In generalized anxiety disorder, the person does everything himself and generally prefers not to give work to anyone else. Before doing anything, he gathers serious information about what he is going to do. He scrutinizes a lot, makes difficult decisions, and cannot help but subject his decisions to intense questioning. He/she constantly seeks assurance regarding the work he/she will do and/or the people and events he/she will experience. He checks his work again and again, and sometimes he can reach a level where he can supervise and control the life of the person he is with. They become very protective of the people they love and constantly try to do things for them. They can never fully commit to certain situations because they know they will experience anxiety. They may find imaginary reasons not to do certain things. They are detail-oriented and procrastinators because they will examine the work they are doing down to the smallest detail. Generally, their concerns are about small or daily issues such as work life, financial situation, relationships, health, the condition of a loved one.
They feel excessive anxiety and concern about many events or activities that occur almost every day. The person has serious difficulty controlling his worries. Some people experience problems such as restlessness, excessive excitement or anxiety, getting tired easily, difficulty concentrating their thoughts, sensitivity, which we call irritability, sensitivity, restlessness, muscle tension, problems falling asleep and staying asleep, or restless and unrestful sleep.
In generalized anxiety disorder, people focus on the threat of the situation they will experience and make sense of the danger they experience or will experience in their brains based on its seriousness. In a way, it is not the event they have experienced or will experience that affects them, but how they make sense of this event in their brains. Their ability to cope with exaggerated danger thoughts improves and they experience the need to secure this with external support, they are constantly in anxiety and this harms themselves.
If I were to give a small example just to make it easier for you to understand what I am telling you; When they are alone at home and do not hear a sound (gunshot) from outside, they experience serious anxiety and think that someone with a gun may have entered the house. As a result of the anxiety they experience, they believe that everywhere and everything is in danger. Thinking that they are li, the idea that they should be on guard arises and they begin to wander around the house with a knife in their hands and look into the rooms.
They have a tendency to react negatively emotionally, cognitively and behaviorally to events or situations that are not fully clear. These people find uncertainty distressing and negative and try to avoid it at all costs, and in such situations they may not be able to function normally. There may be an attempt to avoid the threatening mental image and the physical distress that accompanies it.
Worry helps problem-solve and increases motivation. It makes one feel less upset about the negative consequences that may arise in the future, and with this anxiety, the person directly changes the outcome of events. We describe feeling a certain level of worry as a positive personality trait, but if this worry and anxiety recurs in an exaggerated manner and has reached a level that will harm the person's individual or social environment, the person should definitely seek professional support.
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