It's been a challenging few weeks with a feeling of being overwhelmed, exhausted, and even thinking that I'm losing the progress I've been making. Anxiety levels have been very strong to the point where I am avoiding things again including exercise since I associate a few of the sensations experienced with exercise with a panic attack. Along with the HR, when I have a panic attack, my stomach tightens like I've done 500 ab crunches. I managed to challenge myself and do a workout where my heart rate was high for an extended period of time, I was uncomfortably out of breath, and then I also did some strenuous yard work for the next two days after that with the intention of keeping myself in a constant state of being uncomfortable. My stomach is still tight, but I'm managing to get through it.
