Living with Anxiety and Depression

Sometimes some people are so lucky when they are born into a good family and have loving family members that provide a stable and secure home. And then there are others like myself that have struggled from as long as I can remember with depression, anxiety, and post traumatic stress disorder. Some conditions of depression can be inherit through genetics and others I believe are caused from having devastating things happen to them early in their lives.

Like many millions of people I am suffering from depression and anxiety. At times in my life my depression has been worse than my anxiety and then at other times it was the other way around. Dealing with these disorders can be extremely challenging for the individual and the family members. Sometimes these conditions can be so severe in some cases it affects their everyday life like going to the store, driving a car or even having a job. Many people need therapy and medication. As for myself a medication intervention was greatly needed. I could not control the anxiety and the panic I would feel in different situations when things would happen that I could not control.

The best thing to do is seek professional help. I tried to reach out to friends and some family members just laughed at me. I did not feel loved and felt extremely alone and sunk into the worst depression of my life. Things eventually turned around when I recognized what things I could handle and what things I couldn't. It is very hard to accept that you are not like everyone else and need to be cautious in your everyday endeavors. But once you recognize what sets you off and figure out what your limit is you learn not to push yourself because beyond that point can be severe depression or a bad anxiety attack. Many people think that an anxiety isn't all that serious but I had one not that long ago and had to go to the hospital. I had major chest pains and the monitor did pick it up showing that I was under serious stress and my heart was showing it. It is very difficult to tell people not to be in conflicting situations or not to get stressed out but those are the triggers for an anxiety attack or to sink into a major depression that can sometimes led to attempting suicide.

Anyone suffering from these disorder needs love, understanding and compassion. If you have ever seen the tv commercial that depression hurts and promoting a specific medication, it is true. Depression can hurt so bad that you do want to end your life but with the help of a therapist, a good medical doctor and a solid support system a person can begin to have some control over these serious conditions. And begin to enjoy life and not let these conditions run their life.