Generalized anxiety disorder（GAD） is an affective disease. The core symptoms are excessive worry.By summarizing emotional therapy theory and western cognitive behavioral therapy

the authors put forward emotional therapy thought of "thought restricting fear"for GAD. Excessive worry involves thought and fear

as well as function of spleen and kidney. Excessive "thought"is the main cause of the disease

while great forethought and getting the source is the treating method. The authors propose that the core idea of "thought restricting fear"emotional therapy for GAD is finding the source of events behind the emotions. By leading "thought"of positive effect

patients may reexamine the understanding and emotional responses on specific events to treat the disease.