Anxiety & Depression Workbook for Dummies
Chapter One
Sorting Out Signs of Anxiety
and Depression
In This Chapter
* Figuring out how depression and anxiety affect you
* Finding your personal starting point
* Knowing when to get more help
Everyone feels sad or worried from time to time. Such emotions are both natural and
unavoidable. People worry about their children, bills, aging parents, jobs, and health.
And most people have shed a tear or two watching a sad movie or a news story about a
poignant tragedy. That's normal. A little bit of anxiety and depression is part of everyday
life.
But when sadness fills most of your days or worries saturate your mind, that's not so
normal. You may be experiencing a real problem with depression or anxiety. Anxiety and
depression can affect how you think, behave, feel, and relate to others. The discussion and
quizzes in this chapter help you figure out how depression and anxiety affect your life.
When you understand what's going on, you can start doing something about it.
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