 Today we're going to be talking about high functioning depression and make sure that you stay tuned to this entire video for an exciting announcement towards the end. What is up everybody? This is Chris from the Rewired Soul where we talk about the problem but focus on the solution and welcome back to another video where we are diving deep into the topic of depression and today we're going to be talking about high functioning depression which is a very very important subject because some people go years of their life without realizing that it's even there because they're out and about and they're doing things. So real quick like there's not an actual diagnosis for high functioning depression but it's typically referred to as dysthymia. So high functioning depression is kind of just another term for dysthymia. So please please please do me a favor and share this video because we need to let people know that there are people walking around going to work every day or going to school and they're struggling with something like dysthymia and nobody even knows so this video might be able to help educate some people but by sharing this video you might be able to set off a little red flag in the person's brain and make them say oh maybe I'm struggling with that and I need to go seek help. So let's jump straight into this and let's talk about the six signs of high functioning depression. The first sign of high functioning depression is being constantly tired you just feel exhausted even though you're going about your day you're constantly tired. Now this is a symptom of regular like depression or major depressive disorder and we'll talk a little bit more about this later on why this might happen but if you feel like you're just lacking energy and you don't have as much energy as you're used to this can be a sign of high functioning depression. Sign number two is difficulty concentrating. So if you're doing things like working and your mind's constantly wandering or you're reading a book or even watching a tv show or a movie like sometimes you'll have to like go back in your book and be like oh my god I just read like five or ten pages I don't even know what I just read or if you just find yourself getting lost in movies or tv shows and you're constantly having to rewind this can be a symptom of high functioning depression. So number three is avoiding social situations so if any of you have been tuning in if you've been watching my videos isolation is terrible for depression it fuels depression it makes depression and anxiety so much worse but if you find that you are purposely avoiding situations and some of this can be because you just feel so tired and so exhausted you just don't have the energy to be around other people because you feel completely drained or it's just a lot of negative self-talk like people don't want to be around you and things like that. Number four is a huge one okay these are unhealthy coping skills all right so if you find that because of your funks because of your depression because of your sadness because of your loneliness if you are turning to unhealthy coping skills this can include alcohol or drug abuse unhealthy sexual behaviors it can involve binge eating anything that is not healthy for you these are toxic behaviors and this is when like you really need to start seeking help because if you're starting to notice that you're turning to unhealthy behaviors like if you watch any of my other videos about how habits are formed like it is so much easier to treat your mental illness when you're in the early stages of these unhealthy coping skills rather than later by working with somebody else you can start developing healthy coping behaviors and this will actually help you get out of your depression and start living a better life. So number five is constantly worrying about the past or the future like do you ever get stuck in your head or sometimes you're just like you remember something from weeks months or even years ago and you're like I can't believe I said that I can't believe I did that like if your brain is latching on to these thoughts from the past like this is a major major sign or your future tripping you're worrying about what's going to happen where's your job going to go where what are you doing with your life how are your relationships going to turn out are you going to be alone forever and this goes back to symptom number one latching on to the past or the future is something that can really mess with your sleep so if you're laying in bed just constantly thinking about the past or the future this might be a major sign of high functioning depression and lastly number six is that you are extra irritable all right just everything is frustrating you annoying you like I used to live in this constantly one of the reasons I avoided social situations was because I was just extra irritable just being around people just completely frustrated me being drained I wasn't able like my ability to deal with the BS like was just non-existent all right so if you are struggling with being just extra irritable really frustrated just constantly this might be another sign of dysthymia all right so those are the six signs of high functioning depression and like I said if you think that you are struggling with this there is help available one of the first steps that you can do is like simply see your like your regular doctor like your regular doctor go see them tell them about your symptoms tell them what's going on and they might be able to guide you in the right direction I am on an antidepressant medication called lexapro and this is actually prescribed by my normal regular doctor stop from a psychiatrist or anything like that doctors can prescribe certain things but not others so talk to your doctor but if you feel like your depression is really bad and you need to talk to a mental health professional go ahead and check out the link down below for better help online therapy they are a very very affordable online therapy service and when you sign up not only is it helping you but it also helps to support the channel so again like I said please do me a favor share this video share this video to help people understand that someone in their life might be struggling with dysthymia they might be struggling with high functioning depression and they don't even realize it or it might help somebody else realize that this is something that they have been struggling with and lastly for this exciting announcement tomorrow is my birthday I will be turning 33 years old I will also have six years sober so my son my girlfriend and I are going down to southern California to hang out with my best friend and going to my happy place with which is corgi beach day down in Huntington Beach I love those little doggies so much so the announcement is if you are not yet please follow me on Instagram which I will provide again right here on the screen follow me on Instagram download the IG TV app the new Instagram TV app I'm gonna be doing some vlogging I'm gonna be taking pictures of all these adorable little corgis and their little beach outfits oh I love it so much and I cannot wait so we are taking off as soon as I upload this video so go ahead and follow me on Instagram so you don't miss any of the fun all right so thank you so much for watching and if you like this video please give it a thumbs up and if you are new here I'm always making videos to help you out with your mental health click that little round subscribe button and a big big thank you to everybody supporting me over on Patreon helping me spread this message of hope for anybody struggling with their mental health if you would like to support me on Patreon in this channel in my mission go ahead and click the top right there all right thanks again so so much for watching and I will see you next time