What does depression feel like?

When I am depressed I feel totally along. At the lowest energy level the lowest emotional level like I am in a dark hole in the ground with no way to get out. When I am feeling anxious I get very tense sometimes I will cry uncontrollably other times I get very angry with myself and or the person or thing that has made me feel this way. I get fearful, feel dizzy and light headed and feel unable to cope.

It`s like being trapped in a dark cage willed with negativity, unable to figure out how to get out of it.

It can cause problems and issues not only for you but also for the people around. You might not enjoy your life fully with the depression.

It feels like nothing you do or say in important. You become convinced that you are useless and that if you were gone no one would care. These feelings can become overwhelming and begin to affect other areas of your life like your eating habits, sleeping patterns, and your desire to go out or see people. Everything seems far away and you can begin to feel unimportant as you watch yourself slowly loose interest in everything.

Depression is like being trapped in a cycle of sadness for a long period of time. Anxiety is like walking up the stairs but missing a step, and getting that feeling like you're about to die. But that feeling happens continuously.

It can be a challenge, but it's different for everyone. Depression can be something that pulls you down, while anxiety get you all flustered and riled up. Like with anything you will have good and bad days but you can make it through the bad days and soak up the good ones.

Depression is like constantly feeling an intense and long-term sadness with a lack of energy.Anxiety is having your heart racing faster that a NASCAR driver with breathing that feels like a elephant is sitting on you chest.

Depression is like wanting to break down and cry all of the time but you can't because it feels like you have no emotions on the outside. Anxiety feels like there's always a big monster chasing you and you have to get away.

Well to have both at the same time it's basically being to tired to get out of bed in the morning and then panicking because you feel like your going to fail and so it's being to tired and then panicking

Depression is different for everyone. For me it was never finding satisfaction in things I used to love and feeling worthless if I didn't do something productive and always being tired! Anxiety is like having too much on your mind. Worrying over every small thing like if you're walking weird or talking funny or if you said something stupid. You usually develop these thoughts in certain situations and develop certain things to try and calm yourself like rubbing your thighs or tapping your foot