say I've got a huge presentation in
front of all your colleagues you're
nervous you've got quite a bit of stress
leading up to the presentation that
stress is completely normal and really
probably useful in certain situations
since it can make you more alert and
careful after the presentation is over
you feel the stress start to fade away
right well for three percent of the
population the stress doesn't go away
and maybe that stress isn't even brought
on by a specific event and it's always
just sort of there either way at this
point it's considered to be anxiety that
anxiety might get worse over time and
cost things like chest pains or
nightmares sometimes the anxiety is so
severe that it causes someone to be
anxious about leaving the house or doing
everyday things like going to work or
school this anxiety might be a sign of
generalized anxiety disorder sometimes
shortened to G ad G IDs characterized by
excessive persistent and unreasonable
anxiety about everyday things like money
family work and relationships even
sometimes the thought of getting through
the day causes anxiety if the anxiety is
persistent then it doesn't seem to go
away if it's excessive it's usually more
than someone else might feel and if it's
unreasonable they probably shouldn't
have a reason to feel anxious about it
people who have G ad might even
understand that their anxieties are
excessive and unreasonable but they feel
it's out of their control and don't
quite know how to stop it
people with severe G AD might be
completely debilitated and have trouble
with the simplest daily activities or
they might be only mildly effective and
might be able to function socially and
hold down a job sometimes the feelings
might worsen or improve over time in
addition to having feelings of worries
and anxiety other symptoms include
edginess and restlessness difficulty
concentrating or feeling like the mind
just goes blank and also irritability
and these psychological symptoms can
also lead to physical manifestations of
symptoms like digestive problems from
eating more or eating less they might
also have muscle aches and soreness from
carrying tension in their muscles
finally difficulty sleeping is a really
common symptom that can have a serious
impact on physical well-being
since the body's not
and this can lead to issues of chronic
fatigue although the decision that
someone's worried is excessive and
unreasonable has a subjective quality
diagnosing gid is aided by the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders or the dsm-5 this
manual gives a list of criteria to meet
in order to be diagnosed to GED first
the excessive worry and anxiety has to
have been present for more days than not
over the course of six months in other
words a person should have the symptoms
of excess or unreasonable worry on 90 or
more days out of 180 days generally
people can't quantify or track their
feelings in that way so again this is
meant to offer a general guideline right
okay second the person finds it hard to
control their anxiety meaning that they
have a hard time calming themselves or
self soothing to help themselves regain
control over their feelings third an
adult must have three or more of the
symptoms listed previously in children
though typically defined as school age
so between 6 and about 18 years old only
one symptom is needed for the diagnosis
of GID another criteria is that the
anxiety causes impairment in important
daily activities like school or work for
example they might miss deadlines or
find it difficult to even go to work
because of their symptoms fifth the
symptoms are not attributable to the
physiologic effects of drugs or
medication or due to a medical condition
like hyperthyroidism which creates an
excess of thyroid hormone which can
sometimes cause symptoms of anxiety and
worry finally their anxiety isn't better
explained by another mental disorder
like social phobia or panic disorder
just like a lot of other mental
disorders it's unclear exactly why some
individuals develop generalized anxiety
disorder but it's not to be a
combination of genetic and environmental
factors as it seems to run in families
it also has been shown to be twice as
prevalent in females than in males
treating GID like many mental disorders
may involve psychotherapy medication or
a combination of the two if it's
psychotherapy cognitive behavior therapy
has been effective since it teaches the
patient to think and behave in different
ways and react differently to situations
that would usually cause anxiety and
Woori medications like benzodiazepines
or antidepressants might be prescribed
as well benzodiazepines are a type of
psychoactive drug that have a relaxing
and calming effect antidepressants might
also be prescribed like selective
serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs
which regulate the serotonin levels in
the brain and help elevate mood even
though both medications and cognitive
behavior therapy have similar
effectiveness in the short-term
cognitive behavior therapy has major
advantages over medication in the long
term due to unwanted effects of the
medication like tolerance dependence and
withdrawal
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