Sheryl Through The Viewfinder

As a child I don't remember being emotional or having my feelings hurt other than when someone obviously hit me on the playground. I've noticed the last 5 years at least that I've become increasingly more sensitive, example: if someone doesn't answer my phone call I don't just take it as a personal rejection I feel this sad ache inside that isn't reasonable at all. Another example is if I say hello to someone and they say hi back but don't engage in conversation with me, I question whether I'm likable. When did I suddenly start having so many emotions over simple things that didn't bother me before? I'm on a mini journey, kind of secretly from family and friends, to figure what's going on with me. Why do I suffer from panic attacks, anxiety, and random emotional episodes. I figured, that blogging about it would help me think things through. I hope this doesn't end up biting me in the ass somewhere in the distance future. Is it normal ...

I've started General Chemistry class a few weeks ago. It's needless to say that I feel like I'm in kindergarten and just lost in the material. I'd gladly trade in my little 5 year old's homework assignment on sounding out each letter properly over conversions. I just finished week one of allergy testing, turns out I'm still allergic to the south. (Poor Cali Girl, yes thank you for your empathy.) I've finally been officially diagnosed with asthma and now have to take an inhaler twice a day and a rescue inhaler in case. Boo!! I feel the irony, I was the mean cousin that would make fun of my younger cousins with health ailments and now here as an adult I'm suffering! >_< Next row of allergy tests is to break down my sunblock allergy. They confirmed I have a very bad allergy to sunblock, I wish I had taken pictures of the bumps and blocks they had put on my back, it was so gross. I'm now in recovery from that. In a few weeks I have to do anothe...