Anxiety, Depression and PSTD
Living in a post 9/11 world we often here of New Yorkers experiencing anxiety or depression over the traumatic event that has occurred in this city. However how many New Yorkers in actuality really experience anxiety or depression as a result of 9/11? And what exactly is the difference between anxiety and depression, most people think the two are very closely related. Who is more prone to developing anxiety (or post traumatic stress disorder) over 9/11?
The reason I find anxiety and depression very interesting is because my mother, aunt, and best friend suffer from it. My best friend's first experience with anxiety occurred at the age of sixteen. She and I were together and out of nowhere she had turned a greenish color, told me she could not breath and thought that she was going to die, I being sixteen also at the time had no idea what was going on and in turn called an ambulance. Little did I know my friend was having an anxiety attack.......
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