What an interesting question.
Depression can usually cause emotions to waver. For instance, one person with depression might feel a lack of happiness while another with depression might feel more sadness than anything. Generally, however, anxiety brings out emotions like guilt and embarrassment more so than depression because people with clinical anxiety are actively trying to point things out that they may have done wrong or poorly as a manifestation of poor and damaged self esteem.. Depression may have its roots in this, however, seeming that these two conditions often happen together.
It is also important to be able to distinguish the real thing to the fake “This gives me anxiety/depression”. This phrase is said by people who do most likely not have a form of serious anxiety or depression. In this case it is used incorrectly as a substitute for the words “stressed/upset/sad”. The real anxiety or depression is devastating and should not be taken lightly.
Also, distinguishing people that are actually, clinically depressed or have serious anxiety from “normal people” is incorrect. They are normal no matter how you slice it. They’re not psychos, monsters, emo, or any other labels people may give them. That goes for people with anxiety as well. Not saying that I blame you for this, but this disconnect happens often and needs to be corrected. I sincerely hope you take this into consideration.
