If we do not know how to manage our feelings
Then these can build up 'til we feel hopeless, and depression sets in
Therefore, both anxiety and depression
Are often triggered by how well we cope with the demands
Expectations and hopes of other people
However, there is more to it than that
The real issue is not what other people say or do
Or what they want or expect from us
The real issue is what we say to ourselves about it
In other words, how we interpret the situation will determine how we feel about it
If we do not know how to manage our feelings
Then these can build up 'til we feel hopeless, and depression sets in
Therefore, both anxiety and depression
Are often triggered by how well we cope with the demands
Expectations and hopes of other people
However, there is more to it than that
The real issue is not what other people say or do
Or what they want or expect from us
The real issue is what we say to ourselves about it
In other words, how we interpret the situation will determine how we feel about it