How to Use generalized anxiety disorder in a Sentence

generalized anxiety disorder

noun

• The number one sign of a generalized anxiety disorder is constant worry that gets in the way of doing everyday tasks.
  — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 3 Apr. 2019
• On average, patients with generalized anxiety disorder miss more days of work per month than their colleagues who are not suffering from it.
  — Marija Butkovic, Forbes, 11 July 2022
• In the months that followed, Birch was also diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder.
  — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 4 Apr. 2022
• As someone with generalized anxiety disorder, people sometimes write off my desire to uphold masking as anxiety.
  — Jessica Jones, M.s., R.d., SELF, 21 May 2021
• Fully half met the criteria for generalized anxiety disorder.
  — Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2022
• Another, with generalized anxiety disorder, couldn't stop worrying about whether their daughter traveling from another country was at risk.
  — NBC News, 19 Mar. 2020
• Benzos are mainly used to treat anxiety disorders, such as phobias, panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder.
  — Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2019
• Look, homes, these random fixations sound to me like generalized anxiety disorder, says Claudio, caused by the conditions inherent to late capitalism.
  — Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
• Lexapro is an antidepressant used to treat depression and generalized anxiety disorder, according to the Mayo Clinic.
  — Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
• Emma says she was originally diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and mild depression.
  — Jacqueline Andriakos, SELF, 12 Dec. 2018
• Some evidence suggests patients with generalized anxiety disorders may benefit from floating.
  — Nathaniel Morris, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2018
• Women are more likely to be diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder than men and more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression, according to the Mayo Clinic.
  — Megan Marples, CNN, 4 May 2022
• People with agoraphobia, or a fear of crowds, might also not want to interact, and that may include on the phone, and people with generalized anxiety disorder might also worry about what could happen on a call too, says Petrozziello.
  — Stephanie Dolgoff, Good Housekeeping, 17 July 2021
• In the United States, generalized anxiety disorder affects up to 4% of the population, or as many as 9 million people nationwide.
  — A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2021
• Cannistraro, 52, has generalized anxiety disorder and has never taken medication for it.
  — Lindsey Tanner, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2022
• The risk of developing generalized anxiety disorder, a state of mind characterized by feeling anxious and a sense of impending danger or panic, is also 21% higher in urban than rural dwellers.
  — Andrea Mechelli, Quartz, 26 Dec. 2019
• The study involved 198 adults with generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD, a disabling form of anxiety that affects about 1 in 10 people over the course of a year.
  — Jon Hamilton, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
• The most common disorders in youngsters are separation anxiety, social anxiety and generalized anxiety disorder.
  — Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2017
• One 2014 study examined the effects of thunder jackets on dogs diagnosed with separation anxiety or generalized anxiety disorder.
  — Lori Keong, Marie Claire, 12 Oct. 2017
• The results from drugmaker Mindmed tested several doses of LSD in patients with moderate-to-severe generalized anxiety disorder, with the benefits lasting as long as three months.
  — Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
• As its name suggests generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) involves a pathological response to everyday challenges like worries over money, work deadlines, and parenting.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 26 Mar. 2020
• Scientific studies show that Kundalini yoga is effective in lowering generalized anxiety disorder and more effective than stress education.
  — Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021
• One woman’s generalized anxiety disorder is this woman’s superior situational awareness.
  — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
• Doctors diagnosed him with generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, according to the documents.
  — Vikki Ortiz, chicagotribune.com, 19 June 2018
• In fact, anxiety comes in many different forms, including generalized anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, and can be the result of a combination of genetics, trauma, environment, and other factors.
  — Sponsored Content With Pure Farmaceuticals, Houston Chronicle, 29 July 2019
• Researchers concluded in 2011 that African-Americans who suffered racial discrimination were more likely to suffer generalized anxiety disorder, González noted.
  — Peggy O’Hare, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Jan. 2018
• Different types of anxiety disorders include generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder and separation anxiety disorder.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 19 May 2021
• Anxiety disorders There are a number of anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and bipolar disorder, among others.
  — Ginger Christ, cleveland.com, 7 Mar. 2018
• And if the unrelenting worry is accompanied by anxiety symptoms such as irritability, difficulty concentrating, muscle tension, fatigue and poor sleep, that person may be suffering from something called generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).
  — Jelena Kecmanovic, Houston Chronicle, 24 Dec. 2019
• Persistent, excessive worry might signal one of several anxiety disorders, like generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, or separation anxiety disorder, according to the Mayo Clinic.
  — Rachel Nall, Msn, SELF, 18 Aug. 2022