Sometimes anxiety is warranted. I got a call this afternoon reminding me of a commitment I'd completely spaced on coming up tomorrow. I've already made other plans that I cannot change so I won't be attending the day long meeting out of town. Furthermore, I am the secretary/treasurer on this board and I needed to get the minutes from the last meeting out as well as the latest treasurer's report. Unfortunately, we'd planned a family dinner out at Olive Garden tonight. I just finished up with all the information I needed to email the other board member a few minutes ago. I was feeling very anxious most of the evening this evening.
This type of anxiety can be explained and makes sense. What doesn't make sense is when I suffer a panic attack and there is nothing going on to panic over. I hate that the symptoms are physical as well and mental. It is not a comfortable feeling. I remember feeling like I was going to pass out. Probably because I have literally passed out when I had severe anxiety in the past. Both times it was in public. One time at a bus stop when I was 16 years old and another time it was at a Ray Charles concert attended by hoards of people. It was the crowd that sent me into a panic.
When I realized I'd spent over $2,000 today it gave me a moment of panic that at this rate I'd go broke. Fortunately, I don't tap my bank account this heavily everyday. Another example of justified anxiety.