straylight
02-12-16, 23:43
Hi All, just showing my face.
In the early 2000s I had my first panic attack and over several years subtly went from being totally confident and enthusiastic about travelling the world, to a prisoner of my own fear and unable to leave my ever decreasing comfort zone.
Fast forward to 2010 and I moved house, started a job I loved and started life anew. Five years of glorious freedom from panic. I knew I still had a few things that freaked me out, but I could live with them.
Then this year I've relapsed back into being so fearful I'm being sick and shivering. I really hope this is just a blip on an otherwise happy recovery. If not, then I'd wish it was something obvious and tangible like a vitamin deficiency which would explain it all away.
TL;DR: Was fine, broke and stayed broken for years; was fine again; back to being broken.
In the early 2000s I had my first panic attack and over several years subtly went from being totally confident and enthusiastic about travelling the world, to a prisoner of my own fear and unable to leave my ever decreasing comfort zone.
Fast forward to 2010 and I moved house, started a job I loved and started life anew. Five years of glorious freedom from panic. I knew I still had a few things that freaked me out, but I could live with them.
Then this year I've relapsed back into being so fearful I'm being sick and shivering. I really hope this is just a blip on an otherwise happy recovery. If not, then I'd wish it was something obvious and tangible like a vitamin deficiency which would explain it all away.
TL;DR: Was fine, broke and stayed broken for years; was fine again; back to being broken.