Nervous System Failure

My perspective during an anxiety attack. *Trigger warning*

Vision narrow and white, frantically fidgety

Static warmth ACROSS MY CHEST, IN MY CHEST

Need to pry my heart out and silence it so I can THINK

HowdidIsurvivebefore

    My brain is on double-speed, is there any way to slow it down?!

The skull is collapsing, CLOSING IN, PRESSING DOWN

I'm a rabbit caught in a trap and I need out of here NOW

I'mgoingtodieinhere

Every nerve is jolted awake, past the meter's capacity

Tremors jump THROUGH MY ARMS, THROUGH MY LEGS

Bloodrush to sides of face, if I could only stand STILL

Breathebreathebreathe

b-r-e-a-t-h-e

BREATHE.

Author's Note

First Place, Live Deeply! Contest, 5/31/16

Reviews

[Nisreen]

Well its definitely a winner
Your format and break down works so well

Breathe
Pretty neat

[Cobblestone Traveler]

I thank you for your kind review!

[Stan Lee]

Oh wow, that is really something. Your formatting adds such a vivid impact. Keep breathing and keep writing. This is great! :)

[Cobblestone Traveler]

Thank you very much! I appreciate the review.