Quote: ADAA
Generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by persistent, excessive, and unrealistic worry about everyday things.
People with the disorder, which is also referred to as GAD, experience exaggerated worry and tension, often expecting the worst, even when there is no apparent reason for concern. They anticipate disaster and are overly concerned about money, health, family, work, or other issues. GAD is diagnosed when a person worries excessively about a variety of everyday problems for at least 6 months. Learn more symptoms.
Sometimes just the thought of getting through the day produces anxiety. They don’t know how to stop the worry cycle and feel it is beyond their control, even though they usually realize that their anxiety is more intense than the situation warrants.
GAD affects 6.8 million adults, or 3.1% of the U.S. population, in any given year. Women are twice as likely to be affected.
The disorder comes on gradually and can begin across the life cycle, though the risk is highest between childhood and middle age. Although the exact cause of GAD is unknown, there is evidence that biological factors, family background, and life experiences, particularly stressful ones, play a role.
When their anxiety level is mild, people with GAD can function socially and be gainfully employed. Although they may avoid some situations because they have the disorder, some people can have difficulty carrying out the simplest daily activities when their anxiety is severe.
And for me, it generally means I puke alot, and shake uncontrollably, and sweat heavily, and can't eat/drink. And it is already kicking in for me, and I feel like i am about to puke, which means I probably will soon. So, my question is how do you think I can deal with it? Like, do you guys know any good ways to take my mind off of things?
(for those people who will just be like: tl;dr, here is a summary: I puke alot because of anxiety, I am anxious about school, it starts tomorrow, any good mind-relievers?)
p.s: I have to wake up at six tomorrow, to be at the bus stop by 7:00, so I will have a whole hour to feel anxious.
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