CHARMAIN NAIDOO: The sad black dog creeps back anxiously panicking
On top of anxiety and depression — there is the guilt of knowing you have these feelings when well-fed and housed while many are barely surviving lockdowns
18 September 2020 - 18:55
Raising my hand and owning up to suffering from crippling anxiety is, I am discovering, the only way I can begin to let light into the cracks of this debilitating state of being. And while it might not lead to instant healing, I am hoping that it reduces some of the shame that being constantly on edge carries with it.
I hope, too, that it will mean others feeling vulnerable realise they are not alone in this time of pandemic — or, in fact, at any time. ..
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