Panic sets in
Oh no I can’t breathe
Tight chest
Paralyzed. Help!
Oh no I can’t breathe. I want to scream but all you can hear is….
Tight chest.
Empty.

Silence.
I try and try and try again to catch my breath, it just won’t let me.
My lungs filling with air yet I can’t push it out. I’m choking on the one thing keeping me alive.

Panic set in.
Tight chest.
I can’t breathe. Tighter, tight, tigh……
I feel like I’m dying….

Oh no… Paralyzed.

God. Is that you? I think I see the light. It hurts. It burns.
I can’t breathe…. I can’t speak.
Tape on my mouth. Off. Just let me breathe.
I want to breathe.
I need to breathe.
Back away and give me oxygen.
……………..
Thank goodness it isn’t you Lord. It’s the devil trying to take control of me. I will not let you make a fool of me Anxiety.

I need to scream.
I need to shout.
I need to let it all out.
Panic set in. My chest is tight. I can’t breathe.
Anxiety.
I’m gasping for air.
I’m clawing for oxygen.
I’m searching for hope.
I’m needing to breathe.
I’m waiting for my heart to awaken.
Knot in my throat.
Tears racing down my face.
I’m stuck. I’ve choked. I can’t breathe.

Panic set in. My chest is tight. I can’t breathe.

Anxiety is that you?
Too powerful to just tell me how you feel… Instead you feel the need to show me. Oh you’re a sneaky little bastar—…..
Can’t breathe. Panic set in. Chest is tight.
Anxiety.
You couldn’t allow me to even finish that one sentence. You ruin everything.

Thank you for taking over. I see you. I feel you. I hear you.
You’re here. You allowed yourself to be present.
Now go.
Anxiety?…
Anxiety?…
Anxiety?…
No response.

You’re just a word, Anxiety.
I will not let you win.
Panic attack, chest tight, back again.
Oh no—- I can’t breathe.
It set in.
Paralyzed
💊💊💊💊💊💊
Anxiety.
J.R