Most people, when they hear about the diagnosis of depression, immediately imagine a sad and apathetic person. However, this disease has many different forms. One of them is anxious depression. Its main symptom is causeless anxiety.
What is anxiety depression?
Fear is an integral part of every person’s life, because sometimes it helps to survive in critical situations. However, this is not always useful; fear of something can easily develop into an alarming depression. A person begins to be afraid of threats associated with worsening social and material conditions, problems at work, in relationships, exciting expectations of judicial investigations, and so on. Symptoms and treatment of anxiety depression in each patient are individual.
Fear provokes the development of bad premonitions or the expectation of trouble. The patient begins to worry because of a slow and painful death or serious illness. Most patients monitor their body changes, and in case of deviations, they themselves diagnose the disease. Anxiety disorder (depression) can be caused by psychological trauma, stress, emotional events. It can also appear due to frequent remorse. After all, it so happens that a person can unintentionally change, betray or substitute someone. The most common symptoms of anxiety depression:
- Sad thoughts and plans.
- Pessimism.
- Irritability,
- Worry over the little things.
Moreover, patients always expect the bad, even from the most optimistic situation. Also, such depression includes not only disturbing thoughts, but also apathy, bad mood and suicidal thoughts.
Common Causes
An illness can develop even in a child if he is not given proper attention and affection. Bullying by peers or parenting can also negatively affect a child. In adults, the causes of anxiety depression syndrome are somewhat different. This is due to factors:
- Characteristics of the personality that may position the appearance of the disease.
- The effect of stressful situations over time.
- Subjective vesting of importance of any negative circumstances.
- Inability to solve life's difficulties or tasks.
Most patients complain of unpleasant situations in the family, relationships, work. All patients claim that their needs are not being met and are deprived of the possibility of satisfaction in the near future. Often, such patients work a lot, they are critical of themselves, mostly they are disciplined and responsible people who carefully plan all their tasks and affairs.
Rare signs of the disease
People with nervous depression tend to underestimate their abilities. He believes that to achieve something he has no strength and opportunity. Patients diminish their merits, positive sides and talents. Patients are critical of any mistake or mistake. Many people have a sense of empathy. They are overly attentive and caring. Also, patients can take too close to their hearts all the events that occur with their family or work.
Symptoms of Anxiety Depression
The most serious and most important manifestation is a sense of foreboding disaster. The patient directs his thoughts about impending misfortune often unreasonably. The feeling of anxiety is with the person constantly. He feels psychological discomfort and tension. The most common symptoms of anxiety depression:
- Timidity.
- Timidity.
- Uncertain concern.
- Depressed and depressed state.
- Anxiety.
- Panic attacks.
A sick person feels that something bad will happen in the future. Patients are sure that nothing good will happen in their life. Also, patients feel physiological symptoms: internal tremors, hot flashes, chills, palpitations, sweating. A fairly common sign of depression and anxiety is sleep problems. It is difficult for the patient to fall asleep, and the entire process of rest is intermittent. The next morning he feels overwhelmed and weak.
Those suffering from this ailment complain of energy loss and general weakness. They also quickly get tired of the work performed. The productivity of such a person is at zero. He cannot normally concentrate on tasks, performs them poorly and slowly.
The appearance of new symptoms
If the disease progresses, a person may develop panic attacks in the morning. Often various phobias are added to this. A person may become afraid of enclosed and open spaces, such as an elevator. A patient can be frightened by a trip on a bus, subway, train. Also, patients note that they are afraid to remain alone or in places where there are many people.
What are the thoughts of patients directed to?
A man with his thoughts lives in the future. He may worry for a long time about upcoming marriage, divorce, lawsuit, and so on. Also, the patient may think about his past, about wrong decisions. Because of these thoughts, a person begins to reproach himself and think how he could correct the situation. Also quite often, patients may be worried about something global and blurry. Sometimes they don’t even realize what they are worried about.
What do people around notice?
Friends and relatives of the patient notice that the person has become wary and suspicious. He cannot find a place for himself, constantly changes his position if he sits or lies. Often people with anxiety depression can walk from side to side around the room. Also, a person can repeat the same word or phrase.
How is the treatment of the disease?
This mental disorder is often in a chronic form, and as it develops, the symptoms can become more serious and more pronounced. Anxiety can push a person to suicide. These are already serious symptoms of anxious depression, reviews of treatment convince of a successful prognosis. A person is required to perform a strict sequence of actions during therapy prescribed by specialists. The most common type of treatment is medication and psychotherapy. The most effective way to deal with the disease is to combine medication with a psychiatrist.
Drug treatment
At the very beginning, the doctor needs to diagnose the disease. He finds in a person symptoms of anxious depression. After that, the specialist determines the set of measures that is necessary for the patient. If the reviews of the symptoms of anxious depression in patients are difficult, then they are prescribed not only psychological, but also medication. Now therapy is carried out with the help of antidepressants. Doctors give preference to sedatives.
Sometimes, to prescribe anxiety symptoms, experts prescribe tranquilizers. In severe cases, doctors recommend the use of combinations of antidepressants with agents that stabilize mood. Often, drug treatment can last up to 6 months, and taking tranquilizers - up to 2 weeks.
Psychotherapeutic treatment
Most of the causes of the onset of the disease are associated with human social factors. At the very beginning, the specialist determines the factors that provoked the appearance of anxious mental depression. After finding the reasons, the therapist carries out restoration work, the patient needs to change his attitude to life and circumstances. Stages of treatment for anxiety depression syndrome:
- During psychological work, the doctor tells the person about the emerging emotions. The therapist explains to the patient that all situations that arise do not pose a direct threat to life. The patient will begin to realize that all the threats are not as serious as he thinks. Gradually, a person will begin to adequately relate to emerging situations.
- The specialist explains to the patient how to deal with nervous tension. When a person learns, he will be able to control his psychological state. This will allow him to think adequately about the past and present.
- During treatment, the patient will begin to understand and reveal his personality. The doctor sets up the person to look at himself from the side. Thanks to this, the patient will begin to realize his strengths and weaknesses. This saves him from negative thinking.
- A specialist for the complete elimination of nervous depression helps to change the patient's worldview. A person will learn to understand their goals, needs and desires. This will make the patient look at his life differently. Gradually, he will begin to formulate actions for the "construction" of his already happy life. Thanks to psychotherapy, a person will learn to perceive current situations and difficulties. Psychological treatment eliminates destructive beliefs and all sorts of factors that impede the development of a healthy personality.
Treatment with a psychotherapist can bring positive changes in the patient’s life only when he himself wants to change the current situation. When a patient really wants to change his life for the better, he must follow all the recommendations and advice of a doctor.
In severe cases, if a person is very concentrated on his experiences and does not have a desire for will, some experts use hypnosis techniques. If the procedures are modern, then the patient’s comfort will not be impaired. Specialists direct their forces to the human subconscious. It is there that all negative or positive patient settings are saved. During hypnosis sessions, patients are laid on the correct and constructive outlook on life. This changes the thinking and behavior of a person. Gradually, he can become a healthy and happy person.
How can I help the patient?
Treatment is ineffective if a person returns to an environment that puts moral pressure on him. Therefore, relatives and friends should also participate in the healing process of the patient. For this, it is necessary to establish a positive environment so that the patient does not feel discomfort. Relatives should not put pressure on a person and demand something serious. The patient really needs support and understanding. He must be treated with love and kindness. He should feel that only good is understood and desired. If a sick person needs help, then it must be provided. Relatives should show faith in a person and in his speedy recovery. You can not put pressure on him and express dissatisfaction. This will several times strengthen and accelerate the chance of completely getting rid of a mental disorder.