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Anxiety and depression are two separate entities but they can occur simultaneously. The common notion is that anxiety becomes uncontrollable and this state of mind is rife for the seeds of a more debilitating disorder, depression.
2. Are two separate entities
Can occur simultaneously
Common notion:
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◦ Anxiety becomes uncontrollable
◦ Th seeds of a more d bilit ti
The d f debilitating di
disorder -
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depression
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3. The ideal way to deal with depression is
prevention
Get help before the anxiety disorder becomes
too hard to handle
You need help when you start showing
physical symptoms
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4. The nature of anxiety disorders is variable
Depends on which aspect of life is most
affected:
◦ Feel sick at the thought of being around people,
people
you may be suffering from social anxiety
◦ Your job is making you feel inferior, you may be
suffering from work performance anxiety
◦ Sometimes, the anxiety is general, cannot pinpoint
the stimuli
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5. Not all anxiety-ridden individuals show panic
attacks chronically
All people that show panic attacks have some
sort of anxiety disorder
Panic tt k
P i attacks come at any ti
t time without you
ith t
knowing where the stimulus is coming from
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6. Why you’re panicking is a mystery to you
you re
You tend to stay closed and quiet about the
incident
Even when your friends ask you what’s wrong
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7. The main risk factor for depressive disorders:
◦ Anxiety attacks
◦ Panic attacks
Can’t explain why you suddenly show
symptoms of panic
◦ You tend to avoid being with others
◦ They won’t see you at your worst
won t
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8. When a parent is suffering from anxiety
attacks
The spouse and the children need to cope
with it
Difficult to
Diffi lt t explain, you d ’t even k
l i don’t know what
h t
it is
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9. The fear is real
It’s taking control of your senses
You feel numb tingly and fearful that
numb,
something bad will definitely happen soon
You cannot d anything about it
Y t do thi b t
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10. Anxiety disorders become problem when they
start interfering with
◦ Normal family life
◦ Relationship with friends
They try their best to understand you
You feel increasingly guilty about not being
able to explain
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11. Sets in when the person accepts the reaction
from others for the rest of his/her life
Some people never let this happen
◦ They seek help before the anxiety gets worse
◦ Depression will never rear its ugly head
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