0 Panic

I can feel it coming, the impending doom, I close my eyes real tight and hang on, A condition that I have to live with, hits me like a broom, Every move I make feels like chess and I am a pawn.
Sweat starts to drip from my face as I try and make it go away, I know at some point I will go into full hyperventilation and panic, I sit and silently pray, I am feeling like I am running for my life on the sinking Titanic.
“Relax and take a deep breath. People tell me. "You will be alright, In and out slowly, I repeat several times when I feel this way, Trying to make this stop with all my might, This is like molding clay.
I’ve live with anxiety and panic disorder every day of my life, I’ve learned coping skills and take medication to keep the symptoms at bay, I’ve learned to adapt in every possible way taking everything in strife, I am no different from everyone else I say!


--Amanda N., 26