I’ve basically been having debilitating anxiety for a month now. Long story short, I got in a tiff over social media with a neighbour who claims something I commented was grounds for defamation, even though I don’t think it was and the situation was then de-escalated.

It sent me into a spiral - I can’t stop thinking about it all day every day. I feel like I’m waiting to be sued and that anything I publicly say in the future will be used against me. 

I keep rationalizing reasons why it’s not anxiety but that it’s a real threat (eg. that this neighbour has strategic reasons why they’d want to sue me, etc.)

It’s debilitating. Does anyone else get this? I’m seeing a therapist next week and until then I feel like I’m hanging off the edge of a cliff. No appetite, can’t sleep, etc