Can Anxiety "Hide"?

I know that sounds nuts, but here's what I mean. Like I said in another post, my anxiety seems to be well under control at this time with the prozac, gabapentin, and buspar. Although I knew my Mom had a long-dreaded dr.'s appt. today, I wasn't anywhere near stressed out as I usually get. But last night, I slept very poorly. I would doze and be awake on and off all night. I didn't feel outwardly all that extra nervous or anything, but of course I was aware that I was not looking forward to the appt.
So we go to the appt. and everything goes quite well. That's a huge weight off of me. We go out for lunch and then go to pick up some items at WalMart. Suddenly I felt all tense and just slightly anxious, but I "ignored" it and it passed. We came home and I have been so extremely tired that it is not even funny!!! You would think that I had been scrubbing floors on my hands and knees all day!
Thus I wondered, can anxiety "hide" behind a wall in a sense that we build without being aware of it?
Maybe I'm just a nut with such thoughts. I'll have to watch out for squirrels from now on!
jl

Another thought I'm going to toss out there:

You handled what you *thought* were going to be very stressful incidents with a sense of calm and grace.

Being tired afterwards may just be a sign that these meds are kicking in, you're experiencing relief, and your body's trying to relax. Until your body accepts where your mind is, I think it's normal to go through various ups and downs, like restless sleep.

It sounds like you're on a great track!










M.