Everyone goes through stages of anxiety and depression in their lifetime. It's normal to occasionally feel this way when we've got a lot going on. Losing a job or breaking up from a relationship can produce feelings of sadness, loneliness and anxiousness. Usually when someone mentions anxiety or depression we think of something serious but it's not always the case. Anxiety is characterized by a state of worry, anxiousness, nervousness and fear. This is the body's natural way of warning us that something is not right. Even trivial issues such as burning toast or forgetting to buy the milk can produce feelings of anxiety. However, when feelings of anxiety and depression occur every day, it's something to worry about. Sadness, loss of interest in life and low energy; these symptoms often affect people with depression. They may experience numbness in their mental ability to function and suffer from low moods. Depression has been linked to diabetes, heart disease and sleep problems. Also people with depression are at a greater risk of suicide. Anxiety and depression affects some people on a daily basis. Shockingly, depression and anxiety disorders combined affect more than 20% of the adult population. Moreover, half of those people are suffering at a degree that needs support. Different treatments and therapies are available. Oddly many sufferers remain undiagnosed and untreated. Reasons for this; many feel that their condition is embarrassing to talk about; some simply do not think they need help; and others have simply tried everything to no success and given up on help. It's not uncommon for people to develop both depression and an anxiety disorder. Statistics show that 50% suffer from both depression and an anxiety disorder. Generalized Anxiety Disorder is known to be one of the most common anxiety disorders affecting 5% of adults. Other common anxiety disorders include, Agoraphobia, Panic Disorder ad Social Anxiety Disorder Anxiety and depression can develop late in adulthood. Triggers might include severe emotional trauma and a negative lifestyle. People who have low confidence and self esteem are more likely to develop mental illnesses. People who focus on the negatives in life all the time only attract more of the same. Just as fat people get fatter and rich people get richer, people fall into habits. These learned habits can be good or bad. What is important to note is that anxiety and depression are states of emotion. We can learn to change our behavior and emotions and by doing so we can instantly change our states. Anyone is capable of influencing their subconscious mind so that they can create new positive ways of thinking.
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