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Q: What About G.a.d. ( general anxiety disorder )?

asked by: lintek on October 1st, 2007

Experienced User

general anxiety disorder.
does anyone here have this specific anxiety disorder?
I dont' get panic attacks.
I dont' get tightness in my chest or dizzyness or tingles but I do suffere with anxiety where I'm constantly worrying about EVERYTHING under the sun.
I can't seem to shut the mind up and it constantly wants to chew on something.
I find that by having this miserable disorder, I am more sensitive to stimuli around me.
that can include noises, the pitches and sounds of peoples voices, when they speak too loud and too fast, when there's too much going on around me like, crowds of people, or certain jobs that I seem to always be getting myself involved with.
this is my largest obstacle to over come and I wish with all my heart that I can find a job that suits my nature.
I want to with all my heart be able to do what others consider normal.
but after being in a job say like for four months, I find myself getting that depressed, anxious, miserable feeling again.
If one bad thing occurs duing the course of my days there, say like a melt down because the phones are ringing non stop, you have to greet people at the same time, or someone else is tugging at you in all direction, I for a second lose it! I have what they call melt downs.
I actually threw the phone down, raised my voice loud, cried in one of my coworkers office and with my boss too, she told me to go outside to calm down which I did and then every thing was fine.
it's a very stressfull enviorment they told me after I found this out for myself. they did not mention this in the interview.
I then begin to feel I'm a failure becaues for years now I'm tyring to overcome this thing within myslef.
I have improved tremendously with anti axiety/depressant meds.
I've tried many things but found out that prozac worked great for me and then I didn't feel the good effects of it anymore and t hen had to go onto zoloft, which I am on currently and have been for about one year but find myself starting to feel the anxiety creeping up on me again.
I dred work.
I love the coworkers and people but ever since I had that meltdown, I feel like it was a bad dream and the feelings I get in the pit of my stomach just thinking of having to go to work, makes me feel depressed and miserable inside.
I can't seem to find my place in life. I leave practically all my jobs and all the wrong way. by walking off in a storm. this is not good behavoir and I'm trying to change that part of myself.
so I am thinking very hard on leaving this job but to go to what?
I don't know what to do?
I"m only carrying my problem with me and I can't seem to solve the problem.
if anyone has been thru this or is going thru similar things, please talk to me. I need to know I'm not the only one that's having this problem and not the only one that feels I"m losing my perspective on life.

L

Replies(6)

deer

replied on October 2nd, 2007

New User

Anxiety

Hi I was told I have anxiety. What are your symtoms and how long have you had anxiety. Get back to me Deer

lintek

replied on October 3rd, 2007

Experienced User

Hi Deer,
this is what I feel every day and have been since teen hood. I thought it was normal to feel this way and didn't know I had it until I started becoming physically ill while a grown up and then it was found out I"ve probably had this all my life.
this is what I feel and have felt a very long long time. I'm 47 now.

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is more than the normal anxiety people experience day to day. It's chronic and exaggerated worry and tension, even though nothing seems to provoke it. Having this disorder means always anticipating disaster, often worrying excessively about health, money, family, or work. Sometimes, though, the source of the worry is hard to pinpoint. Simply the thought of getting through the day provokes anxiety.

People with GAD can't seem to shake their concerns, even though they usually realize that their anxiety is more intense than the situation warrants. People with GAD also seem unable to relax. They often have trouble falling or staying asleep. Their worries are accompanied by physical symptoms, especially trembling, twitching, muscle tension, headaches, irritability, sweating, or hot flashes. They may feel lightheaded or out of breath. They may feel nauseated or have to go to the bathroom frequently. Or they might feel as though they have a lump in the throat.

Many individuals with GAD startle more easily than other people. They tend to feel tired, have trouble concentrating, and sometimes suffer depression, too.

Usually the impairment associated with GAD is mild and people with the disorder don't feel too restricted in social settings or on the job. Unlike many other anxiety disorders, people with GAD don't characteristically avoid certain situations as a result of their disorder. However, if severe, GAD can be very debilitating, making it difficult to carry out even the most ordinary daily activities.

GAD comes on gradually and most often hits people in childhood or adolescence, but can begin in adulthood, too. It's more common in women than in men and often occurs in relatives of affected persons. It's diagnosed when someone spends at least 6 months worried excessively about a number of everyday problems.

Linda

deer

replied on October 3rd, 2007

New User

Anxiety

Hi Linda My symtoms are I burn and ache from my but to my feet. My hands and wrist and fingers also ache and burn. Also my toungue ache and burns the front part of it. Do you have any of these symtoms. Get back to me Deer.

CarolDiane

replied on October 5th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

General Disorder

I have what I call a "Twisted Donut" Disorder. I am always anxious about something. And if there is nothing there, I will find something. I just thank goodness for my med's. Without them, I really don't know what I would do. Just again yesterday, I was driving (somewhere I knew) and went in to an attack and though I was lost. This happens to me on a very regular basis. I have been a worry wart since like forever. I am the type that tries to make the whole world a better place all by myself. Found out it don't work that way. I have an attack when I hear sireans and my son just left home. I have them when I see someone walking down the street that looks ominous. I also have agoraphobia (fear of leaving the house) for fear of catching germs. If the person behind the register even sneezes, I want to run out of the store. Hardly go anymore unless I have to. I am working on that problem right now. Mine did begin in childhood like Linda said. Just kept getting worse, now into my senior years. Shame it really is. I litterally jump out of my skin when a noise startles me.

Deer: I have no burning like you do so far.

lintek

replied on October 14th, 2007

Experienced User

people with anxiety disorders are easily startled. sounds are much louder than they appear to others. it's just another thing to add to the list of problems that go along with a stress disorder.
and no deer, I dont' feel any type of burning sensation during the day time. Only at night in my hands and my arms go numb in my sleep and I"m woken up by the burning and numbness. I can't fall asleep with my arms on my body, they have to be down by my side. try to do that when you're sleeping. my arms go where they want to when I'm sleeping. it's not like I can control them where to go. only when I"m awake can I.

I feel for you Deer and MsSky. sorry you both are suffering.

I agree about the meds MsSky, I think they work wonders and I know I'd be alot worst if I weren't on anything. I fought taking them for years until I finally listened and took them. I wish now I had taken them sooner therefore I would've had a better life all those years.

I'm learning and have learned alot more by listening and taking advice rather than trying to do things MY way.

nkwong

replied on October 24th, 2007

New User

Constant Worrying And a Restless Mind

When I suffered clinical depression more than 10 years ago, I was constantly worried about my health. My mind was out of control with worries and obsessive thoughts were racing so fast that I could not get any sleep at night, all night. Axiety was a component of my depression.

Since then, I discovered I have had gad and ocd. Once on medications, then I gradually was able to do some alternative medicine modalities: yoga, tai chi, qigong, relaxation, meditation, exercise, growing succulents, karaoke singing, painting my cars, self-hypnosis, and what-not, to distract my mind from the two conditions.

The subconcious mind was like a wild beast that needed to be trained but very difficult to domesticate.

On the traditional medical treatment front, I was involved in cognitive behavior therapy, changing my mind-set. Aslo psychotherapy to work on my childhood issues. I have been studying my own case and writing journals of things that happen in my life and gaining insights from time to time. It takes a lot of effort and time. The healing process is very slow and gradual, but worth it.

The mbs help tremendously because I can read about others' experiences and talk on the same page about depression and anxiety.

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