Unlearning Lyme

Shared on social media on October 12th, 2019.

While I was sick, I had to adjust everything in my life just to survive/function so now I have to unlearn former coping mechanisms.⁣⁣

•I still set multiple alarms out of fear that I set it wrong or fear of oversleeping. ⁣⁣

•I used to check the stove multiple times before I could leave for work because I wasn’t sure if I turned it off or even knew how to turn it off. Lyme can cause OCD tendencies. ⁣⁣

•I used to have panic attacks & hallucinations going to sleep so I slept with the closet light on for months. I still have nightlights plugged in all over the house. ⁣⁣

•I still have a sensitivity to certain sounds. Hearing people chew food makes me cringe. ⁣

•I avoided the gym for longer than I needed to out of fear that it would cripple me for days like it used to. Now I have a new gym issue- dizziness & fainting from Dysautonomia. ⁣⁣

•I used to panic & get anxious when driving in construction zones because the lines on the road would move. Then trying to figure out where to drive between cones would confuse me. Driving in construction isn’t my favorite because I remember those feelings. ⁣⁣