IBS is holding my mind in jail
I’m pretty emotional scarred from my IBS. When my first symptoms came up it was pretty traumatic and since then I have been extremely anxious, like scared to even leave the house. Now I’m getting better, and I am more able to handle it, but I fell like my mind is the same as it was when my IBS was at its peak.
When I am asked to do things that are out of what I know, I instantly feel like I know all the bad things that will happen from my past experiences. I got asked to go on a trip for three days where everybody is very caring, but I am too uncomfortable to go and honestly it feels like a really big step. Plus, I genuinely did not want to go from the start, I just don’t feel valid because I know I could suffer through it for my friends’ sakes but I really don’t want to. Any advice?