Anxiety & Depression More Prevalent Now

Are anxiety, depression and
general mood disorders more prevalent?

Anxiety Question:

Are anxiety, depression and general mood disorders more prevalent now than ever before?

Anxiety Answer:

I believe anxiety and depression issues have existed forever but today they are either abused, doctors just throw around the label to give someone something to hang on to, or people self diagnose and give themselves the label of being depressed, anxious, etc.

I also believe that there is more awareness these days and it's okay to talk about mental illness, or life's challenges and the effects that stress, anxiety and worry have on our mental outlook.

We all have the capacity to get down now and again but that doesn't mean that we should carry about the label of being depressed.

Anxiety, depression, and mood disorders affect lots of people for lots of reasons and getting to the root cause of those reasons is of utmost importance. Not just masking them.


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Believe That You Can And Will Find Happiness

"First I'll share my story with you. I want to provide you with a "real-life" account so that you can relate to my experience. Also, you'll see that stress and associated conditions such as depression, anxiety, worry, panic etc. can be beaten. And if, as I did many times during those five years, you feel that all seems lost and against you, then I can promise you there is hope. You can and will find happiness."

From the book titled "Conquering Stress" by Chris Green