Depression is a disorder that can affect different people in different ways, and while most people seem to associate this disorder with feelings of sadness or withdrawing, there are different sorts of depression that exist. One of the ways that depression might manifest itself differently is when a person also is suffering from symptoms of anxiety, creating a condition that is known as agitated depression. It is important to know the signs of agitated depression, since it is considered to a be a potentially dangerous form of this disorder.

Mixing Problems

Though depression does most often manifest itself as sadness, a desire to withdraw, and other such feelings, the feeling of panic is what makes for conditions of agitated depression. These symptoms are often very uncomfortable for the sufferer, since it often includes feelings of restlessness, such as the inability to sit still or the need to pace. So while in typical depression, people tend to almost slow down, the result in agitated depression is the opposite. Read the rest of this entry »

“He said he’d be at the game and never showed up.” ” She left out the milk again and now it’s all spoiled.” “They didn’t call back so we left without them and now they are mad.”

Just like a ball rolls down hill due to gravity , we tend to blame others rather than look at ourselves. After all, he didn’t call back or she did forget to do what she said she’d do etc etc. Still, this leaves out other factors such as whether or not our reaction is justified. Could our original demands have been unreasonable or can we also be partially (or entirely) at fault. Read the rest of this entry »