MYM – Are Anxiety and Depression Opposites?

When we are anxious, adrenaline flows, thoughts race and we get edgy, agitated and hyped up. When we are depressed, we are sluggish and slow, and it’s hard to get motivated, or even to get out of bed. Anxiety and depression look a lot like opposites. Are they? If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at [email protected] . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover. To find out more about depression and support services, you can contact Head to Health at www.headtohealth.gov.au , Beyond Blue at www.beyondblue.org.au , Lifeline at www.lifeline.org.au or on 13 11 14 and www.headspace.com . Thanks to Future Generation Global. If you would like to help us continue do this podcast by donating, please go to https://bitly.ws/328ZY and select option two "Youth mental health research at the Brain and Mind Centre". Donations $2 and over are tax deductible. Thanks!