5 Misconceptions That Can Prevent Cure Of Anxiety And Depression
Are you concerned about proper treatment of your anxiety/depression/stress disorder? Then, first up know about the myths. Get your facts straight and reduce your suffering.
1. It is widely perceived that chemical imbalances caused by an antidepressant reduces its effectiveness.Historical records suggest that
* antidepressant drugs are completely ineffective for almost 70% of people
* cognitive therapy and other such treatments are far more effective.
2. Another big myth is that anxiety and depression is caused by mind games. On the contrary many other diseases and conditions like
a. hyper-tension
b. muscle cramps
c. sleeplessness
d. Deviation in appetite
e. exhaustion
f. back ache
g. loss of sex drive
contribute to anxiety and depression making it very difficult for people affected by anxiety and depression to carry out day to day tasks.
3. Diet is blamed for stress conditions. Poor diet can result in obesity ultimately leading to possible risk of heart attack and strokes. But it is in no way connected with anxiety or depression. Nevertheless, you must ensure that healthy diet is a part of your remedy to get rid of anxiety and depression.
4. Another big myth is the claim that exercise is one of the most suitable remedies for all stress related ailments particularly anxiety and depression. It has been proved that exercise has its own benefits. But it is not useful for curing depression. On the contrary certain types of exercises like treadmills can prove counter productive.
5. Social activists have been crying foul that rapid industrialization everywhere is also a cause for increase in incidence of anxiety and depression cases. These people claim that industries all over are remitting poisonous gases and toxins into the atmosphere in large quantity. It is a only a myth because going by this logic, we should have far more patients suffering from anxiety and stress in all major cities across the globe. And by same logic population in rural areas every where should be free of depression. But neither is the case.
Awareness about these and other myths will help you attack the root cause of anxiety and depression. Use the correct remedy and overcome anxiety and depression permanently.
