{"id":151638,"date":"2023-10-25T00:37:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T04:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/?p=151638"},"modified":"2023-10-24T13:07:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T17:07:04","slug":"anxiety-and-depression-whats-the-difference-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/151638","title":{"rendered":"Anxiety and Depression: What’s the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anxiety and Depression: What&#039;s the Difference?\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rIdzpsh99E0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHey, Psych2Goers! Before we begin, we want to give every\u00a0one of you a big thank you. We, at Psych2Go, are individuals\r\nwho work hard every day to provide quality content\r\nfor you all to see. Thanks to you,\r\nwe are closer to reaching our goal of making psychology\r\nmore accessible to everyone. Now, onto the video. Anxiety and depression\r\nmay be confusing, especially if a person\r\nis struggling with both. These mental disorders\r\ncan be comorbid, meaning someone with depression,\r\ncan also have anxiety symptoms and vice versa. But first, what exactly is\r\nanxiety and depression? According to Medical News Today, anxiety disorders occur when\r\na person regularly feels disproportional\r\nlevels of distress, worry, or fear over an\r\nemotional trigger, while depression is\r\na mood disorder characterized by persistently\r\nlow mood in a feeling of sadness\r\nand loss of interest. Living with both disorders\r\ncan be challenging. Let’s have a look at the different and common\r\nsymptoms of anxiety and depression. Some anxiety symptoms are,\r\nbut not limited to, excessive and ongoing worry\r\nand tension, an unrealistic view of problems, a sense of impending danger,\r\npanic or doom, restlessness or fatigue, the need to go to\r\nthe bathroom frequently, and insomnia.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSome depression symptoms are, but again, not limited to, the feeling of being hopeless, the loss of interest in things,\r\nor activities you once enjoyed, appetite changes and weight\r\nfluctuations, insomnia or hypersomnia, suicidal thoughts or attempts,\r\nand self-harming. Some common symptoms\r\nbetween the two appear to be insomnia,\r\nfatigue, and irritability, all of which impair your ability\r\nto perform everyday tasks. Both mental disorders, although\r\ndifferent, share symptoms making it difficult to understand\r\nwhich is which. The differences can be observed\r\nin how anxiety and depression manifest. Anxiety disorders are oriented\r\ntoward the future. It is characterized by excessive\r\nfear and worry, which in turn, will affect the person’s\r\nbehavior. This occurs when people\r\noverestimate the danger in situations. In severe cases, people will avoid\r\nthe situation that causes them anxiety. Individuals can experience\r\nsensations of impending doom or feeling on edge 24\/7. If the anxiety disorder is not\r\ncontrolled on time, people can experience\r\npanic attacks, and their daily functions\r\nwill become affected.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/flywait.4parkinson.hop.clickbank.net\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pexels.com\/photos\/3132388\/pexels-photo-3132388.jpeg?auto=compress&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;h=650&amp;w=940\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nDepressive disorders,\r\non the other hand, are oriented towards the past. People tend to fixate on\r\nnegative situations that impact them. Individuals experience diminished\r\ninterest in most activities if not all. Physically, depressed people can\r\nexhibit psychomotor retardation. This includes slowed speech\r\nand decreased movement. Depression also affects\r\nsleeping patterns. People will either sleep too little,\r\nwhich can lead to insomnia, or too much, which can\r\nlead to hypersomnia. Individuals with depression have\r\nfeelings of worthlessness, guilt, or emptiness. In severe cases, people will have recurrent\r\nthoughts of death, and suicide, or make attempts\r\nto do so. We hope this video\r\nhelps you understand what you or a loved one\r\nmay be going through. Please, keep in mind that\r\nif you’re struggling with either or both disorders,\r\nyou are not alone. Asking for help\r\ndoes not make you weak. So, please don’t feel ashamed\r\nto do so. If you think you may be\r\nexhibiting signs of anxiety or depression, please see a licensed professional. Feel free to share your story\r\nwith us in the comments below. If you thought this video was helpful,\r\nplease give us a like and share this with someone\r\nyou think could use the help.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you want to watch more\r\nvideos related to this topic, try checking out our\r\nmental health care playlist. If you want more psychology content,\r\nbe sure to subscribe and as always,\r\nthanks for watching!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rIdzpsh99E0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">As found on YouTube<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/flywait.60secpanic.hop.clickbank.net\">Anxiety disorders, phobias, and chronic panic attacks affect millions of people all over the world. Often, treatment consists of medications used to reduce anxiety, but these medications don\u2019t work for everyone<\/a><strong>.<\/strong> Many people are too afraid to explore the real reason why they have anxiety or they\u2019re too embarrassed to seek medical attention. Instead, they suffer for years struggling to learn how to cope with this condition, alone. More often than not this results in the person avoiding many of the places and activities they once loved because they\u2019re so afraid they\u2019ll have a panic attack in public. <a href=\"http:\/\/flywait.60secpanic.hop.clickbank.net\">If you\u2019re tired of trying new medications that don\u2019t work or you\u2019re looking for an all-natural approach to anxiety treatment, the 60 Second Panic Solution program can help<\/a><strong>.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/flywait.60secpanic.hop.clickbank.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/0nvLhGS\/download-z2.jpg\" alt=\"download-z2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Hey, Psych2Goers! Before we begin, we want to give every\u00a0one of you a big thank you. We, at Psych2Go, are individuals who work hard every day to provide quality content for you all to see. Thanks to you, we are closer to reaching our goal of making psychology more accessible to everyone. Now, onto &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/151638\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Anxiety and Depression: What’s the Difference?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":151636,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3438,69,6],"tags":[696,19,37623,37597,41883,16121,37598,41884,37790,953,37548,37727,37752,38024,41886,41882,957,2278,38025,41885,39633],"class_list":["post-151638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ice-skating","category-image","category-reducing-triggers","tag-anxiety","tag-anxiety-attack","tag-anxiety-attacks-symptoms","tag-anxiety-definition","tag-anxiety-depression","tag-anxiety-disorder","tag-anxiety-symptoms","tag-anxiety-vs-depression","tag-clinical-depression","tag-depression","tag-depression-and-anxiety","tag-depression-and-anxiety-test","tag-depression-symptoms","tag-depression-test","tag-depression-vs-anxiety","tag-medication-for-anxiety-and-depression","tag-mental-health","tag-mental-illness","tag-signs-of-depression","tag-symptoms-of-depression-and-anxiety","tag-what-is-anxiety"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/htmlF_IMG_6537f35b0c455.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151638"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151638"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":151654,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151638\/revisions\/151654"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}