What are the most common dangers associated with generalized anxiety disorder?

What are the most common dangers associated with generalized anxiety disorder?

Christopher Reist (Academic Psychiatrist, Co-Author of “Psychiatry”) gives expert video advice on: What are the common treatments for generalized anxiety disorder?; Is there anything I can do to avoid developing generalized anxiety disorder? and more...

The danger of generalized anxiety disorder or other mental illnesses is incapacitation; when the worry is so out of control that you can't focus on things. It really distracts you from the tasks at hand. So, if you're trying to get a job done or you're trying to function in a social situation, and the anxiety is so severe, this becomes very difficult. There are other dangers such as substance abuse; if a person with GAD starts to use alcohol or other sedatives to deal with their anxiety.