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You probably heard people talk of paralyzing fear. In the case of Generalized Anxiety Disorder, that figure of speech becomes a little more literal. While most people who suffer from GAD still function normally (albeit unhappily) and aren't likely to stand frozen out of fear, it cannot be denied that the disorder may result to poor job performance and disruptions on social interaction.
Practically anyone has experienced unnerving fear or anxiety of some sort. Some people recover in a mater of minutes; for others, it can take months. For people with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, bouts of excessive worrying can occur every day, for a period of up to 6 months. In more severe cases, it can take longer; and in some cases, can last indefinitely. Before you try to think about how anxiety becomes recurrent, it can help to first learn about what causes anxiety in the first place.
One of the reasons why people get GAD is a particular way of thinking. While excessive anxiety can be triggered by stress, it is actually brought by a range of root causes – chemical imbalance, nutritional imbalance, repressed emotions, stress and a person's perception and thought process.
People who tend to think in black-and-white (seeing yourself as either competent or totally useless), jump to conclusions (he-didn't-smile-so-he-hates-you mentality) and over-generalize (believing that if you fail now you will always fail) are prone to worrying too much. If you are too hard on yourself, or a very rigid pessimist, you would most likely indulge in frequent self-bashing and worrying.
Repressed emotions, especially on the course of traumatic events such as the death of a loved one, can also cause GAD. Chemical or hormonal imbalance is also regarded as a cause, although scientists can't really point out the exact variables that can result to GAD. If you lack in essential nutrients, you may also suffer from GAD eventually.
Stress is also often pointed at as a cause of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. However, some scientists argue that stress only acts as a trigger. The thing is, people normally stress over relationships, finances and health problems. The problem is that, with GAD, worrying is amplified and may result to anxiety attacks and other physical and psychological manifestations of the disorder.
The human brain is a tricky subject – and Generalized Anxiety Disorder is related to that particular part of the body. That is why despite advancement in technology and updated knowledge, finding out the specific reason why a certain person worries too much, can take time. It can be one of the five reasons mentioned, or a combination of some. Only one thing is sure – there is something that can be done, but only after one accepts that too much anxiety can't be normal.
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