Wednesday 4 May 2011

Should You be Anxious about Anxiety Depression?

By Owen Jones


Many people who burn the candle at both ends, use up not only all their physical strength, but they also tend to over-extend their mental powers to the point where they obviously need a proper holiday.

A lot of busy people who are unable to fathom the idea of relaxing and taking time of from work, as well as from their worries, have nervous breakdowns, anxiety depression and all sorts of mental illnesses that cause a person's sanity to go haywire. Luckily, if you are one of those people who is incapable of relaxing and who is always worried and fussing over things, there are several cures and remedies available for dealing with anxiety depression.

Anxiety depression is actually notable for all sorts of strange behaviour and erratic mood swings in the person who is suffering from it. This is usually because of specific stress triggers. Also, a lot of people who tend to get quickly anxious in stressful situations are actually prone to having anxiety depression. It is actually a matter of being strong-willed when it comes to facing difficult and stress-prone activities. It may be pretty hard to do at first, but trying to be calm and cool in times of extreme pressure is what will save your mental health from going into a downward spiral.

When it comes to effectively curing oneself of a mental disease, you must keep in mind that you must be completely honest with yourself and work out exactly what kind of depression or mental illness one suffers from. Go to see a reputable psychiatrist to get yourself correctly diagnosed as well to get the right depression treatment. Here is a list of the various kinds of depression:

Manic or Bipolar depression - is characterized by sudden and extreme mood swings where one minute the sufferer is in an high state of euphoria while the next minute (day or week) the sufferer is in a private hell.

Postpartum depression - is recognizable by long periods of sadness and a feeling of emptiness in a new mother where physical stress during child delivery and / or an undefined sense of responsibility towards the new born child are just some of the many reasons why some new mothers go through this illness.

Dysthimia - is recognizable by a slight similarity with bipolar (manic) depression. In this case, however, it has been proven to be much less severe, although, doctors say that, any case of depression should be treated immediately.

Cyclothemia - is recognizable by a similarity with Manic or Bipolar depression wherein the individual suffering from this mental disease may sometimes suffer from severe mood swings.

Seasonal Affective Disorder - characterized by falling into a rut only in specific seasons (i.e. Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall). Studies, however, prove that more people become depressed during the Winter and Fall seasons and lastly, mood swings, wherein a person's mood may shift from happy to sad to angry in just a short period of time.

But the type of depression that has actually been proven to be most common among people is anxiety depression, which is actually characterized by the state of being overly anxious about things. Anxiety is a normal behaviour that'll actually help a person cope more with certain stressful activities like a first date or a gruelling exam the following day. Anxiety actually helps you get psyched up towards facing certain "difficult situations"; anxiety therefore is actually a good thing.

Anxiety depression however, is just the opposite, but it should not be dismissed as a "case of the nerves". Anxiety depression is in actuality an illness that can be caused from the biological make-up of an individual, or in other words, it can be an hereditary illness.

Furthermore, there are actually several kinds of anxiety depression too. Each one has its own unique characteristics. Take for instance Generalized Anxiety Disorder or GAD. This kind of anxiety depression is a lot more complicated than the average anxiety depression, in spite of it possibly being a daily problem for those who suffer from this anxiety depression, Generalized Anxiety Disorder actually makes the individual a lot more paranoid than usual. Anxiety attacks are much more frequent, even absurdly so at times.

Suffers can become anxious even when there is no real explanation that calls for them to behave in such a manner. Those people suffering from Generalized Anxiety Disorder often show several symptoms ranging from from lack of sleep, to being unable to relax, getting tired easily, inability to concentrate and suffering from depression. However, this kind of anxiety depression is also curable though.

You ought to visit a reputable cognitive behavioural therapist who will recommend the therapy that you require to help you to relax. Moreover, prescribed medicines are a necessity to help these individuals combat anxiety attacks, assist them to calm down and help them relax.




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