When your anxiety becomes a problem
What was the moment for you when you realized what you were doing, everyday all the time, was now a problem and not just a cute quirk? I think mine was the one time I had an anxiety attack because my friend wouldn’t put his windshield wipers down. It had been raining and he shut the car off mid wipe. I instantly felt fear and was certain we were gonna crash if we got back in the vehicle The following day was I did my first google search...
For me, I've know for some time I had anxiety but it used to only affect my mental health. Like 3 years ago, it started affecting my physical health. I couldn't sleep, and I would wake up in the middle of the night with anxious thoughts. I would also start eating, and a few bites in, I'd start to feel nauseous and didn't finish my plate. I lost like 15 pounds in 5 weeks and thats when I noticed that this was serious! I tried to find a therapist, bit no luck. Eventually I got better on my own 🤷🏻♀️ But now, when anxiety gets bad, I always have to watch out for those symptoms.
I was living in my apartment at the time. The night before, while I was asleep, my anxiety suddenly hit me like I've never experienced before. It wasn't morning yet but I couldn't go to sleep after it happened. I stayed up most of the morning, sitting outside on my porch, thinking. That was when I realized I needed to get help. So I started getting into self help books and made my first appointment with an anxiety therapist.
