What does depression feel like?

It's when you thing of everything you have to do but you can't get yourself out of bed. It's being on edge 24-7 yet all you do is lie in bed and watch the problems grow around you into monsters. Your chest hurts and your mind never slows down.

anxiety like being on edge and worrying about the littlest things and not knowing how to calm down and relax your body and wanting to get things done yet with depression is like having no motivation to do anything and feeling either nothing or everything.

Depression - is debilitating and distorts our outlook on ourselves and life in general. It makes us feel weak, exhausted, sad, hopeless and gives us body aches and tension. It takes away the joy of enjoying the things we once liked to do and isolates us and we become moody, irritable and angry. Anxiety - makes us feel anxious, nauseas, paranoid, afraid, our hearts beats fast, we have sweaty palms, and we can be terrifying. It makes us avoid going outside and socializing.

you feel like you've lost control of your mind and your body and that the depression is getting the better of you

I'm not going to lie, it's brutal. Anxiety makes you fear everything you do and makes you paranoid about every little thing that happens. And then depression comes in and makes sure that you think you are a worthless freak who can't stop worrying. It truly is awful to have both and my heart goes out to all the other people with both depression and Anxiety.

When you are afraid, or feeling sad, you often have a reason for having those feelings. For example you can be afraid of a test, or feel sad after hearing a bad message . With anxiety or depression, it's the same thing. The difference is: You can't think of an obvious reason. You just have those feelings.

It is different for each person. For me, having depression is a state where I am forced to slow down and develop compassion and patience for myself as I allow myself to heal. For me, having anxiety creates an opportunity to overcome fear and develop yet another victory to remind myself why I am worthy of love.

It's lonely. It feels like no one understands or actually cares about you... that you're a horrible person and that deep down you believe you deserve the worst life can bring.... "just because"

Everyone experiences those feelings. For some, Depression can feel like a heavy fog or weight that is blanketing you. Anxiety can feel like pins and needles and a constant state of hyper mental activity.

anxiety could lead to depression and depression could cause anxiety. it is quite inter related. being anxious makes you think negatively which makes you depressed