High-Functioning Anxiety

High-functioning anxiety describes people who appear confident, organized, and successful on the outside but struggle with worry, self-doubt, and restlessness on the inside.

A highly sensitive person (HSP) is an individual who perceives and processes sensory information intensely, exhibits profound emotional responses, demonstrates heightened empathy, requires periods of seclusion for relief, and typically avoids distressing situations.

Neuroticism, in psychology, refers to a personality trait characterized by emotional instability, anxiety, moodiness, and a higher tendency to experience negative emotions like fear, sadness, and anger.