Posted by torachan on June 1, 2008, at 14:43:27
In reply to Chemical Anxiety Vs. Generalized Anxiety, posted by Gary_SSRI_Guy on June 1, 2008, at 10:12:35
> It seems all the literature suggest people with anxiety are classified into GAD, which suggests that people are worriers and under tons of stress, etc.
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> In my case, none of that exhists. In fact, it's just the opposite. I have no stress other than the anxiety I get day in and day out. With this said, I honestly believe it is a chemical inbalance. And it runs in my family.
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> I just wonder why there isn't more literature on the chemical imbalance vs. Generalized Anxiety disorder.
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> GaryOh man, does this ever sound familiar to me. I first had panic attacks in my early adulthood, and for some reason developed this behavioral/living pattern which tends to shun occupational and social involvement. Financially I'm being supported by my Mother who apparently has no problem with it, even though I do feel guilty with this aspect. Consequentially, I don't have the typical stressors that normal people have ie; paying the bills, maintaining mortgage payments, dealing with work related stress, etc, and yet I still experience anxiety daily at barely tolerable levels at times.
I strongly believe too that it must be an ingrained genetic abnormality as I've always felt myself struggling with some form of anxiety and depression way back since early childhood. I think why my Mother have no problem supporting me is a combination of the fact I stopped breathing when I was a baby just born and had a high white blood cell count, and she always shielded me from any responsibility as child/teen, so when she know definitively that I had a problem once I had my panic attacks she made the connection. Also, I abused alcohol and drugs extensively as a teen.
But I do think there is some merit in what Phillipa said. The few times I had jobs or participated in post-secondary education--currently working towards a BA at age 36--I've felt my anxiety somewhat more manageable and my mood improves somewhat as well. But still, the aggravating day-to-day anxiety is still there, I just learn to cover it up better or ignore it better when socially involved.
John
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