Stress, Anxiety and Depression

As we all know, the world is getting more complex as fast as it is growing. No one has the time enough to take care of themselves. In this tittle-tattle, we forget that every decision we take, every move we make, is operated by our own brain. Our brain is never off-duty, it keeps working incessantly even we are sleeping. It is common and pretty natural for it to have some disorders. These disorders are treatable but serious. We need to know and understand these disorders related to the brain to get rid of them and prevent ourselves from some serious consequences.

Stress, Anxiety and Depression. Just about everyone feels these emotions at some time. All are common reactions to life’s challenges, from losing a loved one to going through a divorce. On the surface, they can look a lot alike, but there are distinct differences.

Anxiety, Stress and Depression are different but all are interrelated.

Stress is usually characterized by a sense of feeling overwhelmed. This feeling may be due to your coping capacity being over-stretched or having been under pressure for too long. Some stress can help us to perform our day to day functions, too much stress leaves us “distressed” and often exhausted.

Stress and anxiety may seem similar on the ground, but they’re not the same. Stress is a response to daily pressures or a threatening situation, while anxiety is a reaction to the stress. Anxiety, which has no clear cause, tends to last longer and be more difficult to treat.

Anxiety is a sense of fear or dread that something terrible is going to happen. Anxiety can be general or specific to a place, social situation or thing (phobia). If you often feel anxious or depressed for no apparent reason, you may have an anxiety disorder, depression, or both. It’s not unusual for someone to suffer from both conditions at the same time. In fact, just about half of those diagnosed with depression are also diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.

Depression refers to an experience where you feel down most of the time which is called “low mood” and you have also lost interest in things you usually enjoy. You may also have changes in your sleep, appetite, feel guilty, de-motivated and generally withdraw from others.

To lead a healthy and successful life, we need to understand our brain. All the functionality of our body is nothing but a response to the electromagnetic impulse generated by our brain. When we understand our brain well then it becomes easy to cope with problems related to it.