Dear Nichole:

Anxiety is the human condition, everyone is anxious. I didn’t meet yet in person or online a person who is not anxious. Key is to not get alarmed when you experience a spike in anxiety, figuring there is something abnormal about you. Who does not feel extremes of anxiety at one time and a surprising calm at another time, or depression and then a surge of  hope and even joy.

You are lonely and anxious, some days more than others, you experience fluctuations of moods because you are human and the brain fluctuates, everyone’s brain fluctuate.

Don’t panic, you are okay. You  will feel better soon. Function as if you are okay and sooner than later you will feel okay again. Endure the spikes in anxiety, calm yourself best you can when that happens, don’t panic, don’t catastrophize, function sensibly and life will be better.

I will soon be away from the computer for about twelve hours. I sure hope you feel better soon and I hope to read from you when I am back to the computer.

anita