Generalized anxiety disorder is a persistent state of stress and worry
Under the Diagnostic Statistical Manual, generalized anxiety disorder is the emotional and psychological state of exaggerated and persistent worry, stress, and anxiety over a future adverse event without a realistic or reasonable basis for such beliefs.
People diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder tend to excessively worry about their health, finances, and work. The symptoms include being frequently agitated and fatigued, difficulties in concentration and memory, tightness in muscles around the neck and back, insomnia, and experiencing an overload of racing thoughts and fears.
