{"id":881,"date":"2023-01-10T14:16:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T13:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=881"},"modified":"2023-01-17T21:53:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T20:53:26","slug":"can-i-work-on-my-anxiety-while-i-have-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=881","title":{"rendered":"Can I work on my anxiety while I have depression?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Can I work on my anxiety while I have depression?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have depression, whatever has caused it, you will have to decide whether to work on the depression before you turn your attention to your Anxiety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The key is to examine your motivation and your energy levels. Depression saps both, and without them self-help can be very difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-therapy-for-anxiety wp-block-embed-therapy-for-anxiety\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/panic-attacks-from-anxiety-2\/\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/panic-attacks-from-anxiety-2\/\">Panic attacks from Anxiety<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>This decision is complicated by the fact that you are bound to feel a bit daunted at the start of a self-help programme \u2013 the journey seems so long, and the ultimate goal of recovery so very unobtainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>We suggest that you don\u2019t think at all about the ultimate goal at the moment. Just think about the next step. 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