Hi Daisy
I’m not sure if there is a link. I don’t really know, all I know is that I suffer from both of them and pretty badly at that.
The depression is a constant and seems to be getting worse as I’m getting older. Constantly thinking about tragic things from my past, constantly thinking about my Dad, who is no longer here but I still wish he was.
I do have a pretty good diet, I exercise pretty much every day, I go to the gym 6 days a week and I run three days a week, so I’ve got all those health/fitness bases covered. I do drink too much at night times though; s’funny ain’t it … I do all the exercise, fitness stuff, but then I still hook into the beers of a night. I don’t think it offsets it, it just helps me numb myself to prepare for another day.
Anxiety is for me something where I’m almost constantly on edge. When I’m in and around other people … even with my own amazing family (my partner and two kids), I get shaky and am anxious that I’ve done something bad, or I haven’t done something or just worry about something bad that might happen (but usually never does). I was concentrating on something on my computer at work and my boss asked me something, from behind me, but she was like, 15 feet away from me … and I jumped out of my skin!
When I’m at home by myself, my anxiety levels drop to almost non-existant.
I don’t know if any of that has been useful, but just thought I’d contribute with this post … maybe you or someone else can see some of the above in themselves (or maybe not!).
Cheers
Neil
