The Space between "Now" and "Then"

Keep in mind that I am not an expert, or a professional psychologist. This comes from myself and text I get my facts from. 
This..is your next lesson if you choose to accept it:

ANXIETY
IF you are a working/college kid/dealing with kids American, then I'm pretty sure you experience some form or another of anxiety. One of the biggest ones is test anxiety and for me when I know I got a test comin' up, my pencil is flattened with teeth marks. When you get finished reading this lesson about anxiety you're probably going to think "crap! I have generalized anxiety disorder!! AAHHHHHH *puches the person nearest to you and screams* Okay, you probably won't take it that far but none-the-less let me assure you that unless you are clinically diagnosed by a professional, chances that you have this are about 50/50. So to prevent you from diagnosing yourself (please refrain) I have developed a list that differentiates normal anxiety vs. abnormal anxiety. So from the top: There are 3 thought features that distinguish the two. 1. You have crazy-ass (pardon my french) thoughts... totally irrational. Say for example, I call Tyler and he doesn't answer. The normal thing to do is to think, "oh he's sleeping, he's in the shower, he's doing something completely normal that people usually do everyday" you get the point. But if I have an anxiety disorder I'll automatically assume the worst. "Oh my gosh he got in a car wreck, he's dead lying in a ditch somewhere, he's wearing concrete over shoes!!" 2. The thoughts are uncontrollable! So until he calls me back or answers the phone I'm going to FREAK OUT!!!! And finally, the thoughts are disruptive. It's all I'll think about for like... Hours. 
Okay, now kids remember what I said about diagnosing yourself, I know it's tempting but please try not to. Here is what generalized anxiety looks like: 
1. Excessive worry and apprehension everyday for at least 6 MONTHS. That's finally when a therapist will let you know that yes, you do have an anxiety disorder.
2. I (again using myself as an example) find it difficult to control the worry. Like I said early I will freak if he doesn't answer the bloody phone.
3. Restlessness. I can't sit still (yes I know I already have that issue...don't remind me) Even just sitting still it's way too hard, and I have to do something constantly
4. Easily Fatigued. It's 3 o'clock and I want to go to bed what's going on?
5. Difficulty concentrating. I can't even read a paragraph in a book without have to read it again and again and again! It sucks
6. Irritability. I'll beat the crap out of you for looking at me the wrong way. 
7. Muscle tension. My muscles in my back and neck will kill me for weeks
8. Sleep disturbance. I will wake up constantly during the night. If I go to sleep at 12, and get up at 8 I'll get like maybe 5.5 hours of sleep.
Here's a side note to remember- This disorder and these symptoms are NOT related to the use of substance or medication. Alright here ya go! Blog number 2! Thanks again for reading!! Lesson 3: Phobias!