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Depression and Anxiety
Depression and anxiety appear to be two different emotional
responses humans are capable of having. We do not usually associate these two
disorders with each other. But research has shown that depression and anxiety do
in fact co-exist, much to the detriment of their sufferers.
When you picture someone with depression you think of all the normal symptoms
associated with it: Despair, hopelessness, anger, fatigue, an unwillingness to
be a part of society and a feeling of being overwhelmed by everyday life. A
depressed person withdraws into themselves and seek to sever all ties with the
outside world.
Anxiety attacks on the other hand seem to happen for no reason at all. Feelings
of fear and panic happen in situations in which most people would be perfectly
calm. this anxiety attacks come on suddenly with no warning and with no outright
reason for them to happen. After awhile a sufferer of these attacks begins to
live in fear of the attacks themselves, wondering when the next one is going to
happen. Before long and without treatment both anxiety attacks and depression
can begin to affect the sufferers lives in negative ways by not allowing them to
hold a job, have a relationship, or even go out into society
What many sufferers of these two diseases do not realize is that either one can
lead to the other. Being depressed can weigh heavily on the mind leading the
depressed person through a maze of different emotions. This in itself can lead
to anxiety and eventually panic attacks. Panic attacks signify a loss of control
and when this happens more and more often the sufferer can become depressed with
their situation of not knowing is and when the next attack will occur.
Why these two disorders seem to occur at the same time is still largely unknown.
But many studies show that major depression is often accompanied by an anxiety
disorder. Both are likely caused by an
imbalance in brain chemistry, but exactly why the two seemingly opposite
disorders can coexist in the same person is not completely understood. What is
understood about anxiety disorder is that the fight-or-flight reaction in the
brain does not work the way it is supposed to. It can go off at any time, even
in seemingly peaceful situations. Those who have anxiety disorder always feel
that they are in danger.
One thing that psychologist agree on is that having a combination depression and
anxiety is much more debilitating than having just one or the other. It can take
patients with both disorders a much longer amount of time to resolve their
depression which makes treating them much harder. It has also been shown that
people who suffer from anxiety and depression both have a much higher suicide
rate.
While this sounds bad their are options for treating both these conditions.
Anti-depressant medications can be used to treat both depression and anxiety.
When these medications are used in conjunction with behavioral therapy there is
a high success rate of treating depression accompanied by anxiety.
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