Let’s look at the differences:
Let’s look at the differences:
Anxious people typically wake in the morning with energy, feeling pretty good, looking forward to the day. They have a lot on their mind and plan to accomplish much. As the day goes on their anxiety rises because of how many things they are thinking about and trying to accomplish. The list gets longer and longer.
By the end of the day their anxiety increases so much they find it hard to wind down and relax. By bedtime their mind is so busy they can’t fall asleep. They may delay going to bed, hoping to get ‘one more thing’ accomplished. Once they fall asleep, however, they tend to sleep through the night and wake up in the morning full of promise for the new day, if they have had 6-8 hours of sleep.
When people are depressed, they wake in the morning feeling exhausted, fuzzy headed and maybe dreading the day. They press the snooze button on the alarm and postpone getting started for as long as they can. Eventually, most people do rise and begin their day.
It is a mistake to think that depressed people stay in bed all day: most people do eventually get out of bed and proceed through the day.
Who among us has never had panic symptoms? It is part of our being human, especially in the western world. There is a difference, although they may overlap, between a definitive panic attack and feeling panicky, having panic symptoms.
Symptoms of intense anxiety can occur as part of illness, depression, anxiety, phobia, anger, grief, stress, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, and similar experiences. Panic attacks can be predictable or out of the blue (such as awaking from sleep).
Stress can be defined as an internal response to an external stimulus. Stress management is keeping the wear and tear on the body and soul to a level that nothing wears out before it is supposed to! We all experience stress – in fact, life would be boring without some stress. Some people even seek stress – they ride roller coasters, watch horror films, or maybe skydive. We have different levels of stress that we enjoy and tolerate. But too much stress over too long a time wears us out – physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.