subject: Anxiety And Depression A Combined Problem [print this page] Anxiety disorders are more common than you would think. They are, as a matter of fact, the most common of all mental health problems that affect the population. However it happens, depressive problems}, the ones that affect the most people, come second to only anxiety disorders, and anywhere they appear in people, they shadow anxiety disorders closely. Physicians often find that the one condition will usually appear with the other. Two crosses together that would be hard for most people to shoulder. It is never easy to predict which of the two comes first either. But whichever way it plays out, dealing with the one, often makes it easy to treat the other as well.
Some people are genetically given to answering to life events in one of these two fashions. Since anxiety attacks and the blues are at times the correct reaction expected in certain situations, those who suffer from long-running versions of these, find it hard to make out the distinction. Are they just depressed in the regular way, or do they remain in this way for no good reason? The lack of conclusiveness they may feel here can often be aggravated by another factor. Those who are anxious and depressed, often pass a very introverted and self-focused life. And there is some pride associated to the level of intimate honesty and personal connection they accomplish. When you see that you are capable of mustering such meticulous analytical conscientiousness, you might find it difficult to believe that there could be anything wanting in your mind.
But being too close to yourself removes your ability to have perspective. You would be incredulous how quickly a mental health expert could take apart the illusion that your personal knowledge is perfect or adequate. Depression can often manifest itself in a variety of physical ways too. Often, anxiety can express itself as an endocrine disorder. But anxiety and depression, are eminently curable, and quickly too. People hold this idea that they just give you a few drugs to unnaturally make you happy, and they scornfully, equate them with the mood lightening action of alcohol or amusement drugs. Psychiatry doesnt merely treat these problems the way alcohol does though. It cures anxiety and depression well enough for the survivors to go on to live well help others around them.
