Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Generalized anxiety disorder, otherwise known as GAD, is an elevated, excessive, and chronic level of anxiety and tension, with little or no provocation or reason. This worry or anxiety is disproportionate to what is normal for ordinary everyday events. Experiences with this include a feeling of impending disaster or catastrophe, and feeling overcome with dread. Some of the physical symptoms can include extreme fidgeting, nausea, trembling, elevated irritability, sweating, nausea, and fatigue. Symptoms persistant for 6 months are normally indicitive of Generalized anxiety disorder, but as always, would need to be diagnosed by a doctor. Over 6 million adults in the US have generalized anxiety disorder.