I think with depression you feel loneliness. And you isolate yourself. Depression zaps your energy. And it causes you to look at things negatively. It also can effect your sleeping. Or you sleep too much. With anxiety you feel more panic and physical pains. Your thoughts are distorted. It can leave you feeling uneasy at times. Fearful.

I suffer from both and I hate the anxiety more. The physical feelings drive me insane. Not being able to distract myself, just sitting there having to suffer. I'd rather be depressed. At least when I'm depressed I can sleep through it. With anxiety, every minute seems like an hour.

Sorry to hear. I have anxiety. I totally agree with you about the physical symptoms and feelings. It's not fun to feel like that. When you start to feel them do try to distract yourself. Go for a walk or go do something. Stay focused on the present. Depression can make you sleep more. And that's true you can sleep right through it. Lol. Anxiety seems like it lingers. But it does go away. It just having to go through it is the hardest. Well stay well. Think positive thoughts. Have a great day! Italianmomma4ever

Also Brindallm1,
I have read that most people would rather have depression than anxiety. Sometimes I think they can go hand in hand. They feed off each other.

For me, both are horrible. Like Italianmomma said, they feed off each other. You don't want to do anything, yet you feel like you have to do everything. You don't want to move but can't sit still. You feel this overwhelming feeling of numbness but at the same time, it's like you feel every single negative emotion tenfold. It's exhausting and it just tears you apart on the inside because you don't really know what to do so you just kind of end up falling apart. At least, that's what happens for me.

Hi AriannaJasmineRose,
It's very nice to meet you. Yes I would say one isn't any better than the other. I was diagnosed with anxiety. Depression does make you feel like you have no motivation. And the anxiety makes you feel on edge. And yes I understand about the negative emotions. That's the anxiety bringing them on. It is very exhausting to have to go through it. It wears you down. It kinda of sucks the life out of you. Try to write down your feelings and your thoughts. It is hard. Sometimes I fall apart to. But just get back up and keep going. Don't let it stop you or interfere in your life. Thanks for your comment. Italianmomma4ever

Hi AriannaJasmineRose,
I sent you a friend request. Love your user name. It's very beautiful.

Anxiety always comes first and feels awful. Then depression follows.
I treasure each moment that i get that i have neither.
I hope someday soon there is a treatment that is effective for everyone and mental (brain illness) Will be just another disease conquered by science.

Hi jny,
Anxiety is a bad feeling. It's not good having to deal with it and all the symptoms. Depression is something I think when you have anxiety it does make you feel depressed for some people. That's nice that you have neither. Have you ever had either one? Hopefully that would be a dream come true if they could find something to get rid of both. Anxiety is manageable. Depression you can over come too. I think with therapy it helps both. And some people medication. Thanks for your comment. And enjoy life. Italianmomma4ever

Hi Jny,
I miss understood you. You have both. But when you don't experience them you treasure every moment. That's great! Don't let either one of them stop you from living a fun filled life. Stay positive and keep going. Keep busy. And you won't think about either one. Here's to living life. Italianmomma4ever

Thank you for the friend request. I actually tend to write a lot, even if it isn't about my emotions. It gives me something to do that isn't apart of my everyday routine.
To be honest, depression and anxiety can interfere with my life a lot which is to be expected since both are apart of my life at the moment. It's been apart of my life for 5 years. I try my best to work through it but it doesn't always work. That's why I'm glad I can have writing as my escape. During the colder months, it worsens for me since I also have seasonal depression. It's been rainy/snowy for the past few days and it brings me down a lot and makes me not want to do anything at all.

Having both, going hand in hand, and learning the tools to work both at the same time makes it a part of my daily living activity.

It is overwhelming, and either one can add to the other, thus making it less easy to "do".

Your very welcome. Glad to become friends with you. Keep writing. It helps. I understand about anxiety interfering in ones life. We all go through it. Maybe different circumstances. But it's there. I have had it for 6 years. That's all you can do is work through it and do the best you can. Trust me we're all in the same boat. But we are all here to support each other and talk and give advice and get advice. When it gets colder. The weather does make you depressed. So it's snowing where you are. I bet it's pretty. Here where I live it's been hot. Like in the 90's. Well you can always stay inside and do things. Maybe enjoy some hobbies or watch some T.V. Do something that keeps you busy. You take care. Stay warm. Italianmomma4ever

Hi Mid,
Yes I feel like they do go together. Even though I was just diagnosed with anxiety. The anxiety can get me down. It's irritating and frustrating. But I to just work through it and don't let it interfere with my life. I do the best I can. It sure is overwhelming. Just having anxiety is enough for me to have. I couldn't imagine having both together. I got enough on my plate to deal with. Lol. Thanks for your comment. Italianmomma4ever

I have both and the anxiety is more of an issue for me---but I do know people with severe psychotic depression and that is horrible. They are not really dealing with reality and it is crippling and they don't even know they need help. SO personally anxiety is worse, but on the whole--I think severe depression is horrific.