
09/29/2023
A post i never thought I would write…
…about bathroom anxiety in the middle of UC remission. 🫠
For so many reasons I have anxiety around malls and one being the bathrooms.
But here I am…feeling AMAZING. Stronger than I’ve felt in a long time. No symptoms except the occasional brain fog and fatigue.
So I go shopping at the mall…yay!
And then i need a restroom. No big deal.
Except it became extremely hard to find the restroom. The signage was non-existent.
And suddenly it was like my body remembered all the bathroom anxiety I’ve had in the past.
I had a knot in my throat and was on the verge of tears. Even though I am in complete remission and there was truly no emergency.
I walked myself right into a and treated myself to a matcha latte and a moment to myself before shopping.
All this to say…
✨Our body remembers trauma, even when we think we’ve moved past it, and we don’t get to choose when it’s going to resurface
✨Always give yourself lots and lots of grace
✨Be gentle with yourself and give it what it needs
✨Malls need more bathrooms AND signs pointing to where they are (looking at you )