The feeling can hover for hours without giving you anything clear to solve. You may check messages, plans or the room around you, looking for the problem that seems to be there but will not show itself.
Looks vs reality
The same Experience can look very different from the outside than it feels on the inside.
"You seem fine, just a bit quiet today."
My entire nervous system feels like it’s bracing for an unknown impact, and it’s taking all my energy just to act normal.
"Why are you so jumpy?"
My body is on high alert, so every unexpected sound or movement feels like a potential threat, even when my brain knows it’s not.
"What’s wrong? If you don’t know, it must be nothing."
The 'not knowing' is the most terrifying part. My brain is desperately trying to solve a puzzle without having any of the pieces.
"You just need to relax and stop worrying."
This isn’t a 'worry' I can turn off. It's a deep, physical sensation that something is deeply off-kilter, like an alarm I can't locate.
"You seem so distracted right now."
A huge chunk of my processing power is being used to scan my life for the source of this 'danger' signal, leaving little room for anything else.
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