Anxiety and Depression - New or Old?
Was there anxiety and depression in the past?
Anxiety Question:
Do you think there were anxiety and depression "diseases" around say a couple hundred years ago?
Anxiety Answer:
Yeah, definitely there’s always been mental illness such as anxiety and depression but I do think that today's lifestyle contributes to the problem quite a bit.
Like lack of activity (regular exercise has been proven to be almost as effective as drugs in helping relieve moderate depression), illegal drug usage, lack of predictability or perceived predictability, technology, etc.
Also babies born premature or with birth defects have a higher survival rate than they did once upon a time, and based on personal experience these children are at risk for anxiety and depression and other mental health issues later in life for multiple reasons (stress, abuse from peers/family, chemical imbalances).
More about anxiety and depression now and before:
- Why are anxiety and depression so common these days?
- Are anxiety, depression and general mood disorders more prevalent?
- Why do so many Americans have anxiety and panic attacks?
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