Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

If you experience excessive anxiety and worry that you are unable to control, you may have GAD. Everyone worries, but some experience such distress that it can cause physical symptoms. Some symptoms of GAD are:

• Restlessness or feeling keyed up or on edge

• Being easily fatigued

• Difficulty concentrating or mind going blank

• Irritability

• Muscle tension

• Sleep disturbance

If you have GAD, then the problems you experience cause significant distress in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. If you can relate to these symptoms, and if your worry seems out of control, you may benefit from treatment. Contact the UWA Counseling Center.