Re: Panic caused by being too strong?!
Definitely, for years if there was a crisis or a problem I was the one to sort it. I cared for my dad in illness, my partner left me when I was expecting our first baby and although things upset me, I always picked myself up and got on with things. I think this is why, going into my third year of anxiety and agoraphobia, I'm so sad about it all. I don't understand why I can't sort myself out.
My mum is a big one for 'stiff upper lip' and always told me not to show emotions, but these days all I seem to do is cry. :(
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