Anxiety

[4020]

Really struggling with anxiety I had been doing great the covid hit and as the month s went on with shielding my mental health has got worse got to the point I don’t go out some days I don’t bother to get dressed stay in y night clothes .I catch myself in a mirror when I pass I see this person haven’t washed or brushed my hair ,I just feel what’s the point 😞😞

[Torri_____]

It can be hard when routine is broken to discipline oneself to routine. Plus add isolation and pandemic fears to make more anxiety. I am experiencing shutdown anxiety. I have suffered this for years when I get overwhelmed. It’s a trauma response my anxiety and can make me not want to put effort in as it seems anything causes uncomfortable responses out of trapped trauma fears that perceive danger when now no danger is present. My brain got used to being in danger so often that complex ptsd response became this to survive. Now I am working hard to get relief and be able to care for me instead of my energy going to fight flight and freeze and depleting. I hope you can find one thing that can get you wanting to go even if it seems small that one thing can change the perception to motivate more routine. Mine may be just a walk outside and that’s all I accomplished but to make the conscious decision that I’m going to walk in the fresh air to feel better and forward moving is accomplishment of what my mind could have declined because of anxiety fear response. I wish you much relief and know that you are not alone.

[4020 in reply to Torri_____]

Thank you Torri your words brought me some relief in that I am not the only one and hope that things get better .I shall follow your advice and go outside even for a short while