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everyone become more self aware of the
various psychological factors that
affect our lives
one such factor that we hear about on a
daily basis is anxiety but it's
important to know when it's anxiety only
and wanted to become something more so
let's find out anxiety in general is our
normal reaction to stress in fact it can
be a good thing
anxiety motivates you to accomplish your
assignments to study harder for a test
and it can warn you when you're in a
dangerous situation it informs you to be
extra vigilant about your environment
the fight or flee generalized anxiety
disorder or GED on the other hand is a
full-fledged anxiety disorder that
involves intense and excessive anxiety
as a key factor along with other
debilitating symptoms differentiating
between normal anxiety and generalized
anxiety disorder or di D can be tricky
how do you know especially if you're a
little more anxious than others whether
or not your anxiety is significant
enough to qualify as a disorder so let's
begin with an introduction to the main
concepts revolving around the - one
normal anxiety is more of a friend than
a foe
according to the anxiety and depression
Association of America anxiety is a
normal and often healthy emotion which
is characterized by feelings of tension
worried thoughts and physical changes
like increased blood pressure when we
face potentially harmful or worrying
triggers feelings of anxiety are not
only normal but necessary for survival
since the earliest days the approach of
predators an incoming danger set off
alarms in the body and allowed evasive
action these alarms were in the form of
a raised heartbeat sledding and
increased sensitivity to surroundings
danger causes a rush of adrenaline a
hormone in the brain which in turn
triggers the anxious reactions in a
process called the fight-or-flight
response this prepares humans to
physically confront or flee any
potential threats to sea
all these are classic characteristics of
normal anxiety such traits came in handy
for our predecessors but we don't have
to be in a constant state of
fight-or-flight anymore so running from
larger animals is a less pressing
concern in present times than it would
have been for early humans anxieties now
revolve around work money family life
health and other crucial issues that
demand a person's attention without
necessarily requiring the
fight-or-flight reaction the nervous
feeling before an important life event
are during a difficult situation is a
natural echo of the original
fight-or-flight reaction it can still be
essential to survival anxiety about
being hit by a car when crossing the
street for example means that a person
will instinctively look both ways to
avoid danger when the duration or
severity of an anxious feeling is out of
proportion to the original trigger or
stressor physical symptoms such as
increased blood pressure and nausea may
also develop these responses are what
moved normal anxiety beyond into gid
generalized anxiety disorder GA D is
when the trouble starts generalized
anxiety disorder involves persistent and
excessive worry that interferes with
daily activities people with symptoms of
GA D tend to always expect disaster and
can stop worrying about health money
family work or school in people with GID
the worry is often unrealistic or out of
proportion from the situation daily life
becomes a constant state of worry fear
and dread eventually the anxiety so
dominates the person's thinking that it
interferes with daily functioning
including work school social activities
and relationships there are several key
differences that make them
distinguishable here are a few ways you
can tell the two apart one presence of a
stressor usually a normal anxiety occurs
in response to a stressor such as an
exam an upcoming interview a fight with
a friend or a new job when you struggle
with GID you're anxious most or almost
all of the time even when you can't spot
the source of the stress for instance
people a generalized anxiety disorder
can have a difficult time just getting
through the day
even seemingly small responsibilities
like paying the bills make them feel
anxious - intensity and length gid
produces intense and excessive emotional
responses even if you're reacting to a
stressor your anxiety is
disproportionate to that stressor many
people are on the edge before an exam
but a person with jad might be anxious
several weeks beforehand and will
experience intense symptoms right before
and during the exam also normal anxiety
is fleeting
while gid is ongoing and the feelings
can last weeks or months three physical
symptoms of jad excessive anxiety and
wary aren't the only symptoms that
accompany GID there are physical
symptoms - dizziness lightheadedness
sweating trembling heart pounding
headaches and nausea you feel like you
can't breathe can't talk or have to go
to the bathroom frequently people at jad
also report feeling detachment and
disconnected from reality they feel like
they can't think straight and have
difficulty concentrating psychological
symptoms are also present individuals
experience racing or negative thoughts
and are unable to concentrate and have
worries about day to day things or
impairment when you struggle with GID it
affects your entire life it impairs or
interferes with your schoolwork job and
daily life avoidance is a symptom of jad
and can be quite debilitating in other
words excessive anxiety can cause you to
avoid normal activities you might skip
class miss a test stop going to work
procrastinate grocery shopping or avoid
anything that makes you feel anxious and
5 no control most people can reduce and
control their anxiety through a variety
of coping techniques and the ability to
calm oneself however people at GID have
significant difficulty finding
relaxation calm and time away from their
worries if you have more difficulty than
other people you know in controlling
your anxiety it may be more than normal
anxiety did you often find yourself
confused about these two conditions do
these factors
easier to differentiate between the two
do let us know in the comments below if
you are struggling with overwhelming
anxiety and you can relate to some of
these factors don't hesitate to seek
help from a mental health professional
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