25

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We're continuing our anxiety series today with one of my favorite topics to talk about and one that I think is genuinely underrecognized: high-functioning anxiety.

I'll be honest, I almost said "the anxiety nobody talks about" and then immediately second-guessed myself, because in my world, we're starting to talk about it. In the broader culture, it's still not getting the airtime it deserves. So here we are.

Let’s talk through some questions and I’ll break down all of the answers about high-functioning anxiety.

Key Takeaways

In this blog post, you'll learn:

What high-functioning anxiety actually is and whether it's a clinical term (it's not)
What it looks and feels like from the inside
Why it so rarely gets caught early
The connection between high-functioning anxiety and people-pleasing
What a therapist is looking for that the person themselves is minimizing
What getting better actually looks like and why there's sometimes a short-term cost

Question 1: What Is High-Functioning Anxiety? Is That Even a Clinical Term?

Not a clinical term. You cannot receive a diagnosis for high-functioning anxiety. There's no code for it. But it's a useful description for something I see regularly in my practice.

Here's how I'd define it: high-functioning anxiety is when someone's anxiety drives them to be more productive rather than shut down.

Most people think of anxiety as something that stops you in your tracks. And for some people, it does. But for others like people with high-functioning anxiety, the anxiety response fuels productivity. They get things done, they stay ahead of deadlines, they manage everything. From the outside, they look like they're absolutely crushing it.

The problem isn't the productivity. The problem is the cost of sustaining it, and the feedback loop that keeps it going. The anxiety works, so they keep running on it. Until they can't.

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Question 2: How Would Someone Know If This Is Them? What Does It Look Like from the Inside?

A few things show up consistently.

Constantly prepping for the worst-case scenario and being really good at it. Not just running the worst case through your mind, but actually, physically preparing for it. And the preparation reduces the anxiety, which reinforces the behavior. The feedback loop is tight.

Very uncomfortable with rest. Lack of productivity creates more anxiety, which makes genuine rest feel almost impossible. There's always something else to do, and doing it keeps the anxiety at bay, temporarily.

Saying yes when everything inside you is screaming no. Because staying busy, staying productive, and staying needed is what keeps the feelings from catching up.

People would describe you as confident. You would not describe yourself that way at all. What others see is someone who gets everything done. What's actually happening internally is that you're dragging yourself through it. The competence is real. The cost behind it is hidden.

Question 3: Why Doesn't It Get Caught Earlier? Why Don't People Seek Help Sooner?

Because it works. For a long time.

People with high-functioning anxiety are efficient. They stay one step ahead of their anxiety. They outrun it. And externally, what everyone sees is someone who is getting it all done, which makes it very hard for anyone around them to raise a concern, and very hard for the person themselves to justify slowing down.

It's much easier to notice when someone is having a panic attack than when someone is quietly running themselves into the ground at 110% capacity every single day.

The internal story is usually something like: "This is working for me. Look at the results. I never miss a deadline. I just can't fall asleep at night, but I get everything done." And underneath that, almost always: "As soon as this project is finished, things will slow down." Except the next project starts before the last one ends. The goal post keeps moving. The moment to slow down never comes.

And here's the really tricky part: the anxiety is managing itself through overproduction. Which means the question becomes: how do I manage it if I stop doing that?

Question 4: Is There a Connection Between High-Functioning Anxiety and People-Pleasing?

Yes, and I think it goes back to early experiences.

Often, the person with high-functioning anxiety was the seven-year-old who learned to keep everyone else's emotions regulated. The kid who figured out that as long as all the balls stay in the air, everything's going to be okay. That if I can just keep everybody happy, nothing bad will happen.

The greatest threat to us as humans is loss of community. How other people perceive us will always play into anxiety. The people-pleasing isn't vanity. It's survival strategy, learned young, running on autopilot.

Question 5: What Would a Therapist Be Looking For That the Person Themselves Is Minimizing?

This one's worth sitting with.

Accomplishments feel like relief, not victory. The person with high-functioning anxiety gets something done and immediately moves to the next thing. There's no celebration. There's barely a pause. Because the accomplishment wasn't a win. It was evidence that disaster has been delayed one more time.

The gap between how they present publicly and how they feel privately. Ask their colleagues what they're like, and they'll say reliable, competent, someone you can always count on. Ask their spouse or closest friend, and you'll get a different picture. Someone who's up until midnight, who comes home and keeps working, who is barely keeping it together beneath a very convincing surface. The people in the most intimate relationships can see it, even if they can't always name it.

Physical symptoms that arrive faster and more severely than expected. The body doesn't maintain the mask. You can perform your way through a workday. You can't perform your way out of what consistent anxiety does to the body over time. I look for physical symptoms as signals that something is being repressed more heavily than the person is acknowledging.

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Question 6: What Does Getting Better Actually Look Like? (And What If I'm Afraid That Without the Anxiety, I'll Fall Apart?)

This fear is real, and I take it seriously. The anxiety has been keeping things running. What happens when you let go of it?

Honestly? Sometimes, short-term, some balls get dropped. Some things look different. A project that would have gotten 110% only gets 90%. That's real, and I'm not going to pretend otherwise because pretending it's all upside would be invalidating.

But here's the longer arc: when you stop operating from a constant state of threat, your decision-making becomes clearer and more rooted in reality. Your relationships become more genuine. Your body starts to recover. You become more sustainably capable over time, not less.

If you drive a brand new car by flooring the accelerator everywhere you go, you get places fast. You'll also destroy the car. If you drive it the way it was designed to be driven, you get places a little more slowly in the short term, but the car lasts, and so do you.

Getting better isn't about becoming someone who never feels anxious. It's about not letting anxiety be the fuel source. It's about building a version of productivity and presence that doesn't cost everything.

Frequently Asked Questions About High-Functioning Anxiety

What is high-functioning anxiety?

High-functioning anxiety describes a pattern where someone's anxiety drives them toward productivity and overachievement rather than avoidance or shutdown. It's not a clinical diagnosis, but it's a real and recognizable experience that shows up frequently in therapy.

What are the signs of high-functioning anxiety?

Common signs include constant preparation for worst-case scenarios, an inability to genuinely rest, chronic overcommitment, appearing confident and capable to others while feeling overwhelmed internally, and experiencing accomplishments as relief rather than satisfaction. Physical symptoms like sleep disruption and tension often appear as well.

Why do people with high-functioning anxiety not seek help sooner?

Because the anxiety is working, at least on the surface. People with high-functioning anxiety are often high performers who stay ahead of their anxiety through productivity. From the outside, everything looks fine. Internally, the cost is accumulating. It typically takes a significant crash, health issue, or relationship strain before the pattern becomes undeniable.

Is there a connection between high-functioning anxiety and people-pleasing?

Yes. High-functioning anxiety is often rooted in early experiences of learning to manage others' emotions or keep external circumstances in order to feel safe. People-pleasing becomes a strategy for managing anxiety. If everyone is happy and everything is in order, the threat is at bay.

Will I lose my productivity if I address my anxiety?

Possibly in the short term, yes. And it's important to be honest about that. Some things may initially look different when you stop running on anxiety as a fuel source. But the long-term outcome is more sustainable capability, clearer decision-making, and better health. The car that's driven gently lasts longer than the one that's floored at every intersection.

Can EMDR help with high-functioning anxiety?

Yes. High-functioning anxiety is often rooted in early experiences and attachment patterns, exactly what EMDR is designed to address. By desensitizing the original experiences that taught the nervous system to stay in threat-detection mode, EMDR can help shift the default away from constant high alert. The productivity doesn't have to disappear. The anxiety driving it can.

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Which I feel like our title is a little bit eh, because people are starting to talk about high functioning anxiety. Like I'm, I'm hearing- No, no. Are, are they? Oh, okay. I live in my own world- Yeah of, okay. They're, they're not maybe. All right. You know what? If they're talking about it in my world, they will be in your general world in two years. A, a year and a half, yeah. Mm-hmm. Yep. Yep. So folks, as always, I am joined by Garth. I feel like I keep introducing you, and there's probably not a need for that anymore Good night. I don't know how video's gonna work for us. I, I don't. Right. I, I don't know. Okay, before we get lost, can you please bant us away, sir? We would appreciate it. Very serious question. Your favorite fictional character. Go Dumbledore. Hmm. Good choice. Mm-hmm. Wanna elaborate? No. Dumbledore wouldn't either, would he? He never let anybody know- Exactly ... what was going on. Exactly. Okay. That's fair. How about yours? Link from The Legend of Zelda video game series. Okay, tell me more. Mm-hmm. I'm happy to elaborate. I'll talk all day. Great. How long you got? I, I mean, I kne- I knew you would be, yeah. Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. Yeah. In fact, that was part of my not elaborating, was to give you- Mm, giving me time ... space to elaborate. Mm-hmm. I appreciate it. I appreciate it. Yeah. Yeah. I just think so Link is just this little boy from a humble village, and he just kicks off on all these crazy adventures, and he just fights for good, and chases chickens, and rides horses, and finds, breaks open lots of pots. In, in his world, to be fair, in every clay jar there is money. Every single one of them, so his life's maybe easier than most of ours, but I don't know. I just, I just admire the the simplicity and the nobility in his pursuit Just really admire- The nobility ... yeah, the nobility and the sim- and the simple, like, he's not, he's not complicated. He just wants to save Princess Zelda. That's it. That's all he wants to do. Okay. Okay. See, I know nothing, so when you said the nobility of his pursuit, I thought it was- Mm-hmm ... smashing the jars. But he is smashing the jars to get to Princess Zelda. Well, he's gotta upgrade his armor and buy bombs, babe. He's gotta, he's gotta buy carrots for Epona. Come on, like... Obviously. Yeah. It's necessary. Okay. Yeah. Anyway. Link. Link, yeah. Link. Yep. Okay. Okay. We have a friend, I feel weird naming people without having their permission, though it is not as though this podcast- Mm-hmm ... is enormously widespread, but I do feel odd about it, so I won't name her, but if she did listen, she would know who she was. So sh- she had to write an essay on someone she admired, and she was like, "I can think of zero people. Zero. I am considering asking my professor for permission to write about Dumbledore." And I, I just thought that was very cute. So anyway. All right. Dumbledore and Link. Sir, we are doing the same format we did last time- Mm-hmm where you have the questions and you are- I got 'em ... taking us away. So- Mm-hmm ... can you get us rolling? Where w- Yeah. W- I, I just wanna, I wanna loop back to, we're talking- Yeah ... about high-functioning anxiety today. Yep. Okay. Question number one, what is high-functioning anxiety, and did Albus Dumbledore have it? No. The real question is what is high-functioning anxiety, and is that even a clinical term? Not a clinical term Okay. Question answered. Question two So- No. Oh, there's more. Okay. I'm sorry. I'll slow down. It is not a clinical term. How I would define it, I would say, Someone whose anxiety drives them to be more productive rather than shut down so some people can become so overwhelmed by their anxiety response that they begin to kinda, right? And high-functioning folks do not do that until they do. That's also- Mm-hmm ... but their anxiety drives productivity. I, I think that's probably the main indicator of high-functioning anxiety. But no, not a clinical term. You cannot receive a diagnosis for high-functioning anxiety. Okay. Your, your clinician may talk to you about, "It seems like you are experiencing high-functioning anxiety." But yeah, won't, won't be a diagnosis code for it. Mm-hmm. Nope. Yeah. Okay. I've got questions here. Yeah. So can you talk about why that's a bad thing, that someone's anxiety would drive them to be productive? Like, aren't we all trying to be our most productive selves? Why would... When, wh- why is that a problem, right? I, sometimes I do things because I'm like, "Oh, crap, if I don't do that, this is gonna happen. That's not good. I don't want that to happen, so I'm gonna do this thing." Yeah. So if you only experience high pr- high-functioning anxiety once a year, cool, right? Maybe at Christmastime when you've got a ton to do you experience high-functioning anxiety. But that's not how it typically works. Like, people who experience high-functioning anxiety experience it, it several times a day. And this feedback loop is created because they benefit from it. Mm-hmm. But it's kind of like, oh, goodness, I'm trying to think of an example that is not... Supercharged Let's see So you had asked me to pick up kind of a cleaner, more natural, like, mosquito spray for our backyard yesterday, and I couldn't find it. Mm-hmm. Yeah. And I almost got a brand which will not be named that had some, like, h- super harsh stuff in it, right? Mm-hmm. And mosquitoes, like, really bother me. Mm-hmm. And had I gotten this stuff, it probably would have worked. It would have had some benefit for us. It would have taken out the mosquitoes in the backyard. Yeah. Also, our one-year-old just, like, eats grass and rolls around in it, so there's that stuff going into her body. Mm-hmm. Right? So for somebody with anxiety that's not high functioning- Mm-hmm they're rolling around in the grass and getting all the gross stuff in their body without any of the benefit of not, or of losing the mosquitoes. Somebody with high functioning anxiety is rolling around in the grass and having that awful experience, but they're getting rid of the mosquitoes. This was not great, but it's all I had. Okay. So I laid all of that out not super well, just to say folks with high functioning anxiety, they get something out of it that's very beneficial. Now- Mm-hmm ... they're also, like, running themselves into the ground. Yeah, so it's- But there is- The reason it's not good is the cost. Yeah, there's a- The long-term cost of it there's a, a, there's a cost- You can't run around- ... to it. Yeah. Yep. Mm-hmm. You cannot run around and put out all the fires all the time and never take a break from that. You may be very efficient for a while, but then it's not- But they do get the fires put out, whereas some folks with anxiety have that anxiety response but don't actually get the fires put out. Mm-hmm. That would have been better than my mosquito trail, but we went on the mosquito trail. Right. So here we are. And we, and we got bit. We- We got bit so much. It wasn't great. Okay. Question two. Move us- Question two ... move us on ... question two. Move us on. How would someone know that they have high functioning anxiety? What does it look like from the inside? Okay We are constantly prepping for the worst-case scenario, and we're really good at it. Mm-hmm. So we're not just playing the worst-case scenario out in our brain, we're like actually physically prepping for it. Mm-hmm. Right? Yeah. We're, we're actually physically ready for, like, pretty much anything that can happen at any time, and that preparation also reduces anxiety. So again, we get that, like, feedback loop- Mm-hmm ... right? Yeah, yeah. Very uncomfortable with rest. Lack of productivity creates more anxiety- Mm-hmm ... which makes rest sometimes, like, virtually impossible. Mm-hmm. Saying yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, even though internally there's this screaming of like, "I cannot possibly do another thing." It's like it, it doesn't matter because this is what keeps us from feeling our feelings, and so we're going to keep doing it. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Yeah. People would describe you as confident but you would not at all describe yourself as confident. Because what they're seeing is somebody that's getting everything done, but what's going on internally is that you are having to drag yourself through that. Mm-hmm. Okay. I'm actually, after my mosquito debacle, I'm proud of that answer. That was- That was a good one ... that was very layered. Do you wanna come up with another mosquito based metaphor for this question? I don't, but thank you. Okay. Just thought I would ask. I appreciate you extending the offer, I really do. Just thought I would ask. It's important- Mm-hmm ... to offer and consider. Mm-hmm question number three, why doesn't this get caught earlier? Why don't people seek help sooner? Mm. So remember earlier I said people with high functioning anxiety like go and go and go and go and go and go and go until they don't. Mm-hmm. Does that sound familiar? That, that, that's why. What? Yeah. I mean, externally it's like people are like, wow, like, they are killing it. Like, they are getting all the things done, right? Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. And so externally you've got that going on, and then internally, again, you're getting this benefit of this works for me. Mm-hmm. I'm able to kind of stay, you stay, like, two steps ahead, one step ahead, half a step a- ahead of your anxiety, and then it just catches up to you. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So that's why, I guess the question, though, was why doesn't it get caught earlier? It, it's because- Mm ... people are just outrunning it and they're very- Yeah ... efficient runners. They, they keep it at bay for a long time, and then, but ev- eventually y- you just can't do it forever. You can do it for a long time. I think externally- Some people do it for a very long time, but eventually it catches you. Yeah. Externally it's hard to notice, right? Mm-hmm. Much easier to notice when somebody's having a panic attack than when someone's experiencing high functioning anxiety. Mm-hmm. Right? And outside of that, for somebody that is, Experiencing high functioning anxiety, again, there's that external response, which is hard to see. But then again, internally they are convincing themselves, like, "This is working for me." Yeah. Yeah. Look at the results. Mm-hmm. I'm winning. I, I can't, I can't fall asleep at night. I, I- Yeah ... lay in bed for two hours and take two different- Mm-hmm ... medications to help me sleep, but I never miss a deadline. Mm-hmm. Yep, and- Right? So it- And I would imagine there's probably a lot of thinking, like, just it, man, it, things, things will slow down as soon as this happens. And it, then it's just convincing, and the moving goal post situation, right? Mm-hmm. Where when this happens, things are gonna slow down. But then there's another thing that comes up, oh, right before that thing finishes. And then it's, okay, w- we just, we just have to get through this thing, and then things'll slow down. And then, yeah, perpetually moving back the, the time to slow down. And here's the tricky part. I am managing my anxiety by over-functioning. Yeah. How do I manage it if I stop doing that? Mm-hmm. And, Okay ... that's tough. Yeah. Yeah. Question number four. Next question. Question number four. Is there a connection between high-functioning anxiety and people pleasing? Hmm. Yeah. Well, so I'm trying to decide, like, how much to dive into anxious attachment styles. Mm. What I will say is there's this thought, if I can just keep everybody happy, then nothing bad will happen. Mm. Again, if I can make sure that I meet the, the deadline. Oftentimes, the person with high functioning anxiety was the seven-year-old who was taking care of everybody else's emotions in the room. Mm-hmm. Right? Like, somebody who learned at a really young age, as long as I keep all the balls in the air- Mm-hmm ... everything's gonna be fine. Yeah. And so no big deal. Like, just all the balls have to be up there, and then it's, it's okay. Mm-hmm. And so yes the greatest threat to us as humans, I say this all the time, I stand by it, is loss of community. Mm-hmm. And so h- how, how people perceive us will always play into anxiety in general, not just high functioning anxiety. I like that. That's a good one. Good answer. Question number five. Are you ready? Okay. I'm ready. Okay. What would a therapist be looking for that the person themselves might be minimizing? Hmm I do not celebrate my wins. I am very productive, but I am not necessarily, like, joyful in that productivity. I get something done and I move on to the next thing. Mm-hmm. Because the success is the completion of something that keeps me out of crisis. It is not a success to be celebrated Does that make sense? That, that- It's a, it's a, it's, it's a relief, not a victory. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Exact- I think that's a really succinct way to put it. Yeah. Yeah. The gap between how they are presenting to kind of like surface level friends or acquaintances, and how they are presenting in therapy and to the more intimate people in their life. Spouses, very close friends, very close family members. Because those, those people that they are in like intimate, close relationship with are typically picking up on... Like they're seeing- Mm ... the productivity, but they're also seeing some of the consequences of that productivity. Mm-hmm. Whereas like kinda surface level colleague- Yeah Is ju- They're describing that. Like, what, what would people say about you at work? Oh, they just like the, they would say that I'm somebody they can always rely on and- Mm-hmm ... da, da, da. Right? Yeah ... what would your wife say about you? That I'm like barely getting by, that I'm- Mm-hmm ... up all hours of the night, that I... Right? Like- Mm-hmm ... that gap between, Yeah ... those two experiences. Yeah. That I work long hours and come home and continue to work to prepare for the next day, to make sure that I'm ready to go for the next day and, you know. Yeah. Mm-hmm. And then I think that because people with high functioning anxiety are often, like repressing even more than the average person physical symptoms often come up more quickly and more severely. Hmm ... so I think looking for physical symptoms as well, like the, you're not, you're putting on a brave face and a, a good mask every day going into work. Mm-hmm. But you, you can't, your body's not gonna fool anybody, right? Right. Like your, your body is gonna start to show signs of that- Mm-hmm ... consistent anxiety response. Yeah. So, let's see, 'cause I think this was a, a good answer, too. I wanna try to work my way through it again. Oh, you said the most succinct thing. Relief, not- A victory. Yeah. Yeah. The, all the accomplishments are just a, just a relief- Yeah ... not a victory. They're not to be celebrated. An accomplishment- It's just like, thank goodness I've delayed the inevitable disaster. Yep. Yeah. Yep. An accomplishment is a relief, not a victory. There is a gap between how they present and how they feel internally. Mm-hmm. They and the most intimate people in their life notice that. Mm-hmm. And then physical symptoms come on more quickly and more severely. Yeah. I think those would be the, yeah, the, the three indicators I look for. Okay. All right. Last question. You ready? Okay. What does it look like to get better? Because some people are afraid that without the anxiety, they won't perform. And I'm gonna add not just perform, but they'll, that, that things will fall apart, right? The anxiety is keeping them on track in their mind. So what does it look like to get better? Yeah. We had alluded to this earlier, but I think this is really tough because initially sometimes it does look like short-term loss, that maybe some balls are dropped at work. Maybe you aren't performing as well. But I think that the long term is that you stop operating out of a place of threat, and so your decision-making is more clear and rooted in reality rather than this constant fear. Mm-hmm. Your relationships are more genuine and rooted in a- also rooted in reality. But I do think we can't ignore that oftentimes there is a short-term loss. Mm-hmm. Like, the, you- Right ... for a moment when you initially let go of this, like, crazy overproduction, you do lose something. You- Mm-hmm ... there is gonna be a project that would have looked different had you you know, put the pedal to the metal. It- Mm-hmm. Is, is that what you say? The pedal to the metal? The pedal to the metal. Thank you. And that's actually the analogy I'm thinking of, is- Okay ... I think is apt. Can I, can I throw it out there? You tell me- Go for it ... critique it. Yep. If you are in your car, you buy a brand new car. Mm-hmm. You roll off the lot, and you just floor it everywhere you go. Okay. Every time you need to accelerate, you don't accelerate gently. You just put the pedal to the metal. Zhooh. You're off. How long is that car gonna last? Yeah. Not long Versus, versus the one- You get where you're going faster You do. But how long is that car gonna last? And you, versus, you know, if you are a little more gentle with your car and accelerate and do, do the proper maintenance and do, you know, I think maybe that's an analogy that some people will, will get, right? But... Yeah, and I think that's, that brings up something I didn't even really speak to, which is, yeah, long term your body's more capable- Mm-hmm ... of doing the work. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And again, when you start driving your car more slowly, you are going to get places slower short-term. Mm-hmm. You, you may not hit that light 'cause you're not- Yeah flooring it. But- Yeah. There, there are some short-term losses. Mm-hmm. And I think when we try to convince clients you're going to shift things and it's gonna be, like, immediate uphill, like, no. Mm. There, there are some... That's invalidating. Yeah. There are some short-term things that you're going to miss out on. Right. Yep. Okay. Can you rapid-fire us the questions- Yes, I can ... that I am not going to answer because my brain does not work that effectively? Perfect. Your brain works very effectively, babe. Don't talk to yourself like that. Mm. Okay. Question number one: What is high-functioning anxiety? Is that even a clinical term? Question number two: How would someone know if this is them? What does it look like from the outside? Number three: Why does it get caught-- Why doesn't it get caught earlier? Why do these people not seek help sooner? Number four: Is there a connection between high-functioning anxiety and people-pleasing? And number five: What would a therapist be looking for that the person themselves might be minimizing? And number six: What does it look like to get better? Because some people are afraid without the anxiety they won't perform. Okay. High-functioning anxiety, folks. I said initially nobody talks about it, then I said I think we're starting to. Gar says not quite. 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