[-jimi-]

I see it develop and I have no idea how to deal with it. It's one of those things I always said at least I don't have THAT.

I've had GAD like periods but they ended but now I don't come out of it anymore.

One of my biggies is anticipation. Even if it is a tiny thing that is going to happen I can't function until it's done.

Good grief!

[gayleggg]

Have you spoke to your doctor about your anxiety? He might could give you something for it or offer other suggestion. I use medication but also believe breathing exercises to be crucial to keep it from escallating into panic. There are several methods. I just silently count to ten when I breathe in and slowly let the breath out. I do it ten times then see if it's better if not I start over. Hope this helps.

[-jimi-]

I already have meds for anxiety. They seem useless for this new stuff since I dwell and worry more than I'm tense and shaky if that makes sense.

I see my doc once a year and it's a new doc every time and they don't expect me to have new issues since I've been with them for like 15 years. I don't have therapists and that stuff just a doc for meds. I kind of need to figure out what I need to do mentally to fix this..... and on my own.

[vans1974]

From my understanding GAD may be hereditary and is generally considered to be a chemical illness. For a complete and accuate diagnosis of GAD a psychiatrist would have to follow the DSM-IV-TR criteria, and then could provide proper treatment. Best of luck!

[-jimi-]

Unfortunately it's not uncommon in Asperger's. I used to wonder why other aspies worried so much, sigh. I feel like I'm being punished for not getting it.... Now I do.

It's flipping hard to turn the worry off. It's a worry about different things but the worry is exaggerated. I'm scared someone will ring the doorbell, I'm afraid of my landlord, I'm afraid people will be mad at me, I'm afraid opening my mail... I can't even explain what I expect. More and more I can only relax when I know I have a long stretch without anything I need to do or have fixed or whatnot. People expect me to come visit and when I pack I feel so stressed out. I can't relax until things are done with. I lose more and more life just waiting.

They say you should have a special worry time where you are allowed to dwell and when it is up you are no longer allowed to think about the worries. I know I tried it before but maybe I didn't try hard enough?

[Disturbed0114]

Originally Posted by jimi...

I see it develop and I have no idea how to deal with it. It's one of those things I always said at least I don't have THAT.

I've had GAD like periods but they ended but now I don't come out of it anymore.

One of my biggies is anticipation. Even if it is a tiny thing that is going to happen I can't function until it's done.

Good grief!

Oh, I'm new here. Just wanted to say I didn't seek help for (mental issues) until last summer, diagnosed with major depression. (I really feel that I was misdiagnosed) The most recent medication they put me on worsened my anxiety, and when I told my doctor it wasn't working, and the anxiety was worse (then it ever was) they just upped my dosage of this wonderful anti-depressant medicine that was supposed to treat depression, PTSD, and even anxiety, ha. After all that, I stopped taking the med and now all I do is self-medicate.

[RoseInterrupted]

Originally Posted by Disturbed0114

The most recent medication they put me on worsened my anxiety, and when I told my doctor it wasn't working, and the anxiety was worse (then it ever was) they just upped my dosage of this wonderful anti-depressant medicine that was supposed to treat depression, After all that, I stopped taking the med and now all I do is self-medicate.

How long were you on that latest medication? I only ask because sometimes the meds actually make the illness worse for a short time and then after several weeks, the illness will begin flattening out again before finally becoming better.