Learned behavior

[Flor1]

I got home from work, I survived my work day, thank you so much for everybody how reply to me today, it was super helpful.

If someone knows, if anxiety and depression is Hereditary or it's just a learned behavior?

[Agora1]

You know Flor, many people on this site will say it is hereditary and yet for myself

I feel it was a learned behavior from having very overprotective loving parents who

over did it to the point of making me afraid to do anything. It brought on Health

Anxiety as well as self doubt that I could ever make it on my own. But that's just

my own experience. No one else in the family ever had depression or anxiety.

Lucky me huh?? xx

[Flor1 in reply to Agora1]

Well, I was thinking that was a learned behavior because the way we were brought like you mentioned. When I was little my mom always screened at us for everything I did wrong and I was afraid to do things in front of her or tell her if someone when wrong or if a made mistake. So, I learned to be on a defensive mode. But my grandmother was the same with my mom. I think I did the same with my kids. I am trying to learn to stop the chain but is giving me more anxiety and depression. I feel so guilty that I feel lost.

[Hidden in reply to Flor1]

I agree. Learned behavior. My daughter has picked up on my extreme caution of her actions. Mine was situational but trying to keep her safe from that has made her afraid of life. I don't know how to keep her safe and her not be afraid of everything. I want her to know the dangers but it's scary for someone so young. Advice, older parents?