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Physical symptoms can include:

• a pounding heartbeat
• breathing faster
• palpitations (an irregular heartbeat)

• feeling sick
• chest pains
• headaches

• sweating
• loss of appetite
• feeling faint

• needing the toilet more frequently
• "butterflies" in your tummy

A little anxiety is fine, however, long-term anxiety may cause more serious health problems, such
as high blood pressure (hypertension)

Anxiety can also be a symptom of another condition, such as panic disorder (when you have
panic attacks) or post-traumatic stress disorder, which is caused by frightening or distressing
events.

Definition – Depression

Depression is feeling sad or unhappy. Depression can make workers to feel persistently sad and
down for weeks or months at a time.

Symptoms of Depression

Symptoms of depression can be very different from person to person.

Psychological depression symptoms include:

• continuous sadness or low mood
• losing motivation
• feeling guilty
• feeling anxious
• feeling irritable
• finding it hard to make decisions
• feeling intolerant of other people
• feeling helpless or hopeless
• low self-esteem
• feeling worried
• thinking about suicide or self-harm

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