Many psychologists, associate high functioning depression with persistent depressive disorder, which is a prolonged state of depression. Those with high functioning depression may not feel as helpless as those with clinical depression, but their depression does affect tremendously. Their quality of. It minimizes their interest in everything, including social events with friends and family, 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. Here's seven signs you may have high functioning depression.

Number one, you're concerned with time, although you're achieving your goals and completing all your tasks, you feel like you're wasting your. 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.

Number two, you constantly criticize yourself because you feel like you're not achieving much. You criticize yourself. Your expectations are too high. So you push yourself to the limit affecting your state of mind.

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

Number four, you feel misunderstood. Since most high functioning depressives can maintain a job, a house and their responsibilities. People underestimate how much anguish they're going through minimizing their feelings simply because they don't act like the typical depressed person.