I am high functioning too, as I have to make it on my own financially. My dissociation did run interference a lot even when i was co-conscious. Though I could have had a good career as I have college and high I.Q., I had to take temp jobs to deal with the inner child. Emergency trips to the psych ward to deal with anxiety would terminate the job. The inner child would panic because she would get into deep transference with the T and panic at any hint of rejection, pushing to be more independent, or vacation, etc. I finally got a therapist who understands about DID, inner child, and attachment therapy. So, everything is going much better. I got so I could hold down a computer chip job and deal with my alters on the run. That was such a relief, and I hope this will encourage you that it can all get sorted out, especially with a good therapist that is very gentle as well as trained.