You can look totally “fine.”
You can smile, show up, keep working, make the meals, do all the things. People might even compliment you on how “together” you seem.

And meanwhile, inside, you might be falling apart.
That’s what people mean when they talk about “high-functioning depression” or “high-functioning anxiety.” On the outside, it can look like life is moving along. But on the inside, there might be guilt, exhaustion, despair, or just trying to hold it together moment to moment.

Depression is so much more than whether you can go to work or host a Shabbos meal for 20. Mental health struggles don’t always look the way you expect.

That’s why compassion—for others and for ourselves—isn’t just nice, it’s necessary.

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