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Many psychologists associate high functioning depression with persistent depressive disorder, which is a prolonged state of depression.
许多心理学家都将高功能抑郁症和持续性抑郁障碍联系在一起，这是抑郁症的一种持续性状态。
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.
患有高功能抑郁症的人或许不会像临床忧郁症患者那样感到无助，但抑郁确实严重影响到了他们的生活质量。
It minimizes their interest in everything, including social events with friends and family.
高功能抑郁症会将他们做任何一件事的兴趣降到最低，包括和朋友与家人的社交活动。
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.
高功能抑郁症患者会去上学、工作，必要时也会进行社交，但一旦他们尽完自己的责任，就会撤离。
Here's 7 signs you may have high functioning depression.
以下是你可能患有高功能抑郁症的七种迹象。
No.1: You're concerned with time.
1. 关注时间。
Although you're achieving your goals and completing all your tasks, you feel like you're wasting your time.
尽管你实现了自己的目标并完成了所有任务，你仍然感觉你是在浪费时间。
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.
即使你找到了一个新的兴趣爱好或新工作，你仍会感觉这一切都是徒劳无功，你不明白将所有时间投入到这些活动中是否值得。
No.2: You constantly criticize yourself.
2. 经常指责自己。
Because you feel like you're not achieving much, you criticize yourself.
因为你觉得自己并没有多成功，所以你就自我批评。
Your expectations are too high so you push yourself to the limit, affecting your state of mind.
你的期望太高了，所以你挑战自己的极限，从而影响了你的心理状态。
No. 3: You overthink.
3. 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.
不论事情大小，你都会想得太多，最终让自己崩溃。
No. 4: You feel misunderstood.
4. 感觉被误解。
Since most high functioning depressives can maintain a job, a house, and their responsibilities,
由于大多数高功能抑郁患者都能维系自己的工作、家庭和责任，
people underestimate how much anguish they're going through, minimizing their feelings simply because they don't act like the typical depressed person.
所以人们都低估了他们所经历的痛苦、弱化了他们的感受，因为他们看起来并不像典型的抑郁患者。
No. 5: You feel saddened.
5. 感觉到悲伤。
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.
有时感觉到悲伤是很正常的事情，但如果在参与有趣的活动时，大部分时间你都在悲伤或发愣，你可能就患有高功能抑郁症。
No. 6: You have unhealthy coping strategies.
6. 有害身心的应对策略。
Since you overwork yourself, you may lean towards drugs or alcohol to deal with stressful situations.
由于过度工作，你可能会利用毒品或酒精来应对应激情境。
Many high functioning depressives turn to self-destructive habits to clear their minds.
许多高功能抑郁症患者会求助于自我毁灭性的习惯使大脑保持清醒。
No. 7: You have excessive pastimes.
7. 过度消遣。
Along with any unhealthy coping habits you have, you may also find yourself constantly gaming or binge-watching tv series, among other things.
除了不健康的应对策略，你也许还会发现自己老是在打游戏或一口气追完了整部剧之类的。
Although these activities seem normal, the problem is you're actually using them to escape reality.
虽然这些活动似乎很正常，但问题在于你是在利用它们逃避现实。
High functioning depression is difficult to notice because those who suffer from it are still able to continue with their responsibilities.
高功能抑郁症很难察觉，因为那些患有高功能抑郁症的人仍然能够继续他们的责任。
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.
由于他们表现的并不像是一名典型的抑郁患者，他们相信自己状态还行，但事实上，感觉麻木、悲伤且经常责怪自己的生活并不正常。
If you do have high functioning depression, try to find the root of it. Only by doing so can you truly live happily.
如果你患有高功能抑郁症，试着找寻患病根源。只有这样，你才能真正的开心生活。
Have you ever experienced these symptoms or been diagnosed with high functioning depression?
你经历过这些症状么或者你被诊断为高功能抑郁症？
If so, what methods have you tried to recover from it? Feel free to share your stories in the comments below.
倘若如此，你尝试过哪些恢复方法？请在下方评论中告诉我们。？
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