What is GAD?

Everyone has some anxiety, but if you have GAD or generalized anxiety disorder, fears and worries can be so pervasive that they make it almost impossible to relax and have a normal life. Often people with generalized anxiety disorder - GAD worry about things that have very little chance of happening. They can also feel anxious all day long for no apparent reason. Generalized anxiety disorder - GAD can also affect you physically. Some of the physical symptoms can be problems sleeping, muscle aches and pains and tired all the time. Generalized anxiety disorder

GAD is a treatable disorder

 There are many things that can help. If you are suffering from generalized anxiety disorder - GAD, it is very common to worry about the same things that other people worry about. The problem becomes, that these worries become overwhelming and often you can create scenarios that are very unlikely to happen. Things like a innocent mention of the stock market turns into the thought that all your investments will be worthless. Maybe you try to call your child and they do not answer, you then start thinking of all the worst possibilities. Even the thought of getting out of bed and going to work can cause anxiety.

 It does not matter if you think your anxiety is more intense than others or not, the problem is it will not go away, you are always worrying about something. Generalized anxiety disorder - GAD is worrying about things that are not related to each other in a way that would be considered excessive. This type of worry can make your life very difficult and being able to relax and unwind becomes almost impossible. GAD and normal worry it is perfectly normal to have fears, doubts and worries. It is understandable that you will be anxious about a big interview or going out on a first date. What makes generalized anxiety disorder - GAD different is the fears, worries, doubts are disruptive in your life and are much more frequent then the average person.

 As an example, if the average person was watching the news and saw a report about a natural disaster overseas, they become a little worried about the situation. Someone with generalized anxiety disorder - GAD could spend the next several nights worried about something happening in their area. They may think about the worst possible thing that could happen. People with generalized anxiety disorder - GAD tend not to avoid work and social situations, but they are filled with anxiety as they move through their daily lives. This can be the case even though they have nothing of any significance to worry about. For some people the physical symptoms associated with generalized anxiety disorder - GAD make every day functioning very difficult. Examples of normal worry your daily activities are not effected in a negative way by worrying. You can keep your worries under control. You do not experience high stress from your worries. You only worry about things that are realistic. You worry only for short periods. Examples of generalized anxiety disorder –

GAD worry your job, social life and daily activities are severely disrupted from worry. You cannot control the worry the worry tends to be very stressful and upsetting. When you worry you expect the worst. You worry every day and this has been going on for over six months. Symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder - GAD Symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder - GAD can be different from day to day. At certain times of the day you may feel better than at other times of the day.