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It is important for people who may be suffering from depression to be aware of the symptoms because it is easy to get help when you have some idea about what is going on. Many people do not realize or acknowledge that they are depressed simply because they do not know the basic symptoms of depression.
There are so many different types of depression and different levels of suffering that unless the depression is severe, many people simply think they are having a case of ‘the blues’. If your symptoms last for two weeks or more you should definitely seek professional help. You may suffer from one anxiety depression stress symptom or a few of them at once. There is help available in many forms.
Some people choose to go the clinical route and get psychotherapy with a psychiatrist as well as drug therapy to ease the symptoms. Some people choose to go herbal and seek treatments like fish oil and St. John’s Wort to ease depression. Still others like to seek out alternative therapies that have been used since ancient times like acupuncture which has been used in China for millennia. No matter how you decide to get help, you should know that depression is treatable and beatable.
Symptoms
Anxiety depression stress symptom management is important, but it is necessary to know what symptoms exist. Anxiety depression stress symptom types include a variety of symptoms from the stressors of each segment of the illness: anxiety and depression. The symptoms can impair the way you live your life so you should be aware of their existence and manifestations.
The best known symptoms of depression are:
- Feelings of overwhelming sadness, fear, guilt, helplessness, hopelessness, worthlessness, isolation, loneliness, anxiety or the inability to feel emotion (emptiness)
- A decrease in interest or pleasure in daily activities
- Changes in appetite and significant weight gain or loss
- The inability to sleep (insomnia), loss of REM sleep, or excessive sleep (hypersomnia)
- Psychomotor agitation or retardation
- Fatigue and loss of energy
- Inability to concentrate, keep focus or make decisions
- Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide
- Self-loathing or a decrease in self-esteem.
- Inattention to personal hygiene
- Sensitivity to noise
- Unexplained physical aches and pains
- Periods of sobbing
- Possible behavioral changes, such as aggression or irritability
Anxiety symptoms are sometimes similar to depression and are believed to sometimes be a precursor to depression. The best known anxiety symptoms are:
- Constant fear that becomes inescapable
- Being overly introspective and secluded
- Withdrawing and avoiding interaction with others
- Chest pain and heart palpitations, shortness of breath or fatigue
- Stomach problems (nausea, "butterflies"), headaches, dizziness
- Nervousness, shaking, muscular tension, restlessness
- Urgency to urinate
- Sweating or feeling cold and clammy, dry mouth
- Fatigue and difficulty concentrating
- Insomnia, hypersomnia and nightmares
- Tingling in the hands or feet
- Fearfulness, worrying and feelings of insecurity
- Uncontrollable obsessive thoughts
- Intense, repeated memories of traumatic experiences
- Isolation
- Hair loss
- Muscle tension
- Cold hands or feet
- Skin problems (hives, eczema, psoriasis, tics, itching)
- Periodontal disease, jaw pain
- Reproductive problems
- Immune system suppression: more colds, flu, infections
- Growth inhibition
- Depression, moodiness
- Irritability, frustration
- Memory problems
- Lack of concentration
- Feeling out of control
- Substance abuse
- Phobias
- Overreactions
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