Those with high-functioning depression may not feel as helpless as those with clinical depression, but their depression does affect, tremendously, their quality of life.

患有高功能憂鬱症的人不如一般的憂鬱症患者那樣感到無助，但他們的精神狀態仍然對他們的生活品質造成很大的影響。

It minimizes their interest in everything, including social events with friends and family.

該症狀使人對瑣事感到興趣缺缺，包含朋友和家人間的聚會。

High-functioning depressives will go to school or work and socialize when necessary, but once they're done with their responsibilities, they'll withdraw themselves.

高功能憂鬱症患者在必要時還是會去上班、上學、參與社交活動，但他們一旦做好本份後就會隱退。

Here's 7 signs you may have high functioning depression.

這裡有七個你可能患有高功能憂鬱症的跡象。

Number one: You're concerned with time.

第一：你很在乎時間。

Although you're achieving your goals and completing all your tasks, you feel like you're wasting your time.

即使你達到了所有自己設下的目標，也完成了所有代辦事項，你還是覺得你把時間都浪費掉了。

Even if you find a new hobby or job, it still feels like a fool's errand, and you wonder if all the time you're investing into such activities are worth it.

就算你找到了新的志趣或工作，也會覺得做這些事沒有意義，你也會一直質疑把時間花在這些事情上到底值不值得。

Number 2: You constantly criticize yourself.

第二：你經常批判自己。

Because you feel like you're not achieving much, you criticize yourself.

因為你覺得自己沒什麼成就，所以你會自我批判。

Your expectations are too high, so you push yourself to the limit, affecting your state of mind.

你對自己的期待過高，也把自己逼到極限，這都會影響你的精神狀態。

Number 3: You overthink.

第三：你想得太多。

It doesn't matter if a situation is big or small, you'll find yourself overthinking it and eventually breaking down.

無論事情的輕重，你都會不停地過度思考這些事，最後逼得自己崩潰。

Number 4: You feel misunderstood.

第四：你覺得不被理解。

Since most high functioning depressives can maintain a job, a house, and their responsibilities, people underestimate how much anguish they're going through,

由於大多數患有高功能憂鬱症的人都能保有工作、做好家事、完成本分，因此他人低估了他們的痛苦，

minimizing their feelings simply because they don't act like the typical depressed person.

也不把他們的苦當一回事，因為他們表現得不像一般憂鬱症患者。

Number 5: You feel saddened.

第五：你的心情沮喪。

It's normal to feel sad from time to time, but if you're sad or numb most of the time even while participating in fun activities, you may be suffering from high functioning depression.

有時候心情低落是很正常的，但如果你大部分的時間都感到沮喪或無感，即使是在做好玩的事的時候也一樣，你可能有高功能憂鬱症。

Number 6: You have unhealthy coping strategies.

第六：你用不健康的方式因應負面情緒。

Since you overwork yourself, you may lean towards drugs or alcohol to deal with stressful situations.

因為你把自己逼得太緊，你壓力大時可能會轉而使用毒品或酒精獲得紓解。

Many high functioning depressives turn to self-destructive habits to clear their minds.

很多高功能憂鬱患者透過傷害自己的行為來紓解壓力。

Number 7: You have excessive pastimes.

第七：你花太多時間消遣。

Along with any unhealthy coping habits you have, you may also find yourself constantly gaming or binge-watching TV series, among other things.

除了那些不健康的習慣，你可能也沈迷電玩遊戲、電視劇，或其他東西。

Although these activities seem normal, the problem is you're actually using them to escape reality.

這些消遣活動看似正常，但問題是你透過這些活動來逃避現實。

High functioning depression is difficult to notice because those who suffer from it are still able to continue with their responsibilities.

高功能憂鬱症很難被發現，因為患者都能夠做好該做的事。

Since they don't act like the typical depressive person, they believe that they're truly okay, but in reality it's not okay to live life feeling numb, sad, and constantly criticizing yourself.

因為他們也不像一般憂鬱症患者那樣，所以他們也覺得自己沒事，但事實上，一直感到沮喪、麻木，不斷批判自己並不是好的。

If you do have high functioning depression, try to find the root of it. Only by doing so can you truly live happily.

如果你有高功能憂鬱症，你應該試著找出成因，這樣你才能真正感到快樂。

Have you ever experienced these symptoms or been diagnosed with high functioning depression?

你有經歷過這些症狀，或著被診斷有高功能憂鬱症嗎？

If so, what methods have you tried to recover from it?

如果有的話，你是怎麼因應的？

Feel free to share your stories in the comments below.

歡迎在留言區和大家分享你的歷程。

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如果你喜歡這部影片，可以到我們的官網或社群網頁看更多內容。

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如果你想要給我們一些資助，可以到我們的 Patreon 帳號，或是從我們的線上商店買電子雜誌。

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連結都在下面影片介紹的欄位中。

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