Recovery from mental illnesses isn't linear.
It's great that you were doing better but having a blip isn't going back to square one. One thing I find help is to look at how my mood is averaged over the week to see how things have improved e.g. Going from almost daily panic attack on a 7/10 scale to almost daily 5/10 panic attack to 2-3 mild panic attacks.
Do you monitor your mood? It might be helpful, there are lots of sites to help. It might help you recognise patterns in your anxieties and also days where you might need to be gentler with yourself as well as days when things are a little better and you might be up for visiting people or going for a walk.
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