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About anxiety

It starts as an unexpected tingle

that gradually moves through your chest

Your heart begins rapidly beating

While your emotions take over the rest.

Even if you are supposed to be okay

Everything feels wrong

As if you lost your grip on reality

and everything right is gone.

The tingling reaches up your neck

and the coldness douses your palms

Nothing makes you safe again

Nothing makes you calm.

Until that moment you accept it

Sanity's the only thing you keep

while the rest flows back to normal

To join you in your sleep.

Reviews

[Jeffrey David]

I feel your words. This last year i was prescribed a medication for sleep. i quit taking it, and this has induced severe and extended anxiety attacks. You really put this into words. I wish you the best.

[Nyida Strong]

In the last year, I've started having anxiety attacks. This is an accurate description, thank you. I'm sorry that you have to go through this, that you feel this way, but i also thank you for putting it into words.

[camps]

Thanks for the support! Anxiety and panic attacks are a very awful thing for anyone to deal with. They can be so debilitating. Even worse they can be so random and happen for no reason. What i've found to help out the best is to write down your thoughts and feelings somewhere, anywhere. Getting that out can really help give yourself and others perspective on what you're going through.

[camps]

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