Nearly 1 in 10 Americans suffer from an anxiety disorder.
Anxiety disorders are chronic, irrational, and can intensify if untreated.
They chronically worry and are tense out of proportion to the actual events in their lives. People with GAD are often less impaired than sufferers of other anxiety disorders. They usually have sleep disorders and difficulty relaxing, tend to feel tired, have trouble concentrating, and often startle easily. GAD generally comes on gradually, sometimes beginning as early as childhood or adolescence, and symptoms can diminish with age. About one-third of adult cases begin in childhood.