I have had a shit week. I am having a total over reaction to an ongoing tax credit saga (7 years). They have sent me 10 letters this week telling me nothing I dont already know. I always get a bit worked up when dealing with this ongoing saga with them because we just go around in circles nothing ever getting resolved - usually I have a few sleepless nights as I worry until it passes, swear about them to DH but its no real biggy.
This week though as soon as I saw the brown TC envelopes (just 2 on Weds)on the mat I felt physically sick and a little bit shakey. Thursday 2 more - same reaction. Friday 6 letters arrive and my legs gave way before I even read them. They are only telling me stuff I already know and although its a bit crap news wise for us - its not devestating or anything new we didnt already know, so I just dont understand what has happend to me.
Anyway I was concious but collapsed to the floor. I started to physically shake and I have not stopped shaking since. I tried to go out (I was just on my way out when the post arrived) but was shaking so much and felt so sick I couldnt move to stand up. Half an hour later I managed to get to the toilet to be sick.
I sat watching a DVD to try and calm down and just shook for 3 hours until DH came home. As soon as I saw him I burst into proper sobbing tears and cried solidly for around 2 hours. Really hard crying. It would not stop. I could not even speak properly to tell him anything. DH has been lovely and calm and practical about the letters telling me as I already know - its a bit of a non issue in the big scheme of things. He sat down today to respond the letters
and just been lovely but today I am still shaking. I have had to force myself to eat because I feel so nervy and sick. I had to try eating to make sure it wasn't lack of food making me shake. I am very tearful today as well. I am shaking in my chest as well and my heart feels like it is racing.
My head knows this is a stupid over reaction to a small hassle but my body is acting as if something massively awful has happend. Its so bad I can hardly function. I could not even manage to make a cuppa 3 hours ago - I knew what I need to do but somehow was all disjointed and trying to put water in the kettle with the lid still on and stood there thinking I need milk I need milk I need milk but not able to kind of connect that I had to get the milk from the fridge.
This is freaking me out! I even left the house earlier with odd shoes on and didnt notice until I got home and went to take them off. Funny yes - but I cannot function properly. My head feels odd and fuzzy and I keep bursting into tears and I dont know whats caused it. The shakes continue.
Can anyone tell me what the hell is happening to me??? Why have I had this over reaction? And how can I make it stop. I am scared - I feel I have kind of lost control. Please can anyone offer me some advice or tell me they have been through similar and how they got back to normal.