10 years ago I was diagnosed with PTSD, general anxiety and a slew of other things. Had a pretty good handle on them within 3 years. Was coping really well not in therapy or on meds. The past 10 months my husband and I faced 4 very significant traumas of severe medical issues with an immediate family member that needed our care for 4 months followed by loss of twin babies, and just recently the death of our sweet puppy due to unpreventable medical issues. All of that on top of a global pandemic and me being an elementary teacher who has been teaching in person since before vaccines were even in the table last year, while also teaching virtually, and dealing with basically an entire shift in how my career works. The past month or so (since we lost our dog) I have been feeling minorly-severely nauseous, dizzy, and very spacey at times throughout the day. I originally thought it was because of a vitamin I started taking, or maybe a weird bug I had, as it continued I started worrying it might be something more. Nope, today I realized it is all anxiety. It is the exact same reaction I used to get when eating out the first few times after we were vaccinated and back then I knew it was anxiety. It now just plagues me every day. Guess it is time to start looking for a therapist again. In a weird way it’s nice to at least know this isn’t some major medical issue behind this. Man I miss the days when my anxiety was just a numb spot on my back. What are some “creative” ways your anxiety manifests itself into your physical being? 🤦‍♀️