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Anxiety and depression
Discussion
Read this information and discuss the questions below with a partner:
A recent medical survey in Britain revealed that
25%
of the
population saw no hope for the future and one in ten felt that life
was not worth living. Many teenagers were excessively worried
about their weight and general appearance. Approximately
25%
claimed they suffer from anxiety over their studies.
1.
Are you surprised by these statistics?
2.
Are you basically happy with your life?
3. When
i s
the
happiest you have ever been?
4.
What i s happiness?
Reading
Read through the article and answer this question -What exactly is this man's problem?
When I was married I thought
I
was
miserable because of my wife. So, we got
divorced, and then
I
thought things would
change. But I was still depressed somehow.
Friends used to invite me out, and though
I
had nothing else going on, I'd tell them that
I was busy or that I had other plans, but I'd
just stay at home and watch TV or vegetate.
So, then I blamed it on my job. I used to
fantasise about just leaving the place.
I
started taking days off sick. My performance
went downhill. But I couldn't quit. I was
scared. I would wake up in the middle of
the night, just lying there -thinking.
Then a job opportunity came up at a
different company, and for a few months
I actually thought I was getting better. But
then it came back- with a vengeance.