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I think the higher functioning they see is the right road to take because when we have to, we get out there and do what we feel we must do, and that's what it's all about. I don't see a whole lot to understand about being more or less anxious; everyone has better and worse days or times. One wants to duplicate the better times as much as possible I think. Sometimes practice is all it takes; if we bought cat food, a can a day, buying cat food would eventually not be anxiety provoking. A lot of anything is habit I think.

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Sometimes the degree of 'higher functioning' can be deceptively illusory though especially if you fall into the situation of being perceived as 'highly intelligent' and yet within that you have specific cognitive difficulties that tend to get dismissed or overlooked but which impact negatively on your ability to cope with and perform in certain situations

Often people look at your generalised intelligence and see you as being more able to 'function' and do things than you actually can.
The problem being that you then don't get much help to be more functional and end up being perceived as passive aggressive and lazy if you fail to match up to expectations; which in turn makes you feel more frustrated and lacking in self esteem.