Lately I have been experiencing some type of "anxiety" attacks when I see women that catch my eye because there is just something special about them. Their outfit, hair, how they carry themselves, any little thing, and I feel like someone just punched me in the stomach and I have to stop or sit and catch me breath. I instantly start thinking, "why don't I look like them?? I want to be like them". It doesn't last long, maybe a minute or so, but can be debilitating, and leaves me feeling a bit sad and depressed.
It has been a long time since I have had them, about 15 years in fact. My next session with my therapist is not for another three weeks, at which time I will certainly be discussing it with her...
But, has anyone else experienced this?
Thanks for "listening"
Erin