Severe depression and anxiety symptoms are very similar in both the physical and psychological symptoms. Some people may suffer from some or all of the severe depression and anxiety symptoms. If you are aware of your illness or condition, it may be possible for you to be trained in becoming aware of the severe depression and anxiety symptoms.
Here are some of the more common severe depression and anxiety symptoms.
Headaches, they can be a very common symptom of depression, and for people who are suffering from a great deal of stress and or anxiety; although headaches are a physical symptom and if left untreated can often turn into migraine. This makes it a real and serious symptom.
Have the feeling of wanting to be left alone and withdrawing from friends and family. Many people who have depression will avoid being with people and find the whole situation of dealing with friends and family all to confronting and they will often feel awkward and embarrassed, this is a psychological symptom of people who are suffering from depression, it can also be a sign or symptom of people who are suffering from a massive amount of stress. Avoid people and bad situations can also be a coping strategy for some people as well, they do not know how to address certain situations and stressors and they may find it hard to deal with so they will just avoid the whole situation to begin with.
Panic, this is a true symptom of anxiety; many people who are suffering from a form of anxiety will have a very catastrophic feeling of something bad is happening or about to happen. They can feel under extreme pressure to leave a certain place or area because it is too hard to stay there, special events like weddings or dinner parties etc can make people feel extremely uncomfortable and they will show physical signs of being under stress.
Another one of the signs to look out for may perhaps be common but it’s a very real sign of severe depression and anxiety symptoms can be the over whelming feeling of guilt. Many people who are suffering with depression and have this symptom can be in what’s called a lose – lose situation. This is because people may have unrealistic feelings of strong guilt about things they have done or things that they think they could have done better. If they do not stop and think about it during the day, at night many people will replay the events that have happened in the past and they will feel enormous and highly likely unfounded amounts of guilt for things that were out of their control or for mistakes that were made. Guilt is an emotion that can cause a lot of internal grief; however there are ways to help ease this emotion and you really should speak to someone as soon as you possibly can because guilt is a very strong emotion.
People who are under a lot of stress and are suffering from anxiety and depression can also experience a loss of appetite. If you do have a loss of appetite and do not eat , it can be considered a double edge sword because when you do not eat a lot or regularly you can run the risk of decreasing your energy and then you will start to experience further emotional and physical symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Some people also suffer from a low sex drive when they are experiencing a form of depression and it can really make it hard for people especially women to feel loved and connected with someone else. At the same time although there is the feeling of a low sex drive, it can mean for some people that they will have extra sex because they are chasing the feeling of being loved and feeling reassured from their husband or partner. Although with men it can be the exact opposite they may physically not be able to have sex with their partner.
Anxiety suffers will have the physical symptom of a racing heartbeat. When people who have depression and anxiety sufferers are experiencing a bout of stress of anxiety their heart beat will increase a lot causing the racing heart effect. It may also cause people to have trembling hands and feel increasingly nervous about things giving the impression of having butterfly’s in their stomach. Most people are aware of the butterflies in their tummy but for people with anxiety it can be extremely uncomfortable and make them physically unwell.
If you have any of these symptoms or others you really should go to see a doctor on how best you can deal with these on a daily basis. They can recommend strategies to help you recognize what is happening and perhaps give your some tips on how to manage them.