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Just anxiety, just depression...

Alien0n3arth

This post is going to be short probably. It intrigues me and I don't understand,  why it's often written in articles in the Internet, "is it autism or just anxiety?" Or "Autism or just trauma?" Etc. Does it imply, that Autism is a serious condition while anxiety or ptsd are just minor inconvenience? In fact the amount of struggling does not depend only on specific diagnosis,  but rather the severity of symptoms. Is this "just" added because the other conditions are curable? - only if the professionals know how to care it. How many people get diagnosed with depression and anxiety for decades, although these conditions should be cured within a year or two?

I joined once a forum for people with ptsd, as I also experienced terrible abuse (No details here) and honestly the severity of some symptoms described there was shocking for me. 

So I'm wondering if it means, that tge other conditions are not being treated seriously or what else would be the reason for saying "just depression " etc. 

Or maybe I'm too obsessive to overthink just one word in a sentence. Anyone has opinion or clue about it?

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  • Its easy to suffer from anxiety and not know what it is. Because the symptoms can be ambiguous and cross into other things, depression is what doctors will normally look for signs of first. Any symptom of mental health can manifest into something serious...also its specific to the personal and you don't always know their experiences. I have been thinking a lot about hidden disabilities lately and depression and anxiety fall under those categories as they are largely outside of the persons control and are not apparent to other people. They can always come back, but you can also learn to manage them with experience, so the symptoms are alleviate through your recognising them sooner and knowing what to do. Someone who doesn't know why they feel that way might carry on and not ask for help - that is where things get worse.

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  • Its easy to suffer from anxiety and not know what it is. Because the symptoms can be ambiguous and cross into other things, depression is what doctors will normally look for signs of first. Any symptom of mental health can manifest into something serious...also its specific to the personal and you don't always know their experiences. I have been thinking a lot about hidden disabilities lately and depression and anxiety fall under those categories as they are largely outside of the persons control and are not apparent to other people. They can always come back, but you can also learn to manage them with experience, so the symptoms are alleviate through your recognising them sooner and knowing what to do. Someone who doesn't know why they feel that way might carry on and not ask for help - that is where things get worse.

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