[CantExplain]

I think we've all heard the idea that depression is anger turned inward.
But I wonder of my own depression was really a kind of fear.

[Lmats]

I kind of think so, in a way. The best example I can come up with is a social phobia. You're so afraid of social situations, it really impacts your life, you become lonely and have much difficulty forming close relationships, and as such you wind up very depressed. Not to mention that anxiety is an incredibly frustrating thing to deal with anyway. I mean, after a while of dealing with it you just sort of give up on things and you feel like there's no hope.

[possum220]

If anxiety hangs around long enough, depression shows up because the mind is so tired from the anxiety. Its the natural course of mental illness.

[sewerrats]

Originally Posted by possum220

If anxiety hangs around long enough, depression shows up because the mind is so tired from the anxiety. Its the natural course of mental illness.

spot on

[pegasus]

Unfortunately depression and anxiety like to hold hands.

[sewerrats]

Nuke anxiety, it would solve %99 depression, on the plus side it keeps you slim and you never suffer constipation

[Fuzzybear]