depression and SA
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Section_31
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Thats a tough one....
for me, addressing my depression at least made me at least better able to function in daily life. It didnt do anything for my SA really thuogh....
for me, addressing my depression at least made me at least better able to function in daily life. It didnt do anything for my SA really thuogh....
WeirdyMcGee
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Far from the only one, I'm sure.
My therapists seem to all agree that depression affects everything, as can diet, sleep and physical health problems and vice versa; they could affect how clinically depressed you become.
The key is to try to figure out a 'root cause' and focus on that first-- solve one problem at a time.
Once you are less depressed, you may find yourself being less anxious naturally.
Or perhaps the only reason you are feeling sad is that you are not social-- and being more social will help you to feel more positive, I guess?
Baby steps.
Welcome to the forum
My therapists seem to all agree that depression affects everything, as can diet, sleep and physical health problems and vice versa; they could affect how clinically depressed you become.
The key is to try to figure out a 'root cause' and focus on that first-- solve one problem at a time.
Once you are less depressed, you may find yourself being less anxious naturally.
Or perhaps the only reason you are feeling sad is that you are not social-- and being more social will help you to feel more positive, I guess?
Baby steps.
Welcome to the forum
coyote
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Hi, and welcome to the forum.
if you read through more than a handful of posts on this forum, you'll recognize that depression is a pretty common comorbidity
so much so that many of us here have trouble understanding how anyone with social anxiety can be happy, cheerful, and positive at all
if you read through more than a handful of posts on this forum, you'll recognize that depression is a pretty common comorbidity
so much so that many of us here have trouble understanding how anyone with social anxiety can be happy, cheerful, and positive at all