| General Anxiety Disorder or GAD as it is | | | | insomnia, panic attacks and depression. |
| known is another type of anxiety | | | | Intense anxiety and fear are also quite |
| disorder. It affects roughly 4 to 5 | | | | common to these symptoms. |
| million people of the American | | | | Other more physical, symptoms include |
| population alone. If you suffer from | | | | headaches, diarrhea and nausea, |
| this Disorder symptoms can include but | | | | lightheadedness, trembling or twitching. |
| are not limited to those also suffered | | | | A palpitating or pounding heart, |
| by panic disorder victims. It has also | | | | shortness of breath and trouble |
| been found that it affects women | | | | concentrating are also effects that can |
| proportionally more that it does men. | | | | occur. |
| The symptoms are many and vary from | | | | Irritability and mood swings, constant |
| person to person. There are however a | | | | tension coupled with the inability to |
| few symptoms that are the same across | | | | relax are all General Anxiety Disorder |
| the board for most people and which | | | | symptoms, and are all contributing |
| generally characterize their lives and | | | | features to other symptoms as well. |
| lifestyles. The sufferer will live in a | | | | This vicious cycle can sometimes take |
| chronic and exaggerated state of worry | | | | its toll not only on the Disorder |
| and tension most of the time. Extreme | | | | sufferer but also on the family of the |
| emotions may arise even if there is | | | | sufferer. The pressures of living with a |
| nothing happening to provoke these | | | | person who suffers from GAD, the |
| feelings. Symptoms can also induce the | | | | inability to cope with the persistent |
| sufferer to be always anticipating | | | | and sometimes inconsequential worrying, |
| disaster. | | | | the constant depression and mood swings |
| One such is chronic and incessant | | | | can all take their toll. Most families |
| worrying. Although worry is a natural | | | | do not survive too well if someone |
| emotion and most of us experience it | | | | within the family suffers from this |
| from time to time in our daily lives, | | | | disorder. |
| for the sufferer their worry is chronic | | | | That is why medical attention should be |
| and most times pathological. Most times | | | | sought as soon as possible to alleviate |
| the chronic worrier will let their | | | | your symptoms. General Anxiety Disorder |
| worries overtake their world and will | | | | can be cured and you should know this. |
| sometimes let it go so far as to | | | | Treatment methods are readily available |
| incapacitate them in their daily lives. | | | | to you and it is merely a matter of |
| By this, I do not mean that there is no | | | | finding the courage to go out and find |
| choice over whether or not they worry | | | | it. Rest assured that your doctor or |
| ceaselessly, on the contrary the person | | | | therapist can help you in alleviating |
| might be aware that they are worrying | | | | your symptoms properly and it will only |
| needlessly but be unable to stop it or | | | | take a little time and patience and will |
| help themselves. | | | | power on your part to cure yourself. |
| By the same token it can bring on | | | | |