Anxiety and Depression Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Date Anxiety and depression are common mental issues affecting people of all ages and stratifications. The two can occur separately or simultaneously. Depression is characterized by feelings of panic, heart palpitations, hyperventilation, chills, and hot flushes. Symptoms of depression include despair, hopelessness, fatigue, insomnia, irritability, and anxiety. Treating anxiety and depression is a topic of interest. It will empower me to identify people who may be experiencing one or both mental conditions and provide me with skills that will alleviate the symptoms. Many people experience difficulty understanding and differentiating anxiety from depression. Also, the fact that causes of depression remain unknown, though science says, results from biochemistry (chemical imbalance in delivery of serotonin