Nina Westbrook

Russell Westbrook's wife has slammed ESPN for a study that said that the former Lakers actor was a "vampire" in the locker room. After a reporter named the former MVP as the fictional figure, Lakers reporter Dace McMenamin enraged Westbrook. 'You remove a vampire from the locker room,' McMenamin said on ESPN's NBA Today, 'As one source told me,' you should ban a vampire from the locker room.'

You've probably heard of anxiety disorders, which are estimated to affect almost a quarter of people at some time in their lives. The concept of high-functioning anxiety has become more popular lately, referring to someone who may have signs of high anxiety, but whose symptoms don't necessarily correlate with daily life to a degree. Although high-functioning anxiety is not a medical condition like generalized anxiety disorder, many people seem to be familiar with it and seek out assistance in dealing with it. So, what is high-functioning anxiety, exactly? We talked to experts who also outlined the signs of high-functioning anxiety and how to cope with the symptoms. Here's a look at what they had to say. Nina Westbrook, MA, LMFT, told POPSUGAR, "a high degree of anxiety will characterize someone who is dealing with their families, and complete tasks at work." "It's pretty much the signs of what anxiety disorder is like, but what is internal," Monique Castro, LMFT's founder and CEO of Indigenous Circle of Wellness, Diné and Xicana, told POPSUGAR, "It's really the symptoms of what anxiety disorder is." Although many people live with high-functioning anxiety, it is not an official diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), because it does not influence how someone operates.