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It won't stop

Posted 3rd October 2007 by Mandy Nelson - Dandysound

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I went out tonight with two goals in mind - (1)hit the ATM on the way to (2)teach yoga.  There was a ton of traffic so I had to skip the ATM on the way.  Instead, I opted to go by on the way home. 

Taught two classes tonight and they were fantastic.  I was on cloud nine by the time I got in the car.  The energy, the relaxation, the thrill.  Amazing.  Then I stopped by the ATM.

I panicked.  Shaking, almost crying.  Sitting in the drive thru knowing I need to deposit these checks and get some cash back and I'm a mess.  I did it.  I deposited and withdrew but I needed to pull over and try to get back to that space I had been in ten minutes before. I couldn't find the space.  I felt like someone would jump out of nowhere and attack. 

 I'm over it now, a few hours later, a little meditation, talk to the hubby, have a cocktail.  But how long will it go on?  It's been what, two weeks since the mugging?  STOP.  And this is all rhetorical b/c I know it will take time.  I know I'll have to just get through it.   I was just overwhelmed that i could finally go w/out a day with anxiety and then have it come over me faster then ever.  





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  • I was stalked several years ago and the fear comes and goes. Chances are, you'll never be 100% over it. I still get anxious and most of the time will not go out in my yard to check mail or take out trash after dark.

    Flag as inappropriate Posted by KathyHowe on 3rd October 2007

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