Thursday, January 20, 2011

Why I am "Little Miss Nervous"

Well...something some of you may or may not know. I am one of the most nervous people in the world.
All the time. Worry,Worry,Worry!

It was so bad after Isaac went TDY that I literally didn't step out of my house until today.
I get very anxious. Sometimes I feel like everyone is watching me,or judging me...waiting for me to do something incredibly stupid. This feeling can be crippling.
To be quite honest the only reason at all I left my house today was that I knew I needed to crank the car so it wouldn't die like all of the others,you know...after sitting. (In case you didn't know we have severe bad luck with cars.)
Then I thought to myself..."okay I'll just go out and crank it...I don't have to go anywhere. Psh!"
Immediately after that thought...I could only think "Oh my God my neighbors will see me and think I'm crazy...so now I need to drive somewhere...maybe just the shoppette."
But I realized  that I needed to return some rental movies I had been avoiding. So I gritted my teeth and decided to head out into the world I'm so fearful to be alone in.

One thing I hate about driving here is you have to go through the gates to show your I.D. and talk with the guards. Sometimes its not so bad...but on bad days I dread it. Just trying to stammer out Hello is a nightmare. So I try to at least smile and end up waiting way to late saying Hi back.
Thankfully today the guard himself said "Hi, Are you having a good morning? (It was night) Oh wow I said good morning didn't it?" so all I had to do was say "Yeah"

I never mind going in the post office...after there closed at least.
But the shoppette. Oh. I thought so many times about just turning around and going home. BUT I felt like I was on a mission at this point. So I went of course there were cars every where. I managed to park. So then I'm staring at all the rental options and I grab social network...but decide to wait to watch it with Isaac. So instead of simply putting it back I freak out because there are people standing there and all I can think of is "Oh God there going to think I'm a weirdo,putting this dvd back." So naturally I shove it on a random shelf...I just know those workers LOVE that.

I make my decision and head home...after what feels like a eternity.

Once I'm home...I feel fine. Normal. At ease.
Then I think back to how stupid most of the things I fear are...BUT in that moment they seem so huge. Kinda like when your a teenager and every little bad thing...like plucking to much out of one eyebrow could be the total end of the world.

I don't know why I have days like this. Sometimes I'm so outgoing...you will see me and I'm just bursting with things to say and other days I just don't want to be looked at.
I can't explain it. But I hate it so much.

I hate my anxiety attacks. All I can hope for is that once I'm home they will go away. I know that might not happen,BUT my visits home weren't to bad.

Feeling this way makes me feel like such a freak. I mean who can't go rent a movie or check the mail alone? Me apparently. Am I the only one who struggles with this? Sometimes it sure feels that way.

I'm sure this is the most boring post ever...but for today its all I got and its completely honest. I just hope it doesn't change anyone's view of me. I'm still me. And when I'm with friends it seems to vanish...I just feel this way when I'm alone. I guess that's why the military doesn't work so well for us...I literally turn crazy when Isaac is gone. hah.

Well I guess that's it...hopefully my life is an interesting read for someone out there.

3 comments:

  1. Angel, you are NOT WEIRD or a freak at all!!! I LOVE YOU & I ADORE YOUR HONESTY!!!! Sometimes we all may think we are a "freak" over the things that make us feel nutty or abnormal or crazy but actually, I think it truly makes us HUMAN???!! Don'tcha think??
    Reminds me of the children's book..."Things That Go Bump In The Dark"! (Random thought I know)

    I love you....and I'm PRAYING that Isaac gets back SOONER than you think or know and that we get you ALL home with us soon!!!

    Momma is ALWAYS HERE FOR YOU!!!!
    Thank you for sharing your thoughts and heart!
    LOVE & PRAYERS~
    Momma

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  2. Let me share a story. It's the reason I wouldn't blog when we first moved to Maryland. The first week Max got an earache. Which meant antibiotics. Which meant doctors. Which meant...leaving the house. I had no GPS yet and no internet. I used my phone's 2G to find a doctor, called and got directions. Typed it into my iPhone and the battery was going down. I have panic attacks and I knew there was no choice but to take Max and everyone else to the doctor by myself. Larry had got stuck in downtown Baltimore. And he had my car phone charger. We loaded up and I drove, using my phone, having NO CLUE where I was heading and how to get back home and also if my phone died, couldn't call Larry. Max was in pain and the kids were nervous...because of me. I made it to the doctor but because I got so upset, I had to wait for Larry to find me and help me get home. Luckily the doctor's visit ended as Larry was driving up. I was shaking so bad and at that moment...HATED that we had moved. If anyone would have reminded me to 'walk by faith'...I would have rendered them unconscious!

    Don't feel bad. These things happen. They do get better. But it's not easy. And worse...it makes you feel completely crazy. I totally understand. And I'm not even in Japan.

    So go start your car, sit in it, talk on the phone and act like you've just got back home. If anyone asks why you didn't go anywhere, say..."huh? I just got back." duh. lol

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  3. haha the talking on the phone thing sounds great...except everyone knows I don't have a cell phone. =p
    If anything I just drive up to the shoppette and back a soda and come back. lol

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