Anxiety and depression.

Through the columns of your newspaper, I would like to draw attention to the fact that anxiety and depression are inAcreasing rapidly in every part of Pakistan. Stress and trauma early in life can trigger both depression and anxiety. Anxiety and depresAsion are types of mood disorders. Among other things, depression causes feelings of sadness, hopeAlessness, and reduced energy. Anxiety creates feelings of nerAvousness, worry, or dread.

Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress, but when it takes on a life of its own, it becomes an unhealthy, generalised reaction that affects the body and mind. Symptoms can include a rapid heartbeat, aches and pains, and muscle tension. The cause of anxiety and depresAsion may be the use of drugs and alcohol or family issues, but it can also be due to inflation. With the rapidly increasing prices of daily-use products, mental health sufAfers a lot as people worry about how they will afford...