Jul 26 2008
Twitter Updates for 2008-07-26
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Jul 26 2008
The Two Main Types of Depression
The two main types of depression that may occur are agitated depression and dysphoric mania or dysphoria. Agitated depression, however, is more familiar to all of us than dysphoria. A person experiencing dysphoria will not show symptoms of panic, unlike those that may occur with someone suffering with agitated depression.
Both dysphoria and agitated depression involve the pain suffered from a phobia or fear of a specific object or situation. The phobia is brought on by a person’s overactive imagination — agitation occurs as the person suffers more and more anxiety.
Depression and anxiety often shows up in combination as agitated depression. This form of depression is treatable with antidepressants. Unfortunately, the side effects of antidepressant treatment may be an increased heart rate.
Jul 24 2008
Anxiety and Depression – Two Different Conditions
Two emotions that are closely intertwined are anxiety and depression. Symptoms of each emotion may be similar, but there are other things about these emotions that make them quite unique. To get treatment for your anxiety and /or depression, it’s helpful to know more about each condition — how they differ and how they are similar.
The first thing we must understand is that anxiety has been present in our lives since the beginning of time; and that throughout time it has helped increase our survival rate. Anxiety manifests as the emotions of fear and worry and the physical sensations of chest pains, nausea, a rapid heart beat, an elevated blood pressure and a slowed digestive system. These conditions may be unpleasant when they occur, but they are usually involuntary. Anxiety is a naturally occurring condition that originates in the brain’s hippocampus and the amygdala In this regard anxiety is a natural response coming directly from our genetic makeup.
The point that we are concerned with in our lives today is that although anxiety is normal, too much of it in our lives is often not a good thing. When depression and anxiety become intertwined, the condition usually requires investigation as a medical issue. Depression may happen to you after you’ve suffered anxious feelings of extreme terror or dread. Depression is also the result of living with anxiety for years and getting no help or treatment to alleviate the anxiety.
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