Can anxiety cause me to feel depressed?
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Anonymous
January 9th, 2016 3:57pm
Yes in some cases the both pathologies are related. Sometimes anxiety causes depression. It depends.
yes it actually can. Like lets say you have schizophrenia those voices in your head or your hallucinations can create fear and potentially cause you to feel depressed, personal experience.
Anonymous
January 10th, 2016 12:47am
yes most definitely, anxiety is a very powerful thing that can tear you apart causing depression...
Anonymous
January 10th, 2016 10:11am
Yes, it can because you can be so overwelmed from trying to cope with anxiety it will cause you to become depressed. Unless you go talk to someone that you trust and you know they can help you with whatever you may be going through.
Yes it can!!! Anxiety can cause depression because anxiety leads to so much stress, hurt and loneliness
Anonymous
January 13th, 2016 12:39am
It often can. Anxiety can be a huge factor to negative feelings. Try to put yourself in a good environment or state of mind. Think of the things in your life that are going great, or the people that you love to be around. Find time to go out a do something your like, or nothing in particular with a person you like to be with.
Yes often times it can. Anxiety often causes feelings of helplessness and fear. If not addressed the person feeling anxiety may end up being in a slump and falling into depression
Anonymous
January 13th, 2016 7:07pm
Yes, sometimes anxiety mean that we don't cope well with situations and can make life generally quite difficult and feeling depressed about that is very common and is understandable.
Anonymous
January 13th, 2016 10:00pm
Yes, you can feel depressed when you are having anxiety. Anxiety may cause you to be sad and under the covers. Don't let the depression make you think more about your anxiety and vice versa.
Yes , you can be depressed because you think you cant overcome your anxiety , because of a lack of sleep and a lot of stress
Anxious thoughts can lead to sadness and being nervous. So yes anxiety can cause to feeling depressed.
yes anxiety can lead to depression. when you are feeling like this reach out to someone you trust, if you cannot talk with someone try focusing on something you are passionate about like art or music
Anonymous
January 16th, 2016 11:57pm
yes but only if you let it if you let anything get to you it will make you depressed sad things happen to everyone everyday but not everyone is depressed.
when you are suffering with anxiety this can cause many problems for you in day to day life, it can effect how you act with others and your relationships, as well as school or work and how you feel about yourself. this can have a negative impact on your life if you are unable to get the right help and support and may therefore lead to other mental health disorders such as depression.
Anonymous
January 21st, 2016 11:38pm
Anxiety can cause you to feel depressed. You may feel like people are against you, or maybe just really self conscious after a panic attack. Just remember, you'll be okay!
Anonymous
January 23rd, 2016 9:33pm
it can cause a lot of bad things, so it is important to eliminate the things causing you the anxiety (if you can), take time to relax, and/ or occupy yourself with something that makes you happy in order to forget the anxiety. good luck :)
Anonymous
January 27th, 2016 4:14pm
Yes, absolutely. Being anxious causes you A LOT of stress. Thus stress can some times cause depression. My depresion was caused by a combination of sadness and home pife stress. It's conpletely nirmal to feel depressed every now and then, but if you feel pike this very often or constantly talk to somebody/ seek help
I got depressed out of anxiety by myself. I was so in panic to not pass my class, that I couldn't focus on something else, so I lost a lot of friends and were really unhappy. It was a black hole, because school doesn't go better in this moment. Only with help of friends, I got out of is. So yes, for me anxiety caused me to feel depressed.
In short, not directly. However if things do get seriously bad, you should contact a doctor and get a check up.
Anonymous
January 28th, 2016 9:26am
Yes, it is entirely possible that it can cause you to be depressed. The two are very commonly seen together.
I think it can:) If enough anxiety builds up, you may become stressed out, become too stressed, you can start to become depressed. If you are feeling like that, you should talk to someone about it.
Definitely! Anxiety causes so many side effects like not being able to leave the house, constantly feeling judged, always worrying about something you said or did, and more. If that doesn't make someone feel depressed after a while, I'd be concerned.
Anonymous
January 30th, 2016 9:29am
yes that can happen.. there are many people who suffer from anxiety and get depressed about it.. but it can be treated
Yes
Anonymous
January 31st, 2016 3:36pm
Yes it can, sometimes I wonder whether I have anxiety or depression as the symptoms for both are very similar.
I think it's possible. Sometimes my anxiety causes me to hate myself, and make me question if life would be better for everyone if I didn't exist.
Anonymous
February 4th, 2016 5:29am
Yes, I believe Anxiety and Depression go hand-in-hand. You could be depressed due to Anxiety, I think.
Yes anxiety can cause you to become depressed because you stay thinking about the say thing and is can Resoult to depression
Yes, anxiety can cause you to feel depressed. Many people who suffer from anxiety also suffer from depression as they are unable to go out and enjoy what they used to due to the fears they have. Anxiety and depression often go hand in hand.
Yeah it can cause you to be depressed like give you feeling that something is wrong with you And you will be depressed that what will others think
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