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Is everyone capable of getting anxiety/depression?

saturn

Do you think? Even those who don't understand and think its pathetic?

Reply 1

dh00001

16

yes. it can happen to anyone.

Reply 2

*River

15

You'd be surprised. I was the biggest cynic out until depression hit me in the face like a tonne of bricks, but I think that my original attitude helped me to deal with it more effectively than I might have been able to otherwise.

Reply 3

national

11

Me too, I'd always thought that all depression needed was a positive mental attitude - when I got manic depression it really made me realise that this is not the case; it's like a big dark cloud envelops you and there's nothing you can do about it, no matter how much positive spin you put on it.
It really can happen to anyone at any time.

Reply 4

sweetface.

Yes, everyone can get anxiety and/or depression. Even people who appear to be very confident with themselfs. But they are oftern hiding their true emotions.

Reply 5

SpideyMonkey

*River

You'd be surprised. I was the biggest cynic out until depression hit me in the face like a tonne of bricks, but I think that my original attitude helped me to deal with it more effectively than I might have been able to otherwise.

Same with me, I saw depression as weakness and thought only weak people got it, probably because everything in my life was close to perfect, until a series of unfortunate events left me depressed. I went to the doctors on my parents insistence but I refused anti-depressants as I don't like the thought of mind altering drugs. (I thought even if you are on anti-depressants and don't feel so bad your problems in life still exist so what is the point? Can anyone who is on them tell me what it feels like to not be so depressed but then know that you are only feeling like that because of your medication?)

Anyway then I looked at what was making me depressed, sorted out all the parts that were in my control to do so and voila! Cured.

Reply 6

*River

15

^I refused anti-depressants as well, mainly because the concept was thrown on me, and that was my immediate reaction, but I'm glad I did, because I think it forced me to deal with the issues (as far as I could) that were getting me down. I think it's important that people realise that depression is different for everybody, and that different combinations of therapy (medication, counselling etc) will help individuals differently accordingly.

Reply 7

red_Rose

1

Definatley, i just think alot of people hide it well. I know i've suffered both to some extent and not really confided in alot of people about it, i think everyone has a breaking point its just different in everyone.

Reply 8

P for Photographer

1

Yes, anyone and everyone can be depressed. I still cant believe I am depressed. I used to be the most positive and confident person out of the whole class, group of frds. ANd I used to be able to give a lot advice to people how to cope with stress or depressive siturations etc. Until depression hits me about 3 months ago, my life has changed totally...

I was talking to a frd today, and I dunno if this makes any sense, but we think the strong you are, the lower you tend to go when you get depression or issues like this. Like my friend, she is a sort of weak person in general, and she is starting to have some symptoms of dpression. anxiety, but she has been much more positive than me lately... dunno...

Reply 9

samba

6

Robots don't get it, unless programmed to do so.

Females are one step below robots.

Reply 10

Sticky

saturn

Do you think? Even those who don't understand and think its pathetic?

A few years back, I used to laugh about all these people doing yoga, relaxation techniques, getting massages (maybe even people going to counselling, because I was so ignorant) because I couldn't see how someone could get stressed. I simply never did. Yeah, a bit of fear in front of a group when making speeches but nothing that made me lose it and have a burst of anxiety.

Then a few things happened to me, changes in lifestyle (read poor lifestyle) and I developed anxiety pretty badly, started getting all kinds of weird reactions.

My theory is that your body (because it is a very physical phenomenon, not just psychological) and psyche can only take so much and if you're fortunate enough to be well-balanced, whatever you throw at them won't have much impact but you only have to have one nasty incident or maybe a long difficult period in your life and the only way you cope is by entering anxiety/depression mode. From then on, anything that's thrown at you ends up being channelled towards this part of you, because that's the only way you know how to deal with it.

Reply 11

George Agdgdgwngo

17

Definitely. I'd probably go as far as to say most people will suffer at least one of these mental conditions to some extent in their lives. They are very very common, but statistics won't show this because the conditions may not be diagnosed, or they may be mild. I sometimes get quite anxious, usually involving relationships.

Reply 12

*River

15

P for Photographer

Yes, anyone and everyone can be depressed. I still cant believe I am depressed. I used to be the most positive and confident person out of the whole class, group of frds. ANd I used to be able to give a lot advice to people how to cope with stress or depressive siturations etc. Until depression hits me about 3 months ago, my life has changed totally...

I was talking to a frd today, and I dunno if this makes any sense, but we think the stronger you are, the lower you tend to go when you get depression or issues like this. Like my friend, she is a sort of weak person in general, and she is starting to have some symptoms of dpression. anxiety, but she has been much more positive than me lately... dunno...

I think also, when you're the type of person who is generally perceived to be strong, you don't show that you're down so easily, and people don't know how to react to you when they realise.

Reply 13

Sticky

red_Rose

Definatley, i just think alot of people hide it well.

Definitely, depending on how you internalise...some people will deal with their emotions through their interaction with people, some will bottle it up and make sure it doesn't affect their interactions. Then there are many people who aren't good with emotions (not so much that they can't deal with them, rather that they don't understand them, not sure what they are, can't recognise them) and it's their body that deals with it physically to the point that they make themselves incredibly ill.

Reply 14

Alamothih

My personal opinion would be yes, if circumstances permit. Personally for some reason ive managed to cope with things that have put others into depression, mainly cos of my prior attitude towards it.

on a sciency note, i read an article (if you believe depression is related to neurological function and the nervous system), that not everyone has hte certain receptors to develop or express emotion in the forms of depression and anxiety. forget where though or any detail im afraid.

Reply 15

Hanzing

13

in my country there is problem

. They are very very common, but statistics won't show this because the conditions may not be diagnosed, or they may be mild..

Especially in some countries, as (I cant remember which one in particular right now) some dont even recognise depression as an actual disorder.

I Think everyone is capable of getting depression, although some people wont report it because they say they dont beleive in it.

Reply 16

Sticky

Alamothih

My personal opinion would be yes, if circumstances permit. Personally for some reason ive managed to cope with things that have put others into depression, mainly cos of my prior attitude towards it.

on a sciency note, i read an article (if you believe depression is related to neurological function and the nervous system), that not everyone has hte certain receptors to develop or express emotion in the forms of depression and anxiety. forget where though or any detail im afraid.

Are you talking about actual chemical receptors? I am aware of parts of the brain triggering certain emotions and for many people, the various areas aren't as linked as well as they should be. So you'll get people who don't realise they're angry or that they're dealing with stress.

Reply 17

AverageGuyOnTheStreet

9

I think so.

I used to think that depressed people were just wimps. I was horrible as I didn't recognise depression as an illness. The thought of antidepressants was insane to me. Why on earth would anyone need pills to make them happy. I was also very unsupportive of the suicidal. I thought they were weirdos.

Then, 3 months ago, things got really bad for me. I went to my GP about my mood and was expecting that the worst it could be was a bit of anxiety relating to the fact I had just dropped out of uni and was uncertain about my future. I was provisionally diagnosed with depression and asked to come back a week later. At the end of that month, about 3 weeks after my first appointment, I was actually diagnosed with depression. I still feel bad on a daily basis and think I was really wrong in what I used to think. I have vowed never to go back to my judgemental ways.

Is everyone capable of getting anxiety/depression?

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