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GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is much more intense than the normal anxiety people experience on a day to day basis. This anxiety is chronic and fills one's everyday life with worry and tension, even when there wasn't anything really to provoke it. An individual with this disorder constantly worries excessively about everything from income, to friends and family, or employment. GAD is perhaps better characterized by the anticipation of disaster that usually is present in every moment of the afflicted individual's day. A rudimentary event like getting through the day is enough to provoke anxiety. People experiencing this anxiety, though they know it is irrational, cannot usually shake their fears.

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GAD can also be characterized by the physical symptoms that accompany the said anxiety. An individual with GAD may suffer from headaches, muscle tension, muscle aches, difficulty swallowing, trembling, twitching, irritability, sweating, and hot flashes. They seem to suffer especially from fatigue. People with GAD may also feel lightheaded or out of breath. Going to the bathroom frequently or feeling nauseated is also characteristic of GAD. Individuals with GAD seem to be unable to relax, may have trouble falling or staying asleep and they may even startle more easily than other people. They also have the tendency not be able to concentrate.

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