"Generalised anxiety disorder is where you feel anxious most of the time." From the NHS website on GAD.
Truer words have never been said! LOL.
I find life with anxiety challenging. My GAD means I'm anxious all the time! I have no idea what the trigger is, most of the time it feels like there isn't even a trigger.
The anxiety with my mental health issues and autism is a massive tornado that spins me round and leaves me feeling drained and generally unwell.
Also from the NHS site - "
GAD can also have a number of physical symptoms, including:
dizziness
tiredness
a noticeably strong, fast or irregular heartbeat (palpitations)
muscle aches and tension
trembling or shaking
dry mouth
excessive sweating
shortness of breath
stomach ache
feeling sick
headache
pins and needles
difficulty falling or staying asleep (insomnia)"
I suffer from most of the above. When I was in hospital they kept saying I was imagining the majority of symptoms and disregarded both the autism and anxiety, even though I have confirmed diagnosis of both!
The physical effects of the anxiety are worse than the feelings of anxiousness. I find with the physical side effects I'm in constant pain, have headaches and dizziness with nausea.
Does anyone else relate to this with their own anxiety?
Mine pulls me down. I went from feeling anxious with digestive upset and pains to now with headache, dizziness and nausea. It feels like someone is squeezing the sides of my head. FFS.
Another member said earlier that he misses when he just had to deal with autism and until he did I hadn't realised how I feel like that.
I miss when I was a kid to be honest. All my family was alive and except for some autistic challenges I wasn't having any other problems.
I'm watching a movie now in the hopes it will distract me and ease these symptoms.