Are social anxiety and depression related
I've had SA for much longer than i started having major depression. Always had low-level depression possibly. It is suspicious that since leaving home, only a few years after that was when my major deprssions began, which hints at reactive. But then i've got genetic predisposition to depressive thinkng (& low-level depression). Maybe i have both? (but it took me living in virtual isolation for the
major depression to surface, whereas before then i just had the
low-level form/level of it)
Because I've been really upset lately and haven't had a "good day" in months. I've also gotten pissed off really easily for the past month or so
Somethng i've found, time and time again, is that getting into depression somwhat is
like brewing a beer, first need all the raw ingredients (hops, water, sugar,.. all "harmless" at this stage), then you mix them all togther (leave to "brew" (or "stew"); irritability, mood swings, low energy, etc), and finally after a few weeks or months of this brewing, you get your ale (depression).
Of course
ridding (drinking) it
can be a lot quicker, however it
can also be equally as complex & drawn-out as brewing it (eg brewing a fine whiskey will take a lot longer, & due to being expensive may also take lot longer to drink also!)
