I have a question partly related to the title of this sub-forum.

Can you 'get' depression from panic/anxiety? Or does the latter normally stem from the former? Furthermore, can OCD 'cause' either, or can it 'flare' into symptoms such as panic/anxiety/depression?

I ask as it's something I've been recently wondering: what is my primary issue? When I was first diagnosed by a psychiatrist, she said I had had depression for a long time and it had developed into anxious thoughts. I think I fell short of an OCD diagnosis a few years ago, yet for a long time I've felt my anxiety is the primary thing I have to manage.

Any thoughts on this area?