Anxiety takes me over and takes me right down… completely. My coping skills are seemingly non existent. I am awaiting medical test results and can barely function. It\’s all I can think about and it\’s bad. I\’m off work and avoiding life, altogether. Our family, before this, has always been SO busy. Always out and about. Now I can\’t even think beyond the doorstep. Mind you, I\’m recovering from step one of this health issue, which is major surgery to remove an unwanted guest. I don\’t want to face anyone or talk to anyone or deal with anything. Does this happen to others? Why can\’t I function?