Well, it seems that this anxiety forum is a place where I am amongst others with similar problems.

frogslegs - months ago, I was telling someone IRL that I sometimes suspect that I become depressed as a way to get relief from anxiety. That theory could be off the wall. I feel miserable either way. Sometimes I do have both. But often it's one or the other.

I do find that if I get severely depressed, my anxiety drops down a lot.

I do find that when I am non-depressed and in a extra good frame of mind, I have a lot of odd anxiety type tics (even if I am not feeling anxious mentally.) The skin under my fingernails starts to itch. I get obsessive and perfectionistic.

Trying to fall asleep has always been a problem.

Right now - my worst anxiety has been about waking up in the morning. At night, I dread waking up. (This is kind of new for me.) There is a lot of stress and unhappiness in my life that I guess I just don't want to have to face.

I think the depression and anxiety become 2 parts of a cycle.