Experiencing Anxiety After Trauma

Anxiety is something I always knew was there, but always knew how to handle. That is until a very traumatic incident happened. This incident shook my world and affected me in more ways than I thought. I constantly felt like I couldn’t do things, convinced myself none of my friends liked me, and felt as if my world was collapsing. These extreme feelings happened months after the incident, and I didn’t understand why. I thought I was making it all up in my mind or forcing myself into these feelings.

Until I finally came to terms that all these feelings were being fueled by anxiety. Anxiety that I thought was a protective wall was just forcing me into this unbearable spiral that I didn’t know how to handle. Once I admitted these things and through the support of friends I have come to terms with these emotions. I still haven’t figured out how to deal with them on a day to day basis, but I finally feel like there’s hope in moving towards the right directions on how to manage and live with these feelings.