1. What is Generalized Anxiety:
Generalized Anxiety disorder is an anxiety disorder where the one who has this mental disorder is in constant worry almost all day about several issues whether big or small.
Generalized anxiety is a very common mental disorder, and it is treatable and can be cured.
One who has generalized anxiety has certain beliefs that can be changed, as well as monitoring his thoughts and worries.
2. Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety:
Symptoms of GAD can be classified into physical and emotional symptoms.
a. Physical Symptoms:
- Rapid heartbeat
- Headaches
- Cold hands and/or fingers
- Dizziness and vertigo
- Frequent urination
- Sexual difficulties (Arousal and orgasm, erection in men)
- Feeling heat mainly in the upper part of the body
- Tension (Muscular and Nerve)
- Trembling
- Headaches
- Unexplained body aches
- Irritability
- Fatigue
- Insomnia/ Sleeplessness
- Poor concentration
- Vigilance
- Thirst
- Difficulty swallowing
- Butterflies in stomach
- Gas in the intestine
- Stomach discomfort, tight stomach
- Rapid breathing
b. Emotional & Thought Symptoms:
- Extreme worry, unproductive thoughts
- Thinking that something bad will happen
- Feeling that one is on the edge of the doom
- Sadness
- Frequent annoying what-if questions
- Expecting that the worries will come true
- Feeling bad about oneself/ Thoughts that you are weak, unstable
a. Physical Symptoms:
- Rapid heartbeat
- Headaches
- Cold hands and/or fingers
- Dizziness and vertigo
- Frequent urination
- Sexual difficulties (Arousal and orgasm, erection in men)
- Feeling heat mainly in the upper part of the body
- Tension (Muscular and Nerve)
- Trembling
- Headaches
- Unexplained body aches
- Irritability
- Fatigue
- Insomnia/ Sleeplessness
- Poor concentration
- Vigilance
- Thirst
- Difficulty swallowing
- Butterflies in stomach
- Gas in the intestine
- Stomach discomfort, tight stomach
- Rapid breathing
b. Emotional & Thought Symptoms:
- Extreme worry, unproductive thoughts
- Thinking that something bad will happen
- Feeling that one is on the edge of the doom
- Sadness
- Frequent annoying what-if questions
- Expecting that the worries will come true
- Feeling bad about oneself/ Thoughts that you are weak, unstable
3. Treatment for Generalized Anxiety:
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