The Neuroscience of Depression and Anxiety

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[Razear]

The irony of avoiding uncertainty to minimize anxiety symptoms is that it just acts as a feedback loop to reinforce the person's pathological behavior, which only exacerbates their symptoms because it further rationalizes their decision to remain socially isolated.

[aarong]

I just read about this concept in Aaron T. Beck book, “Cognitive Therapy and the Emotional Disorders”, Chapter 3 “Meaning & Emotions”

[freeradical]

As a 3-4 year old I was awoken to my two parents arguing- screaming yelling and slapping each other, and as I stood there and watched from the top of the stairs of our split level home I realized these two people are so stupid they probably would not notice if I walked right out the front door, so that is what I did. It was dusk and quickly got dark. Leaving with no shoes or socks on my feet it wasnt long before I stubbed my toes and both feet became bloody. In the dark, sad and crying I realized I had lost my bearings and had no idea where I was, so I started scanning for a "safe" house to knock on the door and ask for help. I thought to myself, I am screwed! and have no future with parents like this. A small voice in my head said keep is your chance to get away. Too scared at that age to be on my own I knocked on a strangers door. Luckily I had found some nice people that drove me around till I found my house, probably an hour or two after I had left. Both of my parents were surprised to find me knocking on the front door, as they had No idea that I had been gone.
This is when severe depression became a part of my life and only grew worse after the divorce and growing up without a father in the house.
Were my expectations too high?
Was my perception of the circumstances skewed?
I dont know, but at 52 the "stuffing" (my term for bottling my feelings) all came back, into the present.
Dealing with it.
"I will gladly pay you an electron today." :)

[QuestsofLegend]

Having suffered with anxiety for 24 years...its a tough nut to crack.

I know exactly when my anxiety will kick in and the cause.

My anxiety comes from control. 24 years ago i lost my father in a car accident and suddenly life went massivley out of control, i was 21 and just had to ride the tide.

Now i get severe anxiety when i feel im in a position im not fully in control can be as stupid as going to a restaurant where i pay for food first, or where i have to wait for the bill. If i pay first i know i can just get up and leave any second. If not paid im stuck until i can pay.

I know in my head its all bonkers. Have stood in front of a mirror and said so to myself, but literally everytime it hits me.

However i never run, i face it down. Until the next fight.

[ToBTCoT]

Well there’s an interesting title! Let’s go JBP!🤜🏼🤛🏽

[Pyramids]

This works if your mind is causing the depression or anxiety with me I can meditate and still feel anxiety with me the anxiety cause negative thoughts not the negative thoughts causing anxiety

[JakeWang]

my humble thought is that the word "expectation " infer a higher degree of manipulation, which the self, regardless of the discernment of the Diviwith a greater degree of acting out through human capacity. In contrast, the word "desire, " based on its Latin origin, dēsīderāre, infer a less manipulation given that the self, again, regardless the discernment of the Divine, "long for, " with a more realistic approach of accepting the gap between the mind and the world around.

[vd]

Very clevear. Finaly, clearly explain.

[JanSmit.]

could somebody give me a summary? Like I didn't get the message clearly (my English is not the best tho)

[tesfamikael]

Interesting. What time make of a puzzle. So the depression has not impressed enough. The anxiety has it limits. What do you think of the groundings

[ltjdyev]

So the solution to anxiety is to avoid surprise (uncertainty)?

[vivaldirules]

Expect is a confusing word in any usage. Is it what you think is likely to happen or is it what you think should ideally happen or is it what you would like to happen? I expect someone will reply to this comment with an objection.

[peterstrom]

Depression lives in a mind that is stuck in the past whereas anxiety lives in a mind that lives in the future in a state of fear. Heal yourself and live in the present moment and you end depression and anxiety. That’s all there is to it.

[FPSMcduck]

I'm not smart enough to know what they are saying here, 😅

[thegamingrelish]

They need to dumb this stuff down for the non academics 😂

[pippipster]

Background noise nonsense rendering unlistenable

[impossibleagent]

JP is never suggested in my feed. YT knock it off.

[captainstabbin]

Both of you guys said a whole lot of nothing to get to a point that we all already know: people suffer because they have unchecked desires and have unrealistic expectations.