Anxiety Disorders and Depression - Introduction and Relationship
"Anxiety and Depression Go Hand in Hand" - Alhtough anxiety disorders and depression are two completely different conditions they often accompany each other and they are usually treated in much the same way.
All people, regardless of their age, gender or social status, experience momentary and fleeting feelings of anxiety from time to time. This kind of anxiety is not treated by doctors, since it is very common and poses no cause for alarm. However, if feelings of anxiety persist and obstruct your ability to perform routine daily tasks, you may be suffering from an anxiety disorder.
Like feelings of anxiety, everyone also goes through moments of sadness or anger that can be caused by anything: a bad day at work, a fight with someone, etc. This is also a normal part of life since we are human beings and we get sad and angry from time to time. When, however, instead of fleeting episodes of sadness, you experience extreme sadness that hinders your capacity to carry out everyday activities, you are most likely suffering from depression.
Like feelings of anxiety, everyone also goes through moments of sadness or anger that can be caused by anything: a bad day at work, a fight with someone, etc. This is also a normal part of life since we are human beings and we get sad and angry from time to time. When, however, instead of fleeting episodes of sadness, you experience extreme sadness that hinders your capacity to carry out everyday activities, you are most likely suffering from depression.
Anxiety and depression are two different conditions, but what they have in common is the control they exert over the people suffering from them. Since people suffering from an anxiety disorder or depression cannot perform their daily routines due to constant feelings of anxiety or sadness, they tend to be unproductive and enter a state of despair. Sometimes, even their loved ones and friends cannot do anything to help them.
The Relationship between Anxiety and Depression
Anxiety disorders are quite common and an estimated 1 in 4 persons will suffer from them at some point in their lives. Today, around 40 million or 18% of adult Americans suffer from some kind of anxiety disorder. Most frequently, anxiety disorders develop in people in their early 30s and are much more prevalent in women than in men.
Unlike cases of normal and fleeting anxiety episodes, people who suffer from anxiety disorders have constant anxiety attacks that can last from six months to years if left untreated. As such, people afflicted by anxiety disorders often have an accompanying mental condition, such as depression.
Since anxiety disorders cause people to feel excessive uncertainty and worry, they tend to grow sadder and sadder, because they do not understand what they are going through. This state of sadness continues until they enter depression, in which, quite often, they destroy their lives and start abusing illegal substances and alcohol. Thus, it is much harder to treat people suffering from both an anxiety disorder and depression than those suffering only from depression or an anxiety disorder.
Nevertheless, the relationship between anxiety and depression is one of cause and effect, and it is not yet fully understood by medical professionals and researchers. This is why further research is being conducted to provide clear evidence of the relationship between these two conditions. It is expected that this research will also lead to new treatment processes and measures to prevent both anxiety and depression.
The Relationship between Anxiety and Depression
Anxiety disorders are quite common and an estimated 1 in 4 persons will suffer from them at some point in their lives. Today, around 40 million or 18% of adult Americans suffer from some kind of anxiety disorder. Most frequently, anxiety disorders develop in people in their early 30s and are much more prevalent in women than in men.
Unlike cases of normal and fleeting anxiety episodes, people who suffer from anxiety disorders have constant anxiety attacks that can last from six months to years if left untreated. As such, people afflicted by anxiety disorders often have an accompanying mental condition, such as depression.
Since anxiety disorders cause people to feel excessive uncertainty and worry, they tend to grow sadder and sadder, because they do not understand what they are going through. This state of sadness continues until they enter depression, in which, quite often, they destroy their lives and start abusing illegal substances and alcohol. Thus, it is much harder to treat people suffering from both an anxiety disorder and depression than those suffering only from depression or an anxiety disorder.
Nevertheless, the relationship between anxiety and depression is one of cause and effect, and it is not yet fully understood by medical professionals and researchers. This is why further research is being conducted to provide clear evidence of the relationship between these two conditions. It is expected that this research will also lead to new treatment processes and measures to prevent both anxiety and depression.
People who suffer from anxiety disorders usually develop depression which makes things even worse. The recovery process in such cases might take longer time.
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