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Default Mar 17, 2019 at 03:59 PM
 
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Originally Posted by SilverTrees View Post
I perceive anxiety and depression as two sides of the same coin. If a person had experienced one, they have experienced the other. Though we each seem to be more tuned in to one more that the other at different times. A therapist told me that my response to stress (anxiety) is to get depressed. I was surprised at first but found that to be true. Makes sense, right? Almost like Body and Mind get so tired of high-gear anxiety or panic that they eventually sink into depression. I don't know if that resonates with anyone else?

This does make sense. I think I read somewhere that depression has a function of making the body rest after so much anxiety. (I read this a long time ago so I don’t know how relevant it is). Body and mind do get very tired of high anxiety (I’ve had high anxiety since cub hood )

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