I’m depressed, I’m anxious… A better label might be I’m Stressed.
“Chronic stress disrupts nearly every system in your body. It can raise blood pressure, suppress the immune system, increase the risk of heart attack and stroke, contribute to infertility, and speed up the aging process. Long-term stress can even rewire the brain, leaving you more vulnerable to anxiety and depression.”
I am aware that for whatever reason I’m more sensitive to stresses than other people. Rather than thinking of myself as a depressed person or an anxious person, perhaps stress is the cause of the depression and anxiety?
It’s all just labels, but perhaps re-framing my problems as symptoms of stress might help re-think and re-manage the obstacles in my life?
The next step- what stresses me out? How can I reduce these stresses, or make myself more resilient to them? If I figure that one out symptoms of depression and anxiety might not be such an issue.