Sarah asked:


I’m 14, and I’ve been studying GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder).
I fit and have fit many of the symptoms most of my life, such as worrying constantly about small problems and letting them plague my mind. I never feel completely happy, I’m always worried about something. I try to stop worrying, but I end up doing it anyway. It stresses me out alot and I feel really hopeless about it. I also at a few points have had small panic attacks, a really sudden feeling of horror like something awful just happened, when nothing bad happened at all. I can’t name a specific time when these things started to bother me or when they bother me currently, it’s really random. I also have a problem with almost passing out suddenly. I’ll stand and things will just fade out.
I know many teens think they have mental problems or.. but that’s why I’ve avoided bringing this up to my parents or anyone.
My dad suffers from an anxiety disorder that I’m not sure of, but I think it might be GAD or Panic Disorder