Anxiety. Even the word sends shivers down my spine. For years I always felt this heaviness on my heart, this lump in my throat, I began to notice my palms would get sweaty and my heart would start to race if I was putting myself into a situation that wasn’t familiar.
Not once did I ever consider I was suffering with anxiety. I think it’s something that more people suffer with than they actually realize.
It’s like an overwhelming cloud of doom that engulfs you every time you step out of your comfort zone. At the beginning of the pandemic I think I could safely say I didn’t think anxiety affected me.
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