Eclaire,
Sorry about the confusion. Some posts appeared in the wrong forums and were not directed to answer your question. Your question is really great and we appreciate you asking it as we’re sure that many people feel the same way!
Since depression and anxiety are closely linked, the Mood Tracker has been designed to help you identify and track these types of problems. The very fact that you’we identified the difference between your depression and your symptoms of anxiety is really encouraging – as this is one of the goals of Depression Program. We’re really happy to see that the program is working for you!
In your situation you might want to use the Mood Tracker to identify the hour when you’re feeling the most anxious. As it’s not pleasant to feel anxious, identify the hour you were most anxious and make sure to describe what you were doing, how you were feeling and who you were with in the “notes” area. Likewise, identify the hour in which you were least anxious or depressed and make sure to describe what you were doing, how you were feeling and who you were with in the other “notes” area. You’ll find that after doing this for a few weeks you’ll begin to get a very clear picture about what you’re experiencing.
In the near future we’ll add a journal area where you’ll be able to write down additional detailed notes. For the time being feel free to enter any “notes” in the areas that are provided.
Finally, as Melanie mentioned you might want to visit our program for anxiety, which is at this URL: http://www.paniccenter.net. We have a support group and a CBT program for anxiety on that website, so please feel free to visit it and see if it might better suit what you are experiencing.
Congratulations though for being able to identify the difference between your depression and your anxiety symptoms. A lot of people have a hard time distinguishing between the two, so that is a major step in the right direction!
Hope this helps,
Josie
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The Depression Center Support Team
