{"id":9416,"date":"2024-09-13T11:00:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T11:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=9416"},"modified":"2024-09-10T14:52:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T14:52:02","slug":"high-functioning-anxiety-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/high-functioning-anxiety-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"High-Functioning Anxiety Disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1483361752.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9420 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1483361752-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1483361752-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1483361752-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1483361752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1483361752-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1483361752-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1483361752-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>High-functioning anxiety is a subset of generalized anxiety disorder that often goes unnoticed or undiagnosed. It occurs when a person has anxiety symptoms, but rather than retreating from situations or interactions, they work hard to face their fears and are skilled at covering up symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>There are many emotional and physical symptoms of high-functioning anxiety disorder, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Emotional symptoms\n<ul>\n<li>Fear of criticism or significant self-criticism<\/li>\n<li>Fear of looking inadequate or foolish to others<\/li>\n<li>Feeling on the edge or on the verge of losing control<\/li>\n<li>Feeling a sense of impending doom<\/li>\n<li>Experiencing significant stress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Physical symptoms\n<ul>\n<li>Excessive sweating<\/li>\n<li>Feeling off-balance or lightheaded<\/li>\n<li>Headaches or migraines<\/li>\n<li>Intestinal discomforts, such as diarrhea or ulcers<\/li>\n<li>Muscle tension<\/li>\n<li>Racing heart rate<\/li>\n<li>Tired, jelly-like legs<\/li>\n<li>Sleep disturbances<\/li>\n<li>Tingling or numbness in toes or fingers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The intensity of these symptoms varies depending on a person\u2019s level of functioning. People with high-functioning anxiety can appear to be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Perfectionists<\/li>\n<li>Punctual, or always early<\/li>\n<li>Highly organized<\/li>\n<li>Overachievers<\/li>\n<li>Detail-oriented<\/li>\n<li>Proactive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, they often internally struggle with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Overthinking\/overanalyzing<\/li>\n<li>The fear of disappointing or angering others<\/li>\n<li>Self-doubt<\/li>\n<li>Obsessively double-checking details<\/li>\n<li>Racing thoughts<\/li>\n<li>The inability to relax<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are many treatments available for high-functioning anxiety, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)<\/li>\n<li>Solutions-focused brief therapy (SFBT)<\/li>\n<li>Deep-breathing exercises<\/li>\n<li>Medication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To learn more about our outpatient mental health services at Flushing Hospital Medical Center or to schedule a virtual appointment, please call\u00a0(718) 670-5316\u00a0to speak with our intake coordinator or\u00a0<a href=\"tel:7186705562\">(718) 670-5562<\/a>\u00a0to reach the clinic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High-functioning anxiety is a subset of generalized anxiety disorder that often goes unnoticed or undiagnosed. It occurs when a person has anxiety symptoms, but rather than retreating from situations or interactions, they work hard to face their fears and are &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/high-functioning-anxiety-disorder\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1,14,474,4],"tags":[406,508,2303,2302],"class_list":["post-9416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-health","category-health","category-mens-health","category-mental-health","category-womens-health","tag-mentalhealth","tag-anxiety","tag-anxiety-disorder","tag-high-functioning-anxiety-disorder"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9416"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9421,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9416\/revisions\/9421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}