Depression doesn’t always feel like sadness, or look like staying in bed all day/rotting. Among high‑achieving professionals it frequently presents in subtle, high‑functioning ways that are easy to miss — by colleagues, family, and even by the person affected. Recognizing these presentations is the first step toward effective treatment.  However, feelings of unhappiness or dissatisfaction become unavoidable, even if hidden from others. How depression can present in high achie

When success feels hollow... Often, especially in competitive cities like New York, you are shown and digest a landscape of concrete goals that you expect yourself to achieve.  In expensive cities, it often seems critical to achieve a great deal in order to have a comfortable life.   There’s pressure coming from all angles, and the city seems full of intimidatingly impossible and heroic success stories.  Examples of this include: ·        Attending prestigious universities, ·

It’s important that you handle this carefully; messing this up can actually drive someone AWAY from getting the help they need. If you think someone you care about would benefit from getting help, let them know sensitively. Some approaches that may work include: Describing to them how you notice their suffering (sadness, anxiety, etc) Describing to them how you notice it interferes with them getting outcomes they want Describing to them how their behavior impacts you Offerin

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