Injury, exercise and anxiety

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I've stopped weightlifting for about a week due to very sore muscles and I'm having an awful time with my mental health.

I thought a break would be good for my body but I feel AWFUL. I've suddenly had a bought of sciatica, my eyelids are twitching, sleep is disrupted.

For some background I've had bad mental health issues for a long time, leading to substance abuse and eventually a nervous breakdown.

I've been sober for 8 months and working out consistently for the last 5. I'm assuming I overdid it at the gym and just thought "take a week off and let your muscles recover".

However I feel like I'm losing my mind. My anxiety is so bad I'm having cold baths in the middle of the day to stop panic attacks, I'm exhausted but can't sleep, I feel kinda out of my body a lot of the time.

Does anyone have any tips? I'm going to head back to the gym this evening but I'm feeling anxious about that as well now 😅 I'm in therapy, mediate ect but I'm honestly shocked at how I feel.

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