Hi,
My girlfriend in some stressful times
(like during exam periods) sometimes gets
this condition where she is very worried
and constantly anxious. When we talk about
it she says she's not worried about
anything specific, not even her exam, and
she herself sees no reason why she should
be worried but she is. This a bit
crippling, she can't concentrate and sit
down and study anymore. She feels like
she's on the verge of tears a lot of the
times and cries a lot. She doesn't seem to
have any of the physical problems and
symptoms listed on the internet and this
forum.
This doesn't happen every time she has
exams, just some times. Actually, it
didn't happen when she took one of her
most stressful exams (a university entry
test). It usually happens once a year and
lasts a week or so. She is experiencing it
right now too as it's the exam period. She
was just fine through the first exams but
suddenly there was an exam schedule change
that triggered this condition.
She's so tired of this condition. She has
worked so hard through the term and this
at this crucial time when she wants to get
the results of her hard work and studying
through the term this condition comes up
and she can't get the results she
deserves. This has happened a few times
and she is very very upset about it. This
isn't helping her condition either.
as this doesn't happen a lot (almost once
a year) and since it's not associated with
physical symptoms it doesn't seem to be
GAD or OCD. What is it? What can be done?
I hate to see her go through this? She is
very successful in what she does, I can't
see this condition wreck her.
