'There have been days when I've been so paralyzed by this nervous energy that I couldn't bear to get out of bed.'
Random waves of nausea and lightheadedness were particularly scary because I didn't know; I was afraid I might actually puke on a date. And an elevated heart rate — something I started to experience much more frequently this year — led to countless, frantic Google searches.I wish I knew anxiety wouldn't always look the same, either, and that as I grew up, I would start experiencing new symptoms, like muscle tension and fatigue.
There have been days when I've been so paralyzed by the nervous energy coursing through me that I couldn't bear to get out of bed.There have been days when I've been so paralyzed by the nervous energy coursing through me that I couldn't bear to get out of bed until late afternoon, when the urge to eat or use the bathroom became too strong to ignore.
While these symptoms make my life harder, I know that my anxiety isn't always a bad thing. It helps me empathize with others, and incredibly, having this high baseline level of worry makes the fear I feel in the face of an actual threat somehow feel more manageable. I can remain"calm" in situations that cause other people's heart rates to skyrocket, though I'm a master at blowing things that aren't emergencies way out of proportion.
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