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TurnedTheCorner · 07-31-2009, 09:08 PM

Anxiety. Or depression.

Which do you choose, and why?

rubecube · 07-31-2009, 09:12 PM

Having struggled with both, I can honestly say that it's easier for me to get past my anxiety than get out of a funk when I'm depressed.

JD · 07-31-2009, 09:14 PM

haha.. I'm usually an anxiety kind of guy. Not necessarily by choice though!

Anxiety seems to be a better "choice" though because it can be an impetus for action that gets you out of whatever it is that leads to depression/anxiety.

Resolute 14 · 07-31-2009, 09:21 PM

Anxiety. Presuming this question implies that you only have one without the other, I think the hopelessness of depression would be much harder to break out of. If you are just anxious, and not also hamstrung by the depression that often goes with it, it might be easier to overcome its root cause.

BlackArcher101 · 07-31-2009, 09:31 PM

Anxiety. But they usually go hand in hand.

Winsor_Pilates · 07-31-2009, 09:31 PM

Haven't had a major batch or either so I don't know for sure, but anxiety seems like the easy choice.

Resolute 14 · 07-31-2009, 09:58 PM

I guess there is also the flip side...

If the depression is caused by a traumatic event, such as the death of a loved one, most people pull out of it naturally as they progress through the various stages of grief. Anxiety can often require medication and therapy to overcome, and would likely take longer to beat.

Methanolic · 07-31-2009, 10:15 PM

Definitely choose depression over anxiety,,,,,

Anxiety is too scary. Depression just makes you un popular and fat!!

Puddy27 · 07-31-2009, 10:17 PM

Really hard question...working in the mental health field I find it surprising that so many people choose anxiety so easily. I work with a client that has anxiety so bad that he finds it tough to even poke his head out from under his covers in the morning. This leads to iscolation which can lead to addictions etc. etc. etc.

This can lead to attempted suicide...(which some people think is just gutless but that was another thread lol). I honestly don't know if you can put one up against the other but I know anxiety is extremely difficult to deal with.

Itse · 07-31-2009, 10:17 PM

Anxiety, no contest.

Hack&Lube · 07-31-2009, 11:01 PM

Anxiety duh.

Anxiety = energy
Depression = no energy

STeeLy · 07-31-2009, 11:11 PM

Depression... only because I know my friends are there to bring me out of it.

Dion · 07-31-2009, 11:44 PM

Having dealt with both for parts of my life I can say with a certainty that there really is nothing to choose here. Both in thier own way can bring a person to thier knees. Plus the fact I nearly died from both. Both were very dark places in my life that I have no desire to revisit. They were both a personal hell for me.

rubecube · 07-31-2009, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Dion

Having dealt with both for parts of my life I can say with a certainty that there really is nothing to choose here. Both in thier own way can bring a person to thier knees. Plus the fact I nearly died from both. Both were very dark places in my life that I have no desire to revisit. They were both a personal hell for me.

For me, I used to get some pretty severe physical pain from my anxiety (awful stomach aches), but I honestly find depression to be way more debilitating. It's pretty amazing and scary what your mind can do to you.

Dion · 08-01-2009, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by rubecube

For me, I used to get some pretty severe physical pain from my anxiety (awful stomach aches), but I honestly find depression to be way more debilitating. It's pretty amazing and scary what your mind can do to you.

I had intense fear as well as the stomach aches when it came to anxiety. That and it got to a point where I lived with it 24/7. The toughest part was finding someone who would understand and help. Took me a better part of a year to overcome my anxiety.

Jordan! · 08-01-2009, 01:25 AM

Some words of wisdom:

Depression is caused by living in the past
Anxiety is caused by living in the future
Live in the Moment and you will have neither

rubecube · 08-01-2009, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Bouw N Arrow

Some words of wisdom:

Depression is caused by living in the past
Anxiety is caused by living in the future
Live in the Moment and you will have neither

Dumbest thing I've ever read.

BlackArcher101 · 08-01-2009, 02:02 AM

Agreed... it's not always the case and it's not that easy to live in the moment. Most people who suffer from either already know that, they just can't do anything about it.

lucky1 · 08-01-2009, 03:27 AM

I used to have a lot of anxiety....then I quit smoking dope.....its much better now

TurnedTheCorner · 08-01-2009, 09:13 AM

So I'm reading a book by a Jungian pyschoanalyst. The concept in the book is that that with every choice we're faced with in life (even unconscious ones), we choose between anxiety and depression.

Choosing anxiety, and the ambiguity that comes with it, is developmental and keeps us on the edge of our life.

Choosing depression is choosing regression. It sedates you and keeps you in the "sleep of your childhood".

It's been an interesting read so far.