Depression Support Group

I've always had to deal with both, so I really have no reference point of one without the other. However...I'd say I would rather be anxious than depressed.

It's hard for me to separate the two. I have extreme anxiety which is almost paralyzing. I feel like I might be depressed although the Dr. said that I have anxiety. It's a terrible feeling. I was laid off recently, but I was really suffering at work feeling anxious. I thought once I was laid off I would feel better but now I'm anxious without work. Well, I guess we could just try to cope with either anxiety or depression. How about having neither of them? I wish that the both of us will feel better where anxiety or depression will not affect us in a negative way.

I suffer from both. They are both hard, but I think that anxiety is the worst feeling a person can have.

I never suffered from anxiety before, but it sounds like it goes hand in hand with depression. Something new. Disease constantly evolving. AAAAH!

If I had to choose I would choose to have the anxiety. Depression is such a cold dark place that sucks you in and it is hard for you to function.
Anxiety, I can deal with life, just have trouble with the part that makes me anxious where depression makes everything a struggle.

I can definitely relate to this situation. I've had to deal with both anxiety and despression for years. They definitely go hand in hand for me. I've been diagnosed with dysthymia (a chronic type of depression in which a person's moods are regularly low. However, it is not as extreme as other types of depression).

The last 5 months have been extremely difficult. I got pregnant, which is great news, but had to work extra hard with the roller coaster of emotions that came along with pregnancy. About 2 months later, I was laid off at work. My anxiety/depression skyrocketed even further. Just a few weeks ago, after a regular ultrasound, the doctors found a couple of complications. My mental state has been out of control to say the least. I can't look for full time work now since I'm preggie so we're almost in financial trouble, I'm stuck at home since I'm on bed rest, and now I have all the time in the world to sit at home with my own thoughts and obsess.

Sorry this is soooo long-winded... guess I needed an outlet to vent.

Can't separate them, both arrived at the same time, have been present ever since

I guess I would choose anxiety since I know that there are meds that help me quickly get back to calm where as with depression, it takes a long time to figure out what level of meds you need to be at to be stable....and in the meanwhile, you're stuck with the horrible voices of depression and the lack of will to live.... so definitely anxiety. It's shorter-lived for me.

I have both and anxiety has emotionally crippled me in a way depression never did.

Though depression is like a vulture and is now picking over my emotional bones. Anxiety was the freight train that leveled me and depression is taking the rest.

I would choose depression over anxiety. Hug to you & I am sorry you got laid off.