Before when I was depressed I was also too lazy most of the time for no reason. I also slept a lot. Unlike you who feel exhausted or tired, Me, I felt great but didn't want to do much. This led me to an unhealthy lifestyle which eventually made me health conscious when I just found my reason to live (met my wife). Anxiety can make our mind and body exhausted that restricts us from enjoying life and doing things. When we feel wrong we can't function well and lose interest in things. That's what we need to work hard on, we should reduce/lessen our negativity, fears, anxiety and stress levels so our body can function well/normally and will be able to do the things we want again.
They say anxiety and depression goes hand in hand. Anxiety is when we worry too much and have anxiety symptoms. Depression is we don't feel normal anymore. There are times that I FEEL LIKE MY OLD-SELF AGAIN, there are times that my normal days before return, only I have to accept that it's not going to go on forever like it did before cause now I have anxiety to deal with. When I get some normal days, I teach myself how to be more grateful for it.
In this forum I'm so amazed to see how other people who are still able to do work, go outside and manage to get it through the day despite having severe anxiety. I get some strength and hope in their stories of accomplishments. Success is out there. But like you've said "We probably cannot hope to completely overcome our anxiety but we CERTAINLY can make it better.'' Hope it goes better for you. God bless!
Post Edited (Jojanxiety) : 7/9/2013 2:54:57 AM (GMT-6)