Like panic attacks I let worry happen and get it over with using the same techniques I use to get rid of panic attacks. Most worry is either unrealistic or has an answer. Very similar to panic, Yes.
This too may be related to burn out also.
Depression leads to worry, worry leads to depression. A tool is needed to wedge its way into this circle and stop it turning. And like a wedge this tool has to start off small and get bigger opening the space between the two and leaving room for something else to break up the cycle. But the wedge is only a tool, it needs some one to wield it. The same someone who is spinning the circle has to wield the wedge. Some people can not or will not.
GAD, ending in disorder says to me that as a disorder, not a disease should be treatable with some hope of success.
People who are depressed or sad often worry. In fact, worry is one
of the most common symptoms of anxiety in depression. People who worry
all the time may meet the formal diagnostic criteria for generalized
anxiety disorder (GAD).
GAD is an anxiety disorder characterized
by excessive or unrealistic worry over many issues including work,
school, health and family. The intensity, duration or frequency of the
anxiety and worry is far out of proportion to the actual likelihood or
impact of the feared event. In addition, people with GAD may experience:
Both
depression & anxiety are characterized by negative repetitive
thinking. Although the specific content may be different, the underlying
processes may be similar.
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