Generalized Anxiety
Disorder
Worry
and stress are in
place for a reason –
to let us know that
we need to be careful
or that we might be
putting ourselves in
danger. But when you
feel anxious on more
days than you feel
calm, you might be
suffering from
generalized anxiety
disorder.
The
main symptoms of
generalized anxiety
disorder
include:
•
Feeling overly
energetic
• Problems with
concentrating
• Tension in the
muscles
• Insomnia
• Impatience with
others
• Headache
• Tightness in the
throat
• Stomachaches
•
Diarrhea
Unlike
the panic attack, you
don't have sharp
times of anxiety, but
rather you feel
anxious all of the
time.
Even
if you finish up all
of your work and you
have every chore
done, you might still
feel restless and
like you can not
relax. Your anxiety
might be very high on
days when you have
things to be worried
about, but it doesn't
go away on other
days.
The
main concern with
generalized anxiety
disorder is that is
can lead to other
problems – substance
abuse, problems
holding a job, teeth
grinding, etc.
Because you're
feeling anxious most
of the time, you
might try to find
ways to help relieve
your
stress.
And
not always in a
healthy
way.
Generalized
anxiety disorder can
be treated with a
combination of tools:
therapy, medications,
and lifestyle changes
are the best
combination, with
most patients
requiring a little
medical intervention
to help through the
rougher parts of the
anxiety.
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