With GAD, the source of the worry changes, but the worry itself is present most of the time and is significant enough to interfere with the person’s ability to function normally.
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). GAD causes excessive worry about different activities, events, and people. With GAD, the source of the worry changes, but the worry itself is present most of the time and is significant enough to interfere with the person’s ability to function normally. Most people with GAD wish they could stop worrying, but they feel powerless to do so.