High-Functioning Anxiety: When Success Masks Inner Turmoil
A Psychodynamic Perspective on a Hidden Struggle In a world that prizes productivity, outward success often serves as both armor and disguise. The term high-functioning anxiety has emerged to describe individuals who seem composed, accomplished, and driven—yet live with a persistent undercurrent of dread, self-doubt, and emotional tension. From a psychodynamic lens, this experience is far more […]
