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Why does stress turn into depression?

25th September 20212 min read

Dr. Sananda PaulPsychotherapist

Stress, over an extended period of time, can develop into depression. The below factors will help us understand the long-term links between stress and depression: • Flurried Activity of the Stress Response System: Our stress defense mechanism activates on perceiving danger. Racing heartbeat, breathlessness and rapid reaction time are few of its palpable signs. Most importantly, chemical signals pace up the flow of stress hormones in the bloodstream. However, when stress endures, it often calls forth an over-release of stress hormones (cortisol) and decrease of the feel-good neurotransmitters (serotonin and dopamine) in the brain. Persistent chemical reactions such as these may be an offshoot of modern lifestyle when many of us cling to stress and anxiety all the time or due to recurrent...

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My daughter 22 has diagnosed with social anxiety disorder. And we parents have no idea to handle problem. Please tell me how to deal with anxiety disorder so I bring relief to her?

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Miss. Prashakha Solanki

Social anxiety is a problem that makes people feel mortified in public, out of fear of embarrassment. And social pain is worse than physical pain because patients keep on reliving it again and again with greater intensity. Dealing with social anxiety is not the easiest thing in the world, but it is not impossible. They must confront their emotions head-on and identify them to avoid feeling overwhelmed. Premeditation is also helpful as is reappraisal. The more the patient tweaks the narrative, the more his/her feelings change and some of the stress gets relieved.

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