Writing on Betrayal, Divorce, Relationships, and What Gets in the Way.
These posts are written for people navigating difficult relationship experiences: not as a substitute for therapy, but as a place to find language for what you're going through.
Shelby Doherty-Sirkovich, RP, MACP · CRPO #12083 · Virtual therapy across Ontario
High-Functioning Anxiety: When Nobody Knows You're Struggling
You meet every deadline. You respond to messages promptly. You have already thought through three contingencies for the thing that hasn't happened yet. From the outside, you look like someone who has it together. From the inside, it is exhausting.
"High-functioning anxiety" is not a clinical diagnosis. It is a term that describes a particular pattern of lived experience…
Posts on this site are educational and are not a substitute for individual clinical care. Shelby Doherty-Sirkovich is a Registered Psychotherapist (CRPO #12083) practicing virtually across Ontario, Canada. If you are in crisis, the 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline is available 24/7 by call or text. In an emergency, call 911. For Ontario community and social services, call 211.