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Depression with Anxiety
Many people with Anxiety also suffer from clinical depression. For some people the misery of Anxiety is the cause of their depression, but for others the depression comes first, and Anxiety is a secondary effect of the depression.
Depression is not just a case of feeling low, or of needing to cheer yourself up. Clinical depression is an illness. Here is a list of symptoms (you are unlikely to experience all of them):
depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day,
tiredness. No energy,
feeling guilty, feeling worthless, blaming yourself,
taking no pleasure or interest in your usual activities,
problems with memory or concentration,
changes in appetite and sleeping pattern,
withdrawal from people and social activities,
restlessness,
irritability and anger,
feeling pessimistic and hopeless,
thinking about death, or contemplating suicide.
Mild depression can be treated through self-help – exercise is particularly helpful. More severe depression will need help from your doctor, in the form of anti-depressant tablets or visits to a counsellor.
