Voices from across the room, tapping of multiple pencils, the flipping of a page, typing, legs bouncing, laughter, whispers, zippers, or headphones being too loud. I hear everything little thing around me and it gets extremely overwhelming. This is how my head sounds before I have an anxiety attack. Eventually I learned that this sensation is known as sensory overload.
My first anxiety attack was after an APUSH test, which I bombed. I found myself in a bathroom stall, feeling as if I was suffocating. This happened at least once a week for most of the school year. My anxiety made me feel worthless and pathetic. Many days I couldn’t start my homework without bursting into tears. My GPA and grades both were impacted hard by the lack of work
My first anxiety attack was after an APUSH test, which I bombed. I found myself in a bathroom stall, feeling as if I was suffocating. This happened at least once a week for most of the school year. My anxiety made me feel worthless and pathetic. Many days I couldn’t start my homework without bursting into tears. My GPA and grades both were impacted hard by the lack of work