Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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You’re at work getting everything done, but you’re not really there. It feels like you’re just on autopilot. We’ve all been there before, and Dr. Judith Joseph is giving a name to this feeling. It’s called anhedonia, and it’s actually not new.

“If you go through medical research and psychiatry research, it's all over. But you know, many things in research don't cross over into the real world,” Dr. Judith admits.

Dr. Judith Joseph is a psychiatrist and the author of High Functioning: Overcome Your Hidden Depression and Reclaim Your Joy. She believes that naming your feelings is the first step to combating high functioning depression, and she’s sharing what it takes to treat your symptoms.

 ”When you can identify the feeling…Then there's less uncertainty and less anxiety. So identifying a naming a feeling in itself is therapeutic. That's why it's important to have a name.”

For more on identifying high functioning depression, check out the full episode of the #HelloMondayPodcast with Dr. Judith