The panic sets in,
With unknown cause.
I catch my breathe,
Take a pause.
What makes my chest,
Flutter and heave,
Is outside my mind
Somewhere, taken leave.
The feelings linger,
With the chest still in pain,
Rack my mind for reason
But only in vain.
Spare me the angst,
I'm no longer a teen
Don't need the stress,
The mind needs to come clean.
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Is this a medical condition, or something from another cause? It sounds pretty serious.
I know how you feel! Anxiety gets into my bones. Step back, take a breathe, you're not dead yet.
Powerful poem!
Very rhythmic and moving poem. I think that reading it out loud would actually calm my breathing a bit if I was nervous or anxious. - G
Your poem expresses the feelings of anxiety well!
nice...poetry...anxiety sucks for sure....and i felt it in reading...
Ugh, that tightening across your chest like you're about to have a heart attack... know what you mean.
Xanax. It's not just for breakfast anymore.
Ugh. :( I hate that feeling.
I'm with The Good Cook only I say, Ativan. lol
Yes, you definitely captured the essence of anxiety here!
It is such an awful feeling; totally consuming and overwhelming...
I keep having attacks of it, randomly with no trigger in the moment...very frustrating!
Drink more vodka??? Just kidding, sorta... My husband suffers from anxiety. It's no fun!
Lots of yummy love,
Alex aka Ma What's For Dinner
www.mawhats4dinner.com
Your poem made me VERY thankful I don't have these feelings!
Beautiful words, thanks for sharing.
Be well!
Awesome! You're very talented.
So good - I'm inspired to write my own!
sounds like a typical wednesday morning for me, lol.
Nice poem for a not-so-nice condition. I'm in the middle of it right now, and I totally agree with you - it sucks big time!
Hope you get over it soon.
anxiety can be debilitating. just breath. so hard to do when you can't catch a breath!
very good poem and true often to description. rose
love it.
Hi there, I am Kerrin (living here in Mass as well) and was looking for some awesome mass bloggers and I cam across your site and I'm soo happy. I also have an anxiety disorder and about 100 others. my blog is being worked on cuz I'm wicked challenged about this stuff , I just wanted to stop by and say hi and hope you'll visit mt blog once it isn't so sore on the eyes. If you need a good laugh grab a glass of Stoli and head over to stillsearchingformyfairytaleending@blogspot.com
it's ridonklulous but a good laugh!!
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