How Photography Helped Me with Anxiety
During the spring and summer of 2018, I was suffering from long periods of sickness. I had colds, influenza and coughs over and over again. Just bad luck, my doctor told me. Even on my vacation when traveling I was sick. I just had to ride it through I thought. And so I did.
Unfortunately, I developed other more long term symptoms that affected breathing through my nose and swallowing. Nothing serious at all, but my mind got stuck on it. I became more anxious as a result.
My mind spiraled thinking of the symptoms and possible solutions. What if it’s a serious illness? How will the doctors fix that?
To examine my symptoms I had to go to a doctor specialized in the throat, ear and nose area. My appointment was three months away and knew that the examination would include putting a small camera through my nose and down my throat.
My mind painted the most horrific scenes related to this, to such extent that I couldn’t focus at work and had to work from home some days to get anything done.
I found a very good therapist to discuss my anxiety. At first, I felt ashamed to contact her. I wasn’t sick, I was just a bit…
