Anxiety attacks because of the way I look
Hi, I feel kind of stupid writing all of this down, but I really want to fix it. This seems like as good of a place as any to start.
My mom invited me to her work Christmas party last night, and I was there for about an hour and began having a panic attack. My feelings about myself and my weight are what started it. There was like a running commentary in my mind " I'm the fattest person here" "Everyone can see my fat belly" "I'm ugly" "I'm not good enough to be here" " My clothes are ugly"...things like that.
This isn't the first time it's happened, but its by far the worst. I don't want to be one of those people who stay in the house because they can't leave.
I'm not a shy person, have served in the US Navy, been a teacher, and am generally a happy fun person. I want to be myself again.
Please...is anybody else going through this?
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