High Functioning Depression
Let’s learn about some technical terms. High functioning depression is a real thing and it is what I function on daily. Now, when I’m in a super funk, that is a bit different but that is for another day. I have said this once and I will say it again, I am NOT ashamed of my mental health issues. It is part of who I am and I can use the brokenness to minister to a lot of people. God is still with me, He still loves me and He allows me to use my story for His glory.
High Functioning Depression can be hard to notice but there are still signs that something isn’t quite right. Looks can, and often are, deceiving. Someone may be smiling on the outside and look completely put together, but on the inside they are dying. A person with high functioning depression can get up, go about their day, be a parent, go to work, cook dinner, and do all the things but when the darkness settles in, the monsters come out to play in their head.
They are told something negative or someone says something mean to them and before you know it, that person has validated all the feelings that you already have and it has set you on a course of destruction. A person can begin to spin or spiral out of control. It happens so fast.
Some other things to watch out for in yourself or another person is persistent sadness, fatigue, self-criticism, isolation, irritability, sleep issues, low motivation, low self-esteem, hopelessness, and indecisiveness. As I look at this list, I can mark every single one of them, however, I can mask pretty well until I don’t.
Psalm 62:5 says “Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him.” God loves you and there is always hope when you have Him close to you. He never leaves you. You may turn your head and feel His distance but if you sit and listen closely, He is whispering in your ear that He will never leave you or forsake you. Hold on to Truth. Hold onto hope. You are worth it!
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