| Often we are quick to label the feelings that we have | | | | can manifest itself through physical symptoms such as |
| on a daily basis; someone who is feeling sad may say | | | | difficulties in breathing, increased heart rate, diarrhea, |
| they are feeling depressed; someone who is worried | | | | vomiting, sweating, shaking, and more. |
| about a particular incident may describe it by saying | | | | Anxiety and depression can easily be co-occurring - |
| they are having an anxiety attack. These words have | | | | meaning that they occur together with their own |
| become the vernacular of a generation; so much so, in | | | | separate and independent symptoms; or comorbid - |
| some cases, that we have a difficult time recognizing | | | | meaning they occur together and their symptoms |
| and defining what symptoms could really be related to | | | | overlap. Researchers have even studied the existence |
| clinical conditions. There are many people who | | | | of anxiety and depression together and found that |
| experience anxiety in a severe and persistent basis; | | | | over half of the people who experience major |
| and others who would be diagnosed as experiencing | | | | depression also experience severe and persistent |
| depression. But what most people don't realize is that | | | | anxiety. |
| anxiety and depression are connected more often | | | | The connection is so prevalent between anxiety and |
| than not. | | | | depression that clinicians have developed terms that |
| Depression differs from periods of sadness because | | | | can help them diagnosis their patients who are |
| of its intensity and frequency. Depression is often a | | | | presenting with a myriad of symptoms. For instance, |
| persistent state of melancholy that colors activities of | | | | agitated depression refers to a depressive state that |
| daily life. It can be triggered by many events or | | | | actually presents as anxiety including feelings of |
| environmental factors - or by nothing at all. In some | | | | general panic and fear. Akathitic depression is a |
| cases heredity or changes in the physical body can be | | | | depressive state that also presents as anxiety but |
| the greatest cause of depression. In either case, the | | | | does not include feelings of panic. |
| feelings associated with depression are often the | | | | In addition, it has been found that ongoing feelings of |
| same. | | | | anxiety can actually trigger depression. And doctors |
| Sufferers report feelings of intense sadness, apathy, | | | | have noticed that where there's smoke there is often |
| irritability, and negativity. There are also physical | | | | fire. Persistent feelings of panic and apprehension can |
| symptoms that those who are depressed report | | | | cause sufferers to experience mild to severe |
| experiencing including stomach problems, insomnia or | | | | depression. Researchers are still studying the links |
| constant fatigue, lack of appetite, headache, nausea, | | | | between anxiety and depression and their commingling |
| and general pain throughout the body. In some cases | | | | effect on each other. |
| the feelings are so powerful that they render the | | | | What is clear, however, is that anxiety and depression |
| sufferer incapable of going about normal activities. | | | | can be managed and treated through a variety of |
| Anxiety is defined by persistent and severe feelings of | | | | therapies and medication that have found great |
| panic and fear - either in a general sense or in | | | | success in the marketplace. Often when the overall |
| response to a particular event or situation. Anxiety is | | | | feeling of anxiety is removed, the depression will lift as |
| considered to be an umbrella term under which | | | | well. If you are experiencing any feelings of anxiety |
| different kinds of anxiety fall including generalized | | | | and depression it is important to immediately see your |
| anxiety disorder, panic disorder, phobias, and | | | | doctor so an appropriate treatment plan can be put |
| obsessive-compulsive disorder. Anxiety, like depression, | | | | into motion. |