What are the signs of depression and anxiety ?
Thursday, December 31st, 2009(im in high school) and what exactly is anxiety? And can you get over theses without drugs?
Anyone who can tell U that another person "they have decided" is suffering from Depression and/or Anxiety and thay have NO qualifications/vast knowledge/experience on these Conditions is just plain "Kiddin" U.
Thats a Medical answer my friend, take It whichever way U want to.
I do NOT apologise for saying what I said and for disputing other answerers.
We can read up on Depression/Anxiety and learn a little about both, but to Actually SEE THE SIGNS in someone, U need to have great "vision, insight". Even some doctors need to diagnose carefully when it comes to the Depressive person.
Depression is an illness that in many people is NOT usually recognisable..thats why U often hear of people who commit suicide and U cant figure out why they did it, after IF U knew them, they usually appeared quite normal and even happy.
Anxiety often follows the Depressive person who often also attempts to disguise their Anxiety.
Anxiety by itself (without Depression) is a Physical thing causing signals from a section of the Brain that controls the chemical called Serototin. Serototin levels in the Brain are abnormal..However this in NO way means the subject is abnormal
("mad" for the want of a better laymans word)
ANXIETY sufferers have intense spasms (attacks) of irrational fear.
These attacks will cause several severe "feelings" in many parts of the Body that are ACTUALLY felt by the sufferer, BUT, in REAL Fact
are NOT medically there. The Brain signals to a part/s of the body that "something" is wrong, when in fact, it is NOT.
As an example an ANXIETY SUFFERER may feel a heavy, thick, tight feeling in the middle of the chest (along the Osop.tube) the tube that runs from the throat to the stomach..in THAT area..and think they are suffering a heart attack, Instantly they Panic,I mean instantly, and the breathing goes shallow (hyerventaltion), the heart rate jumps dramically, the blood pressure rises dramically, roof of mouth goes dry, vision may be impaired,go very dizzy,heavy headache, might tremble, shake,can vomit, but not always,feel as if they are going to "cark" it and a lot of other feelings also.(there are Many, Many) Usually the attack may last 10 mins, some last even longer like half hour or all day.
They feel woeful, a strong thought is there that bodily danger has occured when in fact NOTHING at all has occured that is bodily dangerous. BUT, and heres the BUT, the pain, the feelings of tremendous terror are actually felt..in a part/s of the body when they are NOT there at all, as I said above. This is the Nature of Anxiety and the very hard thing for "anyone" to fully understand, let alone the sufferer. U, if witnessing an Anxiety person, may simply think they are having some type of Panic thing, but U wouldnt actually understand It, unless U were aware that the person was an Anxiety sufferer (U had been told prior) Drugs initially must be administered.
Anxiety and Depression can be VERY Long term.
Depression can be controlled with anti depressant drugs.
Sometimes anti depressant drugs may be prescribed for Anxiety suffers also, but may NOT always be successful.
A Psychologist in both cases can be extremely helpful and can be of the greatest assistance to relieving the sufferers to such an extent that the symptoms may almost dissipate, and may only show themselves very seldom..even not for years.
The Person suffering Depression is at greatest risk of suicide and U wont even know it.
Some people may tell U here are certain signs of depression etc. such as being a loner,shy/timid,may even cry easily,..these type of
symptoms may describe anyone or anything.
Depressive people are, Easily Tired, sleep very restlessly,have constant thoughts about Death etc. How would U know to recognise these symptoms?? They are private personal feelings.
ANXIETY affects EVERY part of the Body from the littlest head hair to the smallest toe nail (not kidding). Anxiety, perhaps just a word, but CAN and DOES cause Hair Dandruff, Dermititis,High Blood Pressure, Back Pain, Vertigo,Ear ache, Tricks of vision (u see things that arnt there) can ACTUALLY rot your Teeth (yes, ,it CAN, even though "VERY" hard to believe)..causes itchy feet/legs,causes U to DRY Reach for NO reason at all,Makes to go to the Toilet, even when U dont want to, causes Diarrhea,causes stomach bloating,puts u OFF sex=Oh yes,
makes U angry for No apparent reason, causes U to pick on others around u to be perfect,keeps U subjected to catching common colds/flu/viruses all the time,causes stuffy blocked nose.makes u often feel your going to pass out, but U dont. Need I say More? IF U can think of a "terrible" body feeling, Anxiety will give u , at some time, the feelings of it.
Hope my answer assists U to understand what your Question asks.