The Other Me
‘That Same Old Feeling’ iv. New Year’s eve, I was invited to a get-together at a friend’s. The day was like most others: I woke in pain and feeling low. I caught up with a friend, and for a bit was able to forget everything going on – or at least push it from the forefront of my mind. After my friend left, I was going up to the house when a massive surge of anxiety and imbalance hit. This wasn’t a panic attack. It felt like something had gone wrong inside my body, inside my head, and the anxiety was a response to that. I called my friend, saying…
The Other Me
‘That Same Old Feeling’ iii. Because I’d had so many flus and ear infections through the year, my sister-in-law gave me a dietary supplement that was meant to boost my immunity, but after a month of taking it, I developed stomach pains. Sometimes, it felt like my stomach was shrivelling up, the way a balloon does. Other times, a line of pain would move down through my stomach over the course of a day. Cramps and stabbing pains were periodic, as well as bloating, as well as times it felt like rats were trying to chew their way out. Dr Warren examined me and told me my stomach was fine,…