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Almost all people struggle with a type of anxiety or depression, but normal anxiety goes into a fight or flight mode that helps someone deal with a tough situation. But if anxiety interferes with your everyday life with feelings of overwhelming sadness or stress, then it is referred to as a mental health disorder. About 20% of the adult population have some form of anxiety disorder, and if not help, it can affect their daily life and physical health. The constant anxiety that lingers around is your physical response, but when you have these emotions, your body transfers them to your nervous system, causing your heart rate to increase and your muscles to tighten up. When anxiety becomes part of your daily routine, it could intensify the physical effects such as lightheadedness, stomach pain, and a high stable heart rate. When your mental condition is a recurring thing, it could harm how you feel, what you think, and how you behave. Many men and women who are depressed have high nerves occurring and might have a higher chance of gaining weight. Most disorders are treatable and can help you get your life back on track and boost your physical health ("The Effects of Anxiety”).
During spring break, when students' stress levels fall and sleep levels increase, their anxiety/ depression increases by large increments. Researchers Andrew Campbell and Jeremy Huckins believe this is because of how many places people visit per day, how many times students are unlocking their phones, their mood, and stress levels, and what time they leave school. Many students believe that when they are preparing for final exams or tests that it is a very stressful time since they work very long hours. A survey was taken and more than 40 percent have felt depressed that it is very hard to function, this is from the American College Health Association. When COVID-19 happened, many people were sent home, causing even more levels of stress/ anxiety to occur. We don’t know how mental health and physical activity will improve or decrease levels of anxiety, or if they will improve over time (Lumpkin).
Depression is a mental disorder that affects your physical health and happiness but can also affect your entire body. If you feel sad or anxious 24/7 then you could be experiencing symptoms of depression. Clinical depression can happen if untreated and affect your daily life but is primarily from a major depression standpoint. Feelings of sadness or hopelessness can affect your daily life but also might be a symptom of clinical depression. Depression can often cause people to not fall asleep at night causing their brains to struggle during the day. Changes in memory loss or difficulty making decisions are also caused because of cognitive changes in your mental health. Increased pain sensitivity or fatigue is a big factor because it can completely drain your energy and cause pain in your whole body. Depression has multiple effects on the central nervous system including, memory loss, reaction time, sadness, failure, anger, headaches, and loss of pleasure. Depression also has effects on the digestive system including stomach aches, wrong diet, loss of interest, and weight gain. Depression and anxiety have a large impact on the immune system causing you to be more apt to diseases (Pietrangelo).
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