LJ IDOL - "OPEN TOPIC"

[islandman]

Panic. I feel the pressure building in my chest and I feel my grasp on it slipping away. My mind is screaming for it to go away, but it only seems to feed the fuel within my torso. Panic. The more I try to ease the tension the more it seems to grow. FUCKING HELL! Panic. I take deep breaths to slow down my heart, but it races a mile a minute.

Comments

[shadowwolf13]

This I get.

It's not that we don't enjoy being with them it's just that we worry so much about their reactions to us and it's starts a cyclical worry that can't necessarily be nipped in the bud.

Very well written and relate-able.

[mstrobel]

Ouch, that sounds terrifying to have to deal with. Even more so when people don't quite understand.

[joeymichaels]

Aw, man, I've been here, brother. I've spent years doing a whole manner of things to get this under control. Totally feel you here.

[rejeneration]

I agree with beloved_tree. This piece is incredibly visceral. It actually made me feel all jittery and tense! Really great look (and experience) into an anxiety attack. =)