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Generalized Anxiety Disorder and its Symptoms

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder and its Symptoms

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a mental illness. It usually consists of feelings of uneasiness, dread, and fear. People with this disorder commonly worry about health, money, family, and work. Although, their worries are excessive and they have them almost every day for at least six months. Some symptoms include sweating, feeling restlessness, tension, and having a rapid heartbeat. Physical symptoms include unexplained aches and pains, dizziness, changes in behavior, and shortness of breath.
https://medlineplus.gov/anxiety.html

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The specific causes of GAD are unknown. Factors such as brain biology and chemistry, genetics, stress, and your environment can play a role in developing this mental illness.

https://medlineplus.gov/anxiety.html

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Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT): A psychotherapy that is used to treat anxiety disorders. It teaches you new ways of thinking and behaving. It helps you to change how you react to things that cause fear and anxiety. If you go to this type of therapy you could cry or feel angry during a challenging session (side effects).

Medicines: These help to treat anxiety. They include anti-anxiety medicines and certain antidepressants. Some side effects include having nausea, sleep problems, and tremors.

Both of these treatments are very effective.

https://medlineplus.gov/anxiety.html

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Roughly 18% of the United States' population struggle with GAD. This equates to about 40 million people.

4% of the world (275 million people) have this mental illness.

https://time.com/5269371/americans-anxiety-poll/
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/01/this-is-the-worlds-biggest-mental-health-problem/

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A Lot of Americans Are More Anxious Than They Were Last Year, a New Poll Says

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Almost 40% of Americans are more anxious than they were last year, according to an American Psychological Association poll.

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What Could Make a Person More at Risk for Anxiety?

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What Could Make a Person More at Risk for Anxiety?

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Below are some factors that could place someone at a higher risk of having anxiety.

1) Having low self-esteem.
2) Having genetics for depression.
3) Trauma.
4) Having a disrupted family environment.

For more information visit the website below:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4147018/