Navigating life with a sense of purpose and efficiency is often admired, yet there's a side many don't see: the internal struggles with self-worth. If you’re a high-functioning individual, achieving ...

On paper, Dr Judith Joseph’s life had never been going so well. Yet one night, sitting alone in her glossy office in Manhattan, Dr Joseph, now 44, had her head in her hands and the admission came ...

"The difference between high-functioning autism and low-functioning autism is that high-functioning means your deficits are ignored while low-functioning means your assets are ignored." —Laura ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. As we continue to recognize World Mental Health Day on ...

Being a high-functioning person can often feel like invincibility. Here are three symptoms that prove even the most productive ones aren’t immune to burnout. High-functioning people often look like ...

Judith Joseph has spent most of her life building an impressive résumé. She is a board-certified psychiatrist, chair of the Women in Medicine Initiative for Columbia University’s Vagelos College of ...

“Keep calm and carry on” is a mantra woven into British culture. As a society, we’ve become remarkably skilled at keeping up appearances. Many of us look perfectly fine on the outside, yet inside, we ...

In our achievement-driven society, many individuals appear to have it all—successful careers, thriving social lives, and impressive accomplishments. Yet beneath the surface, many of these high ...

Everyone’s brain works a little differently—and that’s part of what makes us all unique. Some people are naturally more laid-back, while others have minds that are always going a mile a minute. The ...

High-functioning anxiety, while not a diagnosable mental health disorder, describes how a growing population of people live alongside anxiety but do not generally experience the symptoms that warrant ...

Judith Joseph has spent most of her life building an impressive résumé. She is a board-certified psychiatrist, chair of the Women in Medicine Initiative for Columbia University's Vagelos College of ...