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(2,277 posts) Tue Mar 5, 2024, 01:32 PM Mar 5

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Seven signs of high functioning depression [View all]

Gotta figure a lot of people here can relate. To be aware and keeping up with news likely means being depressed too.
Interesting little article might be comforting. It's not just you and not just me. It's what happens.

[link:https://wapo.st/435QS1X|]

The seven signs of high-functioning depression highlighted in Meltzer’s video include:

Isolating from friends and family.
No longer finding joy in the activities you loved.
Persistently criticizing yourself.
Frustration with small irritations or setbacks.
Turning to mindless habits for hours on end.
Always feeling low on energy.
Managing day-to-day tasks but feeling empty inside.

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Seven signs of high functioning depression [View all] Attilatheblond Mar 5 OP

What do I win? NT mahatmakanejeeves Mar 5 #1

Maybe not some pills Attilatheblond Mar 5 #2

A nice trip, escorted by those nice young men, in their clean white coats, yagotme Mar 5 #8

A nice trip, escorted markodochartaigh Mar 5 #25

Well, you had to bring that up... yagotme Mar 5 #27

😆 underpants Mar 5 #31

100% here dclarston13 Mar 5 #50

I don't know, but second prize is twice as much of it. NT mahatmakanejeeves Mar 5 #53

Me too LiberalLoner Mar 5 #58

Found the part about depression sometimes manifesting in anger to possibly explain a lot about life in the USA today Attilatheblond Mar 5 #3

Crop duster drones grumpyduck Mar 5 #15

OK Attilatheblond Mar 5 #19

One other thing about anger: ret5hd Mar 5 #18

So... 2naSalit Mar 5 #36

It's a lab test Marthe48 Mar 5 #38

Thanks... 2naSalit Mar 5 #44

Glycated (or glycosylated) hemoglobin. keep_left Mar 5 #60

I can admit to a solid five of them ScratchCat Mar 5 #4

One can reach an age where one realizes persistantly criticizing ones self is pointless Attilatheblond Mar 5 #5

That Mme. Defarge Mar 5 #11

I've been diagnosed Mossfern Mar 5 #6

I have depression and anxiety Marthe48 Mar 5 #39

Yup Mossfern Mar 5 #40

Music and walking in nature Unwind Your Mind Mar 6 #63

Likewise. Being outdoors, in particular, is a great help. Martin68 Mar 6 #66

Be careful it doesn't affect your physical health, especially digestive issues. twodogsbarking Mar 5 #48

Yes, Mossfern Mar 5 #49

The Second Brain. Michael Gershon. twodogsbarking Mar 5 #52

I have 5 of the 7 atreides1 Mar 5 #7

I keep winning the desire to take a nap. nt Gore1FL Mar 5 #10

Copy that one Attilatheblond Mar 5 #20

Gin! sarisataka Mar 5 #9

And tequila 🤪! rubbersole Mar 5 #12

.... littlemissmartypants Mar 5 #13

I think limbicnuminousity Mar 5 #14

The covid pandemic also spawned another epidemic; substance abuse. PTSD as well Evolve Dammit Mar 5 #22

I think a sign of real depression Skittles Mar 5 #55

Very interesting thoughts about isolation. ... electric_blue68 Mar 5 #59

I'm a schizoid who is retired as opposed to a retired schizoid. elocs Mar 5 #16

Why are you not allowed to see your daughter? nt SunSeeker Mar 5 #28

She is in a mental health care facility with a legal guardian appointed by the state elocs Mar 5 #35

That's must be torture. SunSeeker Mar 5 #45

Thanks. It is hard because she is just an hour's drive away. elocs Mar 5 #47

Been doing that for a couple decades. progressoid Mar 5 #17

My older sister is like that kimbutgar Mar 5 #21

I had several friends that I never hear from anymore, even when reaching out. The depression is wide-spread IMHO Evolve Dammit Mar 5 #23

Mindless habits are comforting. maxsolomon Mar 5 #24

Turned on CNN for literally 30 seconds and almost threw something at the tv. Boomerproud Mar 5 #30

Sign No. 4, I believe. maxsolomon Mar 5 #34

Meh. You're describing any day with an "A" in it Orrex Mar 5 #26

I hear that.. Hope22 Mar 5 #37

Pretty much me since Trump was elected. SunSeeker Mar 5 #29

That sick fuck has caused a lot of damage. mobeau69 Mar 5 #41

Yay BunnyMcGee Mar 5 #32

No kidding Hekate Mar 5 #33

and he has plans et tu Mar 5 #42

I don't understand how "separation from friends and family" qualify as a characteristic of high-functioning depression. Martin68 Mar 5 #43

Sometimes limbicnuminousity Mar 6 #62

I understand that situation, but without that clarification, it would not pity be Martin68 Mar 6 #64

I think they call it depression because to other people you looked depressed. twodogsbarking Mar 5 #46

an aunt told me Skittles Mar 5 #57

Good point Farmer-Rick Mar 6 #61

I'm not sure I understand your point. I've suffered from high-functioning depression - I suffered Martin68 Mar 6 #65

From your replies to others I can see that you don't understand. twodogsbarking Mar 6 #68

Please tell me what it is I misunderstand. If the situation assumed for not having relationships with Martin68 Mar 6 #69

You stated more than once in comments that you didn't understand. twodogsbarking Mar 6 #70

Meaning you did not provide enough information, or the right kind of information, to be understood. I Martin68 Mar 7 #71

My apologies. twodogsbarking Mar 7 #72

This is me on a bad day. RandySF Mar 5 #51

Weird. I just looked into this yesterday reading about the dancer Stephen "Twitch" Boss. chowder66 Mar 5 #54

45 years and counting TexasBushwhacker Mar 5 #56

"Turning to mindless habits for hours on end" Polybius Mar 6 #67