[butterfly1187]

So i have GAD and sometimes i can be ok and other times my fears can last weeks. Lately my abnormal fears have been about my cats. I keep having these fears that their sick or something is wrong when there is nothing wrong with them. Last year one of my cats got sick with a high fever and thankfully got better but now and than i will look at them and see something that makes me think their sick but in reality nothing is wrong with either of them. Sometimes iwhen i have these fears i want to lie on my couch and hide from the world. It's difficult to do my favorite things like watching anime or playing video games. Or my hobby of making jewelry. In 2012 my dad passed away and i was devastated. We were so close and he died so suddenly. I have had GAD most of my life i think but i wasn't diagnosed with it till 7 years ago. I feel like my my dad's death has made my GAD worse and that my fears have increased even more. I need help. I take medicine but it doesn't seem to help much. I need to know what i can do to stop myself from worrying and obsessing over these abnormal fears. Please can someone help?

[phobiagirl]

I'm sorry you're having such a hard time with your symptoms. I don't personally have experience with GAD (I have a specific phobic anxiety disorder), but if the medication isn't doing the job, you should seek help from a psychiatrist specializing in GAD. You may need to up the dosage, or switch meds. Also it always helps to get non-medication treatment as well like cognitive behavioral therapy for example.

Try to hang in there, and definitely search for a psychiatrist in your area

[birdpumpkin]

I'm the same way butterfly1187. And when I had several cats (all lost to fire 6 months ago) I was always worried about something and running to the vet. The receptionist knows my voice. I didn't have to tell her who it was - she always just asked which cat I was making an appointment for. Now that I'm left catless (except for 1 new one) and we've got our house in, which I found a billion things to be worried about and didn't think I'd make it through the whole process - things have settled with all that and my focus is now on bills. I never used to worry about them at all, but it seems since our fire everything has been magnified 100 times, like for you after the loss of your dad, and I panic about them. I was lying in bed this morning thinking how we owe so much in property tax and how are we going to do it, and I've discovered we're behind on internet/phone and insurance, and I was panicking this week til we got the electric bill paid off we were behind on. I understand how you feel. I'm a reader and study a couple languages for hobbies and just can't concentrate or feel like it. I wish I could give you some helpful advice. Just know you're not alone.

[lizzyjb]

I have a lot of stupid fears about not to be able of pay bills or taxes or mortgage and lost my home. I have no job and my husband is a self employed who has less and less work every day. Less work means less money.
I wake every morning with a new fear so my level anxiety grows and grows.
I can understand how you feel and I know how difficult is most of times try to calm my mind.
I make my own jewelry too but sometimes I'm not able to do any other things that lye in my sofa crying, fearing and shivering.
I can't tell you how to deal with it because I'm not able to do it myself. Best wishes, you are not alone.