1. Generalized anxiety disorder is normal anxiety people experience day to day.
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2. Generalized anxiety disorder is chronic and exaggerated worry and tension, even though nothing seems to provoke it.
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3. Generalized anxiety disorder is sometimes characterized by always anticipating disaster, often worrying excessively about health, money, family, or work.
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4. Unlike many other anxiety disorders, people with generalized anxiety disorder characteristically avoid certain situations as a result of their disorder.
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5. Generalized anxiety disorder comes on gradually and most often hits people in childhood or adolescence, but can begin in adulthood, too.
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6. Generalized anxiety disorder is diagnosed when someone spends at least 6 months worried excessively about a number of everyday problems.
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7. Treatment for generalized anxiety disorder may include a medication called buspirone, cognitive-behavioral therapy, relaxation techniques, and biofeedback to control muscle tension.
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8. Generalized anxiety disorder is the same thing as panic disorder.
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9. In America, more than 19 million people are affected by anxiety disorders, but not necessarily generalized anxiety disorder.
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