http://howtocalmanxiety.com/anxiety-symptoms/depression-and-anxiety/ Anxiety can be defined as a mood or feeling that occurs seemingly out of nowhere. The absence of a trigger can be alarming, especially since the person cannot detect, and therefore avoid, this type of stimulus. Anxiety can best be defined as the cousin of fear, a normal feeling that comes when a person is confronted with a threatening situation.

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2.  Anxiety is a mood or feeling that occurs
seemingly out of nowhere
 The absence of a trigger can be alarming
 The person cannot detect and avoid the
stimulus
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3.  Anxiety can best be defined as the cousin of
fear
◦ Feeling that comes when a person is confronted
with a threatening situation
◦ That anxiety could crop up
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anywhere and anytime
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4.  Pessimism is assumed as one of the main
culprits
 Once a person:
◦ Thinks of the worst case scenario alone
◦ Believes that it could happen readily
 Then:
◦ The seeds of a dreadful anxiety disorder are sown
◦ The person prepares to cope with the imagined
future threat
◦ Becomes more convinced that it is hopeless to
avoid it
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5.  Distinguishing factor:
◦ Real fear has something to do with a present
danger
◦ Anxiety is more connected with an imagined
dangerous situation
 Common factor:
◦ The person with anxiety disorders
and the person with present fear
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may show the same response
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6.  Person facing an immediate threat
◦ Reactions go away
 Anxiety-ridden individual
◦ Constantly besieged by these feelings
◦ The perceived threat is always there in his mind
◦ Make him lose focus
◦ Keep him from functioning normally
◦ He may show shortness of breath and p p
y perspiration
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7.  Anxiety becomes a big problem when
depression shows up
 Depression comes when the anxiety-ridden
person loses all hope
◦ He becomes wrapped up in his negative thoughts
◦ His body responds poorly to comforting
words or thoughts
 Intervention becomes a necessity
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8.  A depressed person could hardly function
◦ Especially when it comes to taking care of himself
◦ Or the people around him
 Depression is the main reason
◦ A co-worker quit his job
◦ Lost his happy family life
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9.  When this disorder takes over the life of a
person
◦ He becomes an empty shell
◦ With the negative feelings constantly nagging him
 Never let anxiety symptoms go undiagnosed
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10.  Many people suffering from depression and
anxiety
◦ Snap back to their normal selves
◦ After a certain period
 Depression could come back
 The constant worry about various
things may trigger a relapse
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11.  Solution should be found quickly before the
anxiety grows worse
 Physical manifestations become evident
 Many physical symptoms are related with the
heart and th respiratory system
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