photo credit: stevendepolo photo credit: Torley Unlike the common cold or the flu anxiety disorders follow a much slower progression. It could all start with panic attacks, then hypochondria, racing thoughts, palpitations and then, well then depression becomes a real possibility. After years of being anxious a person can and often will develop depression and I want to detail how one can tell the difference between anxiety and depression. Let's start by taking a look at the symptoms for both anxiety disorders and
Archives for June 2009
How many blog articles do you want?
photo credit: Mykl Roventine You may or may not have noticed that some weeks I produce 2-3 articles, and most times less than that. So, I just decided to ask the people that actually read my articles what they would like in terms of frequency. Schedules and routines have their merits and this is me trying to establish one. Right now I simply write when I have something to say or when I find something of interest to send to you. However, I also know that some people get frustrated with too much or too little of anything. Let me know what
Beware Of Depression
Most people that have an anxiety disorder spend lots of time preoccupied with anxiety (fear) symptoms like palpitations, chest pain, malaise, or any number of horrible feelings. However, as an anxiety sufferer winds their way through the maze of constant worry and panic, depression could be sneaking up on them or in many cases already present. Anxiety disorders over the long haul rarely appear by themselves. The comorbidity rate for anxiety disorders, that is anxiety add-ons like depression and obsession, is high. It's a screwed up
Depression, Anxiety, Water, And Bruce Lee
This short video clip reveals a great deal about adaptation. It has nothing to do with martial arts and everything to do with how one should/can adapt to changing situations. Anxiety, depression, stress, these things can cause us to recoil from ourselves and the world. We do this in hopes of making the pain stop, but what Bruce Lee suggests is preferable since it can help us to absorb the shock of our anxious state. Water is formless and non-resistant, if only we could have our mental states and emotions follow this line. This malleable
Can You Live A Happy Anxious Life?
This question haunts me more than any other. I chase happiness like some people chase money, objects, or whatever they really, really desire. Happiness is an elusive concept to understand and attain even if you don't have any mental issues to speak of but even then I think you can still be anxious and happy. Being anxious and happy is a hell of a high wire act to pull off. But the reason I believe you can suffer with anxiety in the depths of your soul and still come out on the other side is because the things that make you unhappy, at least