Inside my own skin, anxiety attacks are a normal part of convalescing from an illness. Whether it was a doctor or a fence post gossip, I have heard those anxiety attacks are my body giving me little adrenaline shots to get me up out of bed. The anxiety lets up after listen to my body and get back to my life.

So it goes for me. . .

Continued support while you sort your own, Lucille. Easy does it. Getting back to your life shouldn't mean pushing your limits.

Hello- I’m so sorry to hear this. Praying for you that you can catch up with all your subjects in school. Take care of yourself. I hope you are feeling better now from the infection.

Thank you for sharing. Please keep us posted.

I'm so glad I read your post. I am also a student and I have been sick with the flu all week so I totally understand how that makes everything worse. I have found that getting help from friends and classmates to take some of that pressure off can help. Also finding some time for yourself to just get healthy and in a better frame of mind helps to get some motivation to tackle some problems. Don't take everything on at once, figure out the small things you can do when you can and take breaks when you need to.

I hope you feel better and take things one step at a time. Best wishes.

thank you All for the support. Its been a tough week physically/emotionally, though my infection got better I feel I am carrying around a lot of emotional baggage so Im doing some self care today! Im thinking about what Ill do...what do you do for self care? let me know =)

Hi again, glad to hear your infection got better. For me I go visit family or friends and work on some hobbies! I do ceramics, painting, hiking, woodworking, baking, or really whatever inspires or interests me at a particular time. Not only is it relaxing and fun but it takes my mind off of everything. Finding a hobby I think really helps with emotional baggage. I know some people that write poems and short stories, others that have pet projects like their car or home improvement. Getting some music and maybe someone to do it with and trying a hobby out is something I would advise, even if you're not trying to make anything special or great. (alot of the things I do turn out looking goofy or just not what I expected). I also read a good book or go some place I find peaceful. I hope this helps!

Hi there,

School is so stressful and for so long I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to make it through. It seems impossible to do anything because I am constantly having anxiety over everything and anything. I too feel like no matter what I do, whether it be finish an assignment or get a good grade on something, it's still not enough and the anxiety still remains.

I was also sick last week which always seems to make things worse.

You can get through this! Know you're not alone in your feelings and it's okay to feel the way you do. For me, I've noticed doing my best to be positive and smile when I can makes a difference is the way the anxiety effects me. Maybe this can work for you too.