I've had anxiety for several years due to past DV. I was also diagnosed with PTSD but my then-therapist thought I'd recovered from the PTSD after finishing EMDR therapy one year ago.
Something I've become aware of lately is how nervous (and I dare say paranoid) I am when I'm outside alone.
I really hate having to walk past men if I'm passing through a quiet place, I almost always have to look over my shoulder once or twice when I pass them to make sure they haven't stopped or are following me.
I get antsy when vehicles pass me if I'm walking near the curb, I have intrusive thoughts about being hit somehow.
Am I losing the plot or does this just sound like harmless anxiety?