Long term anxiety sufferer although for me it comes and goes. Had periods of my life where I was unable to do certain things because of the anxiety physical effects anxiety had on me. Especially during and just after Covid. But I've pushed myself and exposed myself to my so called 'fears' and for the past few years I've been doing much better.
This week has been a bad one. Started off on Monday with an incident with my eldest dc being in a fight at school. I was called and had to go in. Never happened before and I felt so anxious all day about it. Have had a few health concerns that have been worrying me and relentlessly googling my symptoms hasn't helped. Work has been stressful, I have so much to organise with Christmas and now my youngest is unwell too.
Since the incident on Monday I've felt anxious all week. My appetite has vanished and I'm usually a big eater. I wake up feeling nauseous. I have involuntary bouts of retching, not being sick. This is a symptom for me that I've experienced in panic attacks before. My heart feels like it's racing and I can't hold a thought in my head. I keep pacing about not really doing anything but can't seem to sit still. Does this all sound familiar to anyone? Like I said I know anxiety but it used to really manifest in panic attacks whereas this has been more prolonged.