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#1
Feb 12, 2005, 06:40 AM
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i believe that anxiety can be even more damaging than depression. what are other views
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Feb 12, 2005, 08:21 AM
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I suffer from both - I suppose that it depends on each individuals circumstances, but I wouldn't say one is worse than the other - it's how things effect you. Everyone is different.
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Feb 12, 2005, 02:41 PM
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ya thats very true i believe i agree
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Feb 12, 2005, 02:53 PM
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I think they both are painful. My mental state shifts a lot and "in my opinion" the anxiety is more physically painful than the depression state. Headaches, muscle pain ect. When depressed I just want to sleep...when I am having anxiety issues I can't sleep. But that is just me.
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Feb 12, 2005, 03:01 PM
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wonderful...thats an excellent point regrading sleep u have made which i believe applies to me in particular very aptly
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Feb 12, 2005, 03:41 PM
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When we can't sleep or we don't sleep everything seems magnified. The problems appear worse...physical symptoms appear. I have tried hard to get enough sleep through the years but it is hard.
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Feb 12, 2005, 06:30 PM
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I have to say that my experience has been that the anxiety is a symptom of both the anxiety disorder and depression.I can tell that I may be heading for trouble if my anxiety level raises alot.When I am severely depressed,my anxiety level is through the roof and is by far the most difficult to deal with.I even become psychotic at times.I don't know that I would pick one over the other but if I was given a choice as to which symptom I would get rid of first,it would be the anxiety..HANDS DOWN.I assume you are struggling with it now(or lately).Hope things calm down for you.jill.
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Feb 14, 2005, 01:47 PM
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I agree with place. Anxiety is way more physically painful for me. On the other hand depression is tearing apart my family. I'm not sure which is worse. At least if I'm at home with depression I can sleep. I think I go into it mostly after I've suffered from anxiety. It catches my body up on sleep. Then I get anxious again. It's like this never ending cycle. At least meds ease it a little bit.
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Feb 14, 2005, 06:35 PM
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</font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font>
I agree with place. Anxiety is way more physically painful for me. On the other hand depression is tearing apart my family. I'm not sure which is worse. At least if I'm at home with depression I can sleep. I think I go into it mostly after I've suffered from anxiety. It catches my body up on sleep. Then I get anxious again. It's like this never ending cycle. At least meds ease it a little bit. </div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> ICKYDOG: Yes. I have the same cycle. The anxiety tears me apart on a daily basis. Eventually I crash and go into depression. The depression is manageable with SSRIs. I can never stop taking them, because the depression is too incapacitating. I have only recently discovered and admitted to myself the anxiety component. Can you believe that? Well, I simply didn't pick up on what was happening to me. This web site has helped me differentiate the stages.  I worry sometimes that I am bipolar, because I will be up most of the time for days. And I will be very talkative and appear to be an extrovert (which I am definitely not!). Then exhaustion and depression will crash down on me so quickly that I simply can't function any longer. I don't go on spending sprees or engage in risky or destructive behavior, though, so maybe I am just an extreme case of hills & valleys due to anxiety and depression. Yes, the anxiety is the worst for me. For one thing, I haven't even talked to a doctor about it. I'm only beginning to understand myself and how my cycles work. So I get no help from meds in the anxiety department. Periodically I want to throw all meds away and just be myself. I know this is a completely unworkable plan, but there were some wonderful highs associated with being med-less. I miss them.  Adieu |
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Mar 03, 2005, 02:43 AM
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I've suffered from both and anxiety is worse.
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Mar 03, 2005, 01:14 PM
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I think anxiety is worse too. I mean, your mind just doesn't stop you never quit worrying about stuff. Atleast with depression, you have the escape of sleep.
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Mar 03, 2005, 11:31 PM
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Yes, I agree with that--- and that is why I think anxiety is worse, too.
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