How do you know if you have depression or anxiety?

how can you tell the diffrence, im confused..and i think i might have either anxiety or depression.

Well, a doctor would be able to tell but in my experience I can tell you this. A doctor many years ago prescribed antidepressants which did nothing - no benefits, no side effect, nothing! I was also on a high dose. Years later another doctor said it was anxiety. I took anxiety medication and it was the best! A definite difference. Now in my opinion I would say depression is when you feel sad and you don't want to do anything or see anyone. Anxiety is when you worry about things which causes you to feel sick or in extreme cases have panic attacks. If you like you can email me with more info and I will answer...

Depression is a dark wool blanket thats pulled over your head for an unknown period of time during which you cannot see, walk, hear or speak.

Anxiety is a tiny bird that flutters in your chest ceaselessly, never sleeping and never stopping until it exhausts itself and drops down into the pit of your stomach.

Basically.

Check the symptonms on the internet. Basically if you go to a dr and talk to them about it they will be more help than any Yahoo answer :P They will get you to do a questionare that will test you. Good Luck!

i feel depressed in reading this question....this is depression
i feel anxious 2 answer it...this is anxiety.... dontknow wat the f*ck i am saying,...