Do You Have Generalised Anxiety Disorder?

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GAD Treatment

People have conditions. There is nothing out of normal, having Generalised anxiety disorder. It is just but a condition like any other. You, therefore, need to have no excessive worry about it. Accepting yourself the way you are is the first step towards a speedy recovery. If you don’t accept yourself, who will? Turning to drug and alcohol abuse won’t help. It only provides you with a temporary reprieve and entraps you into a deadly cycle. However, the good news is that there is a solution. Some of the treatment methods include:

1. Psychotherapy

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Psychotherapy is an effective method of combating GAD. Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) is one form of psychotherapy. It involves visiting a therapist to help you reduce the anxiety symptoms. Founded on the fact that negative thoughts cannot lead to anxiety rather the belief in the truth of these thoughts, CBT teaches you to gradually return those activities that you have continually avoided, and those that caused your anxiety. Overtime, you become accustomed to these activities and you recover from the disorder.

2. Anti-depressants

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Anti-depressants such as Serotonin Nor-epinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRI) and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors are normally used as a first-line defence against the condition. They act on brain chemicals of serotonin and epinephrine, which play a major role in causing anxiety. Beta-blockers and benzodiazepines such as alprazolam also help. These medications are taken daily but with the doctor’s prescription.

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Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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