Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a type of anxiety disorder that causes a consistent state of anxiousness and worry, even when there is no direct or clear cause for it. Around 1 in 25-28 people in UK have GAD, with likely many more showing one or more symptoms, and in the US around 3% of the adult population have GAD also. But before we go into detail about GAD, what is Anxiety?

Medical gaslighting is a form of manipulation that makes an individual question their very sanity, and it’s been a problem for a long time. It has been mentioned every time I’ve coached someone, and I’ve actually been present when it happened to my partner in regard to her four illnesses. It’s something that needs greater focus, and whilst it is a minority of the medical community that does this, it still needs to be dealt with.