[InfiniteSadness]

Like almost constantly with small breaks in between- all day. Like an inner restlessness.

[eloquentdisaster]

Yup. I have Generalized Anxiety Disorder (a constant anxiety). I believe you must present the symptoms for about six months for it to be diagnosed.

[BlessedRhiannon]

Yup - for as long as I can remember (since I was a very small child at least). Current T has diagnosed Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

[SwayintheBreeze]

Yes.. I have GAD too.. Almost all day almost everyday.. I'm on medications now that ease the symptoms but I still feel it

[Miswimmy1]

I have really bad anxiety in the form of OCD... Im on medication which helps a lot but the anxiety never really goes away...

[brokenandalone1234]

I do but my never stops. They put me on lamitical for it though. It has helped. I am really bad in social situtations. I can't be in big crowds. I get scared when there is a huge crowd. I avoid things like bars and clubs because of it.

[SoupDragon]

Mine has been around for a long time and it sort of felt normal because I was so used to it. It got a lot worse 3 years ago and I struggled with most things. Now I am still finding phones, letters and e-mails hard and also most social situations. I take beta blockers and benzo's when the symptoms are really bad, or when I just want a break from the overwhelm.

MInfulness has brought me some relief though.

Ok I need some enlightenment. My bipolar has been progressing for years, but just in the last 3 years or so anxiety has been crippling my judgement and actions. Lost a couple of jobs. Soooooo...I guess my question is, is OCD a problem too? I have to wash my hands 30-40 times a day. Soemtimes I concentrate on my hands being dirty and forget what I'm doing and I get angry with snap when just the simplest things are not right, like: groceries on the floor, certain clothes dried, socks folded.....well maybe I just answered my question..hhuummm. Ok, I'm not on meds. Make me a zombie, have no time or can afford a T. But the anxiety comes on so quick; my heartrate goes out the roof, my brain is fogged and then I react and regret it later. Guess I just need some insight or maybe an over the counter med that can knock the edge off.

[peaches100]

Absolutely, yes! I have almost constant, chronic anxiety/worry that takes up large parts of my day and consciousness every day! I hate it so much! I am diagnosed with GAD.

I worry about every possible bad things that could happen in the future, and how i will be able to handle it. . .and then worry that i will not be able to handle it! Even when i am not consciously thinking about something worrisome, I can still physically feel the unsettled, anxious feeling underneath.

I even worry about "not worrying," because when i clear my mind and try to relax, i worry that i am letting down my guard and something bad could happen. I get physically exhausted by worrying so much. When i get too stressed out or anxious, i have to go to sleep to get away from it.

It is awful to feel keyed up all the time, and not be able to just chilll out. My therapist is constantly working with me to try to help me stay in the present moment and not worry about the past or future, and to help me learn how to relax.

[likewater]

Yes, I have constant anxiety. Sometimes I literally hide under covers.

[johnnmack102]

Yes,
anyone can have an anxiety problem but how can someone that he/she is suffer from this problem?

I also have continuous, chronic anxiety with some extreme panic attacks thrown in sometimes...it is extremely debilitating and frustrating.

It has not gone away since I was 15 (26 now) and I've tried almost everything to reduce it, cognitive therapy is really the only way I was able to reduce the constancy of it, however its intensity has not diminished at all...
I definitely relate to this thread.
Best wishes.

[BLUEDOVE]

Hi Guys,
I found out recently that GAD can in fact
be a SELF-ESTEEM ANXIETY.So I started to study how to raise mine,and I learned how to be
ASSERTIVE.Though I can still get it a little,I have improved enormously.Hope that helps.
Kind Regards,
BLUEDOVE

[InfiniteSadness]

Anything work as well as the Benzoa??? Natural or alternative?? i have yet to find something

Yes....some days way worse than others.

[LotusBloom]

Yes, GAD. Some days are worse than others, but I have found that yoga helps a great deal.

[hamster-bamster]

Have you guys tried vigourous cardio-vascular exercise that elevates the heart rate?

[Ipod1]

Yes yes yes. And it sucks *** living everyday like this.

[Hellion]

Yeah and it is rather exhausting.

[kala83]

in social setting like going to a club where I know only a few people.....I do seem to have anxiety issues.

Anxiety has been with me since I was about 6 years old. It never ever goes away, even though it occasionally recedes. When it is severe, I get OCD like symptoms. It wears me out a lot so I try not to over commit myself to outside activities. My ultra sensitive senses complicate it. Usually, I avoid places that overwhelm my senses, so my social life is quite limited.

My poor stomach is almost always in knots. Sometimes, I even get nasty headaches and tense back muscles. I also have a mild tremor.

I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Medication has helped.

I worry about everything.

[satellitemind]

I get high anxiety in any and every social situation.

[InfiniteSadness]

Yeah, its hard to just be myself in social situations. I feel like an Actor.

[Ceraphina]

I had constant anxiety and it was hard for me to even leave the house to get groceries. My last pdoc put me on Lyrica which is actually for fibromialgia. It really worked well for me. Now my new pdoc wants to take me off of it. I am very scared it will come back.

[Pikku Myy]

This sounds exactly like me three or so years ago I could not even go and get milk without someone being there with me Somehow in the past few years... I have learned when I get anxious... I still do, and I usually know the feeling in the morning however, my d/t does not want me off any meds... since I do seem semi balanced. Tried to ween my way off one of these... and the result was not happy Hugs and keep beliving in your inner self!!!!

Originally Posted by Ceraphina

I had constant anxiety and it was hard for me to even leave the house to get groceries. My last pdoc put me on Lyrica which is actually for fibromialgia. It really worked well for me. Now my new pdoc wants to take me off of it. I am very scared it will come back.