{"id":6624,"date":"2016-04-05T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optimumperformanceinstitute.com\/?p=57"},"modified":"2024-03-29T13:56:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T19:56:24","slug":"anxious-and-depressed-understanding-the-connection-between-anxiety-and-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.optimumperformanceinstitute.com\/anxiety-treatment\/anxious-and-depressed-understanding-the-connection-between-anxiety-and-depression\/","title":{"rendered":"Anxious and Depressed: Understanding the Connection Between Anxiety and\u00a0Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
On the surface, anxiety and depression may appear to be two completely, separate emotional issues. After all, a person who is struggling with anxiety may show symptoms by being obviously nervous, sweaty, and extremely agitated, while someone with depression may not have symptoms that are so apparent, such as a feeling of worthlessness and doom, absence of appetite or libido, and even feelings of utter despair. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even though anxiety and depression are two different problems, it is not at all uncommon for the two disorders to overlap. In fact, there are often profound similarities between anxiety and depression that could point toward the two disorders being closely related. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Understanding Where the Commonality Lies in Anxiety and Depression<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Psychology Today<\/a>, most therapists claim that the most common form of depression they treat with their patients is called agitated depression, which could just as easily be described as anxious depression. People struggling with agitated depression often feel an overwhelming sense of both hopelessness and helplessness<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n