08.04.2025

WTF Does ‘High Functioning’
Even Mean?​
THE BASICS
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By FLRM

Let’s get this out of the way: high functioning doesn’t mean perfect. It
doesn’t mean superhuman. It doesn’t mean you have it all figured out.
It means you’re doing your best to move forward—even when your brain is
doing backflips, the world’s on fire, and your to-do list looks like a CVS
receipt.
Some days, being high functioning means you made your bed and sent one
email. Other days, it means you crushed ten goals, ran errands, meditated,
and remembered to eat something green. Either way, you showed up. That
counts.2
So why the phrase?
Because it’s relatable, it’s real, and it reclaims something that’s been used as
a quiet insult. "Oh, you're high functioning?" Yeah—because we have to be.
Because the world doesn't pause when your dopamine crashes or your
anxiety spikes. Because we found ways to keep going.
Being high functioning is the art of appearing fine while secretly juggling
flaming swords of mental, emotional, and existential chaos. And still
somehow? You get sh*t done.
This brand is for the ones who:
●​ Feel like they're both the therapist and the patient
●​ Need a checklist to remember to breathe
●​ Look put-together but live in organized mental mayhem
You're not lazy. You're not broken. You're high functioning—and that comes
with a wild, weird, and wonderful strength.
This brand is a love letter to you. The ones who make it happen, even when
it’s hard.
Welcome to High Functioning Human.
Let’s raise the standard—and keep it real while we do.