Anxiety, Depression And Stress: why the differences matter

You have heard normally that someone or even you are experiencing the emotions related to Anxiety, Depression and Stress. Every person so or far is going through the same emotions, because being humans, there is no life without emotions. As the overwhelming burden of our domestic and professional life or some social bonding never leave us live without stress.

  But the need is to identify the difference among three, depression and anxiety are the Neurotic disorders like as, stress is the reaction to any stressful stimulus.

Anxiety:

“Anxiety disorder is defined as unpleasant feelings of fear and apprehension”. The anxious person always worried a lot about, particularly about unknown dangers that may lead ahead. For examples;

Mother is anxious about her kids’ safety from any possible danger.

Everyone is worried about job and earning.

Like now a days all the world is anxious about their safety from covid-19.

Following are the common symptoms of anxiety.

1. Nervousness         

2. Feeling tired

3. Heart palpitation                                            

4. Frequency of urination                        

5. feeling faint

6. Worry and apprehension

7. Sleeplessness

8. Difficulty in concentration                           

Depression:

“Depression is an emotional state with marked feelings of worthlessness, guilt and withdrawal from others”. When you feel depressed, it affects just about everything in your life-how you feel, think, behave and function .You may experience following symptoms like:

1. Disappointment

2. Sadness 

3. Hopelessness

4. Anger

5. Feeling of apprehension

6. Lack of motivation or interest in life in general

7. Thoughts of suicide

8. Anger and rage

9. Low energy level

10. Insomnia

If you experience these emotion for two weeks or more, and this also affect your daily routines and interactions and social bonding’s, than most probably you may experience a major depressive episode.

 

In fact, both the disorders are interlinked so if those who diagnosed with depression are also diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.

Now what about stress?

Somehow stress and anxiety seems to be similar but actually they are not, because Stress is a response to daily pressures or a threatening situation, while anxiety is a reaction to the stress. Anxiety, which actually has no clear cause, tends to last longer and be more difficult to treat. If anyone faces the same situation, notice the symptoms describes below:

1. Trouble sleeping

2. Feeling overwhelmed

3. Problems in concentration

4. Short memory loss

5. Change in eating habits

6. Feeling nervous or anxious

7. Feeling angry, irritable or easily gets frustrated

8. Feeling burned out from routine work

9. Feeling that you can't overcome difficulties in your life

The symptoms of thrice are intermingled so if you are suffering from stress, anxiety or depression, don’t delay, urgently talk to a health care provider to get the help you need. So they can easily define the cause of your issues and getting the right treatment.