+6
i have anxiety. i've had it all my life, really, but it became unbearable a couple years ago and for the first time i sought out help. i've been seeing a therapist since. usually meditation helps, but when it gets really bad i totally freeze up and have the hardest time performing the simplest of tasks - like brushing my teeth or feeding the cat - without getting nauseous.
my triggers can be anything that makes me nervous, but it's usually related to social stuff, because i'm also painfully socially anxious. yesterday i had my first panic attack in awhile, and it was triggered from getting super anxious about a work-related luncheon i had to go to. even after the luncheon was over (and it seriously wasn't even that bad), the anxiety wouldn't lessen. for normal people, once the icky thing they were dreading is over and done with, so are their butterflies. for people with legit anxiety disorders, not so. i hate how it feels like an infection, like you have to 'get it out of your system' like a cold or flu. blech. >.<