Living with generalized anxiety disorder

I used to be a GAD sufferer but thankfully I recovered and overcame...let me tell you all, it was just plain torture like a living nightmare that I would not wish on my worst enemies.

I was diagnosed with GAD at 13 a few weeks after moving to Texas. It’s not easy to “just calm down” or “relax”. Even when you think you are, the unwanted negative thoughts pop up randomly in your head. The whole point of GAD is an anxiety that is hard to control, even when everything is supposedly okay. I hope society has more compassion and understanding when it comes to people with GAD.

Hi guys love the video but I'm a native English teacher and i had to pause it twice just to read all the words before they disappear. I consider myself quite a fast reader so I can't imagine how hard it would be for someone whose first language isn't English. Please be more lenient for the non native speakers who must have to watch it on 0.5x speed. A modified slower version would be so great 🙏💜 great job, great illustration though. I'll have to find a slower one to explain my GAD to my Spanish speaking colleagues 💜

I hate that we always need something to feel normal pills alcohol etc it’s so hard

Nikki is me 💀

I have been having constant and unbearable anxiety because of my work
Dr. Adam is life saver. Thank you

Does a person with gad ever go to remission without any treatment or therapy? Because in my case I had excessive worry for almost 7+ months and the felt better for a while and again it happened and now it's literally chronic for me.. please help

Excellent video, thank you 🙂

Its a constant struggle, minute by minute, dont fight it though! People will say, NOOO, do not accept it but having dealt with GAD for as long as I can remember, at the age of 36 I have come to accept it and manage it as best I can. Its hard but you can live with it, after all, its the only life youve got. Never let it overwhelm you, stop checkin on yourself every second to see how you feel, like an ocean it ebbs and flows. Dont believe the BS that marketing sells us, constantly looking for joy and happiness or filling up the void with materialism. Ive tried medication, exercise etc.... Though they help, the anxiety always lingers. Kratom has helped alot though. for me atleast. Hope you can all live the best life you can.

I would go to bed happy theb the next morning am all sad

Am like nikki

Generalized Anxiety Disorder is one of my many Disorders, it's tough.

I think I just got misdiagnosed. I’m just stressed sometimes

At a young age, I was diagnosed with anxiety.
I was mistreated and taken advantage of due to my condition I question my behavior and so on.
Now being older makes me just try to push society to understand Anxiety and other mental illnesses.
Is not fair for us to feel the need to hide and create so much negativity in our minds.
It's not easy to say stop thinking or putting yourself through this but is not that is the way our minds function, so I'll say it be strong, I care for you and you are amazing.

I came across this video because I still find it hard to understand my anxiety, I search for answers and I'm curious about others who go through this too.

Love, a long lost friend

I was literally scared to paint a rock in art, overthinking everything, like how tf I tell my parents was going on my in mind, I was scared to paint a rock!

The worst thing is though when someone's trying to help you which is great but when your asked why your upset or feeling anxious and its so hard to put a pin on it because you really don't have a bloody clue

Does hyperthyroidism cause or worsen GAD? I have hyperthyroidism and learn that it causes irritability and anxiety. I don't know if my brain neurological pathway has been altered because of hyperthyroidism and am constantly feeling on edge.

The music at the end when the helplines and credits pop up, lol

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THIS IS ME

La Finalidad del Arte es Sanar‚ si no cura no es Verdadero ❤️

Honestly to think I didn’t know I had GAD but just thought I was crazy is… crazy. I didn’t realize others don’t normally doom everything or think about things all the time 😳

So a white girl is carefree and normal but a brown girl is overthinking? So this is how you imply that we have low intelligence?

Is anyone else always focused on there breathing or just me?

I have generalized anxiety disorder I can’t relax at all. The only time where I feel like I can is when I’m unconscious, when I’m sleeping. It’s impossible everything is so loud.

I was diagnosed with G.A.D over three years ago

I have never felt a connection to something as strongly as this. It was always hard to put it into words, and describe what I feel. Thank you, you helped me understand a little more about myself.

nobody will know how hard it feels for us who got identified af with nikki

I have severe anxiety and don’t like to talk about it with anyone because I feel nobody understands these thoughts I have or how it feels.
I feel better coming to these videos and reading the comments.

I have GAD and this is spot on. It’s intensely stressful and it’s developed for me to the point where I’m having panic seizures

Are there videos about those people who are clinically diagnosed with a Severe Anxiety Disorder? I don't think it's spoken about enough, my attacks get to the point where I will pass out, and not know how long I was out for. The last attack I was hospitalized. I don't want to live with this I never asked for it and I just want to know i can't be the only one with it. I also am diagnosed with a Severe Panic Disorder, PTSD and OCD. I can't be the only one.

Anxiety is real I was a person that I use to no believe in none of this I used to say only weak minded people get this now here I am going through it everyday I'm fighting against myself 😭 there is times when I just want to die I wish none of this was real.. the feelings I get shortness of breath feeling down all the time being alone this is real I definitely don't wish this on anyone please God take this away.. 😭

This is a line from a rap song that sort of stuck with me...."you talk about having a bad day? Im living life like that"

Me too if I get heart palpitations I get so anxious

I am Nikki, Since 1 year....
May b 60days out of 365days were fine.
I wanna become normal like before.
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This has been my life since primary school (like 20 years), has anyone else been struggling a long time too?

I feel anxious a lot of the time, but sometimes it hits really hard and i panic that i might snap or act out of control and hurts somebody or just look crazy.
Does anyone fear that their intrusive thoughts will control their actions even tho you would never do such a thing, or is it just me?

I just been diagnosed with this and I feel so distant I get uncomfortable around my own friends and family, I’m not working, my surroundings get uncomfortable, hard time falling asleep occasionally and when I do sleep my dreams are always dark and stormy or creepy looking sunsets and it always seems like I’m running away… I just want this to stop. Edit- I’ve been diagnosed with severe adhd and this is a package deal

GAD has destroyed my life. Im like a walking pharmacy

I think I have anxiety but I don’t know how to tell anyone.

I don't want to struggle anymore. I want peace.

My husband was diagnosed with GAD, among other things, 10 years ago. He has been on medication and is doing amazing. His anxiety is virtually nonexistent. Please understand that those of us who love people with GAD find it VERY DIFFICULT to live with you on a daily basis. His chemical imbalances almost wrecked our marriage. We do not want to seem cruel, but we can't understand. And then add in the fact that we are treated poorly (with irritation, curt words, anger, etc) by you causes hurts that run deep. You are not the only one who suffers. Please keep that in mind the next time you get frustrated because we are not reacting the way you think we should. Your behavior can be abusive.

Is anyone else here really good at helping others who might have anxiety as they know all the tricks but really struggle when it's them?

I recently got diagnosed with GAD and I relate to every single one of these lol

I've been thinking I have this for about 2-3 years but still undiagnosed. I don't know if I'm ever gonna go to therapist. If it isn't GAD, it has to be something else because I know I'm not alright 😞

For those who are getting help, I'm so very happy for you.
For those that aren't, I hope we'll get help someday.

im currently experiencing this lately too. i mean it has been for years but this it kinda got worser. i stopped hitting myself on the wall but i still had the urge to self harm just to forgive myself from thinking that everyone hates me and its my fault(eventhough its not) i always like imagine scenarios which causes it to be more worse? like i had anxiety attack where im hungry for air. and my feelings changed so quick. i can be happy, sad, angry in less than 10 mins. its very stressful and heavy when other people were there too(eg someone i love) i feel like im just a burden. its just too much. im thinking too much and have migraines for weeks. i actually am still trying to convince my parents to send me to a psychiatrist but i dont get their attention much due to childhood trauma im also worried and scared to tell them i need help. its been interfering my studies as well i cant even focus in class i need to focus on 2 things. by touching and hearing or touching, hearing and writing just to focus on what that person is talking about. do any of you know what it means? like do i really need to convince my parents to go to a psychiatrist? :D bc i dont think im normal and i really want to cure as fast as i can to be normal :(

crying in the school bathroom for feeling embarassed and overwhelmed about even talking. my anxiety is always seeking any type of isolation

I just bawled my eyes out watching this because this illness is terrible to deal with

what about those of us that feel worse than this with no identifiable cause... its a bug bear of mine. Like I'm sure alot of us wish our GAD was as mild as the stereotypical cases.

I just want this headache to go away 💔 I’m not even asking for a cure to anything