So today, I was managing my anxiety....trying to do all the right things so I could get through what I needed at uni and then think about facing tomorrow.
And wouldn't you know it, but 2 stressful situations happened. First my debate got cancelled and transferred til tomorrow(already a stressful day) and I was ok with that, managed it, stayed in the moment, breathed through it.
End of the day comes and my presentation group for tomorrow meet and decide to change the entire joint part of our presentation!!!!!! I can handle change, but not sooooooooooo much at the last minute when my anxiety levels are already so high.
Do you also find this? That you can manage for so long with high anxiety....but it can be one small thing that tips you over the edge into a full blown anxiety overloaded reaction?
I managed to get home before I melted down. I ended up talking to my T, he was soo helpful and managed to talk me down. He explained that once you get past a threshold of anxiety that a trauma response is triggered....and for me I then stop being able to think properly. Don't I know it!!
I am trying to calm back down now............
Anyone else relate? What happens for you? How do you manage? I feel quite out of sorts now
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