Emotions are psychological states that include subjective, physiological and behavioural elements and in normal language usage, the noun "feeling" is often used as being the same as emotion but people often are confused between depression and anxiety. However, feeling is a technical term that means a generalised bodily consciousness of a physiological sensation and mental health experts point out that all depression is not anxiety.In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Richa Vashsista, Chief Mental Health Expert at AtEase, explained, “A mental health disorder characterised by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life is depression whereas intense, excessive and persistent worry and fear about everyday situations is anxiety where fast heart rate, rapid breathing, sweating and feeling tired may occur.”
She added, “Depression and anxiety can co-exist at times - anxiety can be a symptom of one's depression and it is also common to have depression triggered by constant anxiety or a panic disorder. The difference between depression and anxiety is that depression causes feelings of sadness, hopelessness and reduced energy. Anxiety creates feelings of nervousness, worry or dread.”