#Generalized Anxiety Disorder Symptoms

[sanguinewolves]

just. ugh. youll say “i am experiencing something that is a literal textbook symptom of the disorder i have” and nts will tell you youre making it up and its obviously not a real thing

[enbycrip]

I don’t think I can really separate out how my autism and my ADHD affect me. The autistic and the ADHD features interact in some ways that are just straight-up unhelpful, and others in ways that are really unhelpful for dealing with a really NTcentric world.

And they then both interact with my physical chronic illnesses too.

I really wish there was more talk about how neurodivergence and chronic illnesses interact and intersect, given how many of us are affected.

Executive dysfunction and chronic fatigue in particular are an *incredibly* destructive combination. Particularly when you add anxiety to it. The amount my ability to do literally anything just falls over when I don’t have my anti-anxiety medication is almost ridiculous, because anxiety eats executive dysfunction and generates fatigue like a Guinea Pig turns kale into poop. And *then* of course I have an autistic meltdown due to overstimulation and can’t do fucking anything.

This is why I live in fear of my doctor deciding to cut my Venlafaxine dose. It also has the handy effect of raising my blood pressure so the POTS becomes slightly less debilitating.

[serenityquest]

[viscer-aa]

I think it’s actually a massive crock of bullshit that generalized anxiety disorder is still understood in the general public consciousness to mean “oh I’m just scared/nervous all the time” instead of the fact that the disorder makes your body mimic cardiac symptoms over shit that doesn’t even consciously register as anxiety-inducing. I’m not feeling anxious emotionally at all I’m not nervous over most of my triggers but my body has decided it’s time to constrict my breathing and make me uncomfortably aware of my heartbeat for the next FIVE HOURS and have all of my energy sapped away for the day even though I haven’t fucking done anything yet.

[unsolicitedadvicecatlady]

When they mess up my drink order, I don't say shèt.

I've got too much social anxiety for that kind of confrontation.

I just sit there and drink it and try my hardest to not make a face because my memory issues won't let me encode into my brain that what I think I'm about to taste is not actually what I'm picking up right now.

mmm... so warm... wh ... what is this??? please be soy please be soy please be soy

[bandedbulbussnarfblat]

so i have managed to get zero writing done, bc i'm out of my adhd meds. and cvs says they are on backorder so it could be a while before i get them. but i NEED them. and the store just expects you to personally call every other cvs nearby and ask them if they have what you need. you know, instead of just doing it themselves, like they should bc it's their goddamn job to see their clients receive their medication. and i cannot function without it. but i hate making phone calls, my social anxiety is so bad that i get super nervous and can barely make it through the conversation without crying. it's not fair. adhd meds like adderall have been hard to get for over a year. and my goddamn insurance won't pay for it anyway, so I'm gonna have to pay out of pocket.

[blueheartedwolf]

I wish I could find a doctor that wants to find out what’s actually wrong with me instead of recommending prescriptions to address the symptoms. I’m so tired of being recommended ibuprofen for debilitating pain. Tired of relaying my medical history to a new doctor and getting the same furrowed brow and shrugging shoulders I get every time. Tired of having so-called medical professionals ask why I need a cane if I’m able to walk down their clinic hallway without it. When will someone fucking help me?

[ajxrn-archive]

I’m going to. rip my fucking hair out.

[mentalhealth11blog]

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for anxiety is a type of psychotherapy that helps individuals manage and overcome their anxiety by identifying and changing negative patterns of thinking and behavior. CBT is based on the idea that our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are all interconnected, and that by changing the way we think and behave, we can change how we feel. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy For Anxiety with the individual to identify the thoughts and beliefs that contribute to their anxiety symptoms. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps the individual challenge and reframe these thoughts, which can help reduce anxiety.

[seventh-district]

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[br1ghtestlight]

people on twitter being like "if your anxiety is so bad that you cant cook for yourself you should probably be institutionalized" would absolutely HATE to see how my life was in like 2019 lmao

[cranraspberry]

cried to my mom abt how I’m stressed out and running out of money and she hung up on me and then sent me a bunch of links to mental health resources I would have to pay to access

[cuntstable]

lrb like actually genuinely the way people here have made fun of anxiety disorders in the past…. thousand medieval torture methods on you all like actually what is wrong with some of you

[sureuncertainty]

officially covid negative!!

[leporellian]

funniest thing abt leporello is how everyone refers to him as a coward when in reality he is having like completely normal reactions to everything going on around him. like yeah if i ended up face to face with a statue of the guy i watched get murdered literally earlier that day, and it was a statue that was Very Much Not There Before Yet Could Not Have Been Made in That Amount Of Time in an Earthly Way, and it was fucking MOVING AROUND TO LOOK AT ME, maybe i would be kind of scared too idk