Does anxiety make one feel depressed?

[KrillBrill]

I feel like I am stuck and spiralling and would love to have some outside perspective. I am living with frequent anxiety at the moment, which seems to be most often triggered by work and by group events. I think the main reasons are exhaustion from busy family life, not being good at job, being ashamed of appearence, bereavement and possibly menopause. The anxiety attacks are becoming frequent and I am increasingly noticing that I become very tearful and feel extremely sad. I don't think I am depressed, but at time of anxiety I feel so low and sad that wondering if it is indeed the anxiety or if it is possible I am depressed. Or maybe something different, I feel so entangled in it and have never any substantial time to myself to try to understand my feelings. At the moment I just try to avoid triggers, which mainly means hiding from the world. Initially this seemed to gbe enough to manage it but now these very low moodshave started and they linger over me. Can anyone relate and have any practical advice on getting on top of it? I don't have the resource for therapy and also have very bad past experience with it. Thank you!

I feel they commonly go together tbh. Are you on any medication?
It is worth speaking to the GP as there are lots of underlying issues that can cause anxiety/depression.
Ferritin /B12/FolateVitamin D if low, or even in the lower end of the normal range, can cause these feelings. Thyroid issues are another.
They can contribute to you coping less emotionally with life in general and so feeling depressed, anxious, like a failure etc etc.
What age are you? Peri menopause is also awful for triggering anxiety and depression and making life in general harder to cope with for some people.
I hope things improve for you soon.

Thank you for responding. I am mid-forties, so yes, perimenopause also a factor. I don't dare to go to the doctors, I have become very obese recently, since things have become difficult to cope with, so can't bear the thought of seeing a doctor. Feels like a vicious circle...

Hello
yes the two definitely can go side by side .
I was in sertraline ages which helped depression but when anxiety hit foo I had to swap to a different medication which helps with both !
Are you on meds ?
Some can help with both
Please try and get help

Thank you! I am not on medication, had a hard time with bereavement last year and discussed with GP but at the time he suggested no meds as there was a definite reason for my mental struggles. Maybe tike to revisit. I thought I was getting better, but suddenly am really unwell again. Also wondering if it may be seasonally affected.

Agree with PP about geting
bloods checked - low bit D and iron can make you feel awful .
Have you tried a clock which replicates natural light ?

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