Health & Medical Mental Health

Is Anxiety Causing Your Depression?

It is a natural reaction for us to want to please but overextending yourself by trying to do everything and be everything to those around you can lead to nervous stress and anxiety.
It can be hard for some people to say "no" to a request as they feel they are letting someone down.
This adds pressure which can lead to nervous breakdowns and anxiety depression, resulting in anxiety attacks, if not controlled.
Anxiety depression is characterized by irregular and erratic behavior and is often as a result of certain triggers and stressful activities.
Trying to remain cool and calm in times of extreme pressure and learning the art of saying "no" will help your mental health from going into a downward spiral.
Be honest with yourself and accept that you cannot do everything.
No one can.
Anxiety depression is really quite common and is typified by the state of being overly anxious about things.
Anxiety in itself is a normal behavior that actually helps a person to manage certain stressful activities, such as a grueling exam the following day.
Anxiety helps to get you psyched up to face certain difficult situations and is therefore a good thing.
However, anxiety depression has the opposite effect and is more than a mere "case of the nerves".
Depression is a serious medical condition affecting the mind and body.
It is a state of mind characterized by a negative sense of inadequacy and a visual lack of activity.
Mentally the affected person experiences feelings of gloom and downturns in mood with feelings of sadness, despair, low self-esteem, self-reproach and discouragement.
We have all experienced depression at some time in our life, such as when someone close has died or a misunderstanding has occurred in our family situation, but depression becomes an illness when the mood state is severe, lasts more than two weeks and interferes with our ability to function normally.
Prevent your feelings of anxiety from spiraling into a more depressive mood by not doing more than you know you can cope with -- learn to say "no".
It is important to get professional help if your symptoms of depression are severe and affecting your daily life.


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