The thing that a many people don't understand is that a lot of people who are diagnosed with anxiety, also have been diagnosed with depression. They consume a lot of the day, and they are not easy to cope with. Here's a sneak peek into what it's like to have both.
It's hard to go into an exam, knowing that you might not get the score you hoped and studied all night for, and freaking out the entire time you're waiting for the score.
It's saying, "I'm just tired", or, "Just not feeling the best", when you know what the real reason is for the way you're feeling, but not wanting to talk about it.
It's always being exhausted, and no matter how much you sleep at night, or take naps during the day, the feeling of being tired doesn't go away.
It's being scared to talk about your issues with others, in fear that they will immediately judge everything you have to say.
It's not wanting to get out of bed, but freaking out at the thought of what would happen if you miss work or class that day.
It's constantly worrying about what others think of you, no matter what.
It's wanting to succeed in life so badly, but not having the motivation to follow through.
It's panicking at the smallest things, but not being able to stop the feeling.
It's that heart-wrenching moment when someone doesn't immediately respond to a message you send them, so you assume they're mad at you.
It's really wanting to hang out with your closest friends, but hating the idea of leaving the house, and immediately wanting to go home after you get out.
It's fearing each day that your friends and partner will get tired of you and leave, and your anxiety always telling you that they deserve better than you.
It's never knowing when the next anxiety attack will come, or how bad it will be.
It's having a hard time enjoying the good days that come around, because you worry about tomorrow and how bad it will be.
It's not being able to sleep at night, so you lay there thinking about absolutely every wrong thing you've ever done.
It's watching the piles of papers stack up on the coffee table, but not wanting to clean them up.
It's having an emotional scale that can go from 0-100 really fast.
It's feeling too much and too little all at once, and never feeling like you will win.
Having depression and anxiety is not uncommon, and many people suffer from these disorders.
Be a friend. Be a listening ear. Be someone who others feel that they can confide in. Everyone will need someone sometime.
