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**** **** **** **** Fuzz through the brain Zapping pain Through icy passages of panic Swell, flow, overflowing With pain, doubt, hate, anger **** Breathe in, Breathe out Think about the seat The air, it's cold My ears ring Count from 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... Walls are getting closer, life squeezes God's cruel fist crushes Air from my lungs Thoughts from my brain LET ME ******* GO Why am I so broken and insane sometimes? The ocean draws near in my ears The shore creeps close, the tide stalks through my canals Air, water, rushing, getting louder Pounding, ******* pounding Someone save me please.                                                  -the claustrophobic mind
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Jan 3, 2019
Jan 3, 2019 at 3:07 PM UTC
The Claustrophobic Mind (Anatomy of a Panic Attack)
**** **** **** **** Fuzz through the brain Zapping pain Through icy passages of panic Swell, flow, overflowing With pain, doubt, hate, anger **** Breathe in, Breathe out Think about the seat The air, it's cold My ears ring Count from 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... Walls are getting closer, life squeezes God's cruel fist crushes Air from my lungs Thoughts from my brain LET ME ******* GO Why am I so broken and insane sometimes? The ocean draws near in my ears The shore creeps close, the tide stalks through my canals Air, water, rushing, getting louder Pounding, ******* pounding Someone save me please.                                                  -the claustrophobic mind
I handle my panic attacks at times by riding the emotions and using writing as a grounding technique. My pen as a conduit to root myself to where I physically am, and not where my mind takes me. This is from roughly 2 years ago, and I have made so much progress in regards to my mental health management. I rarely, if ever, have panic attacks these days, but I will always remember how it feels to have the walls shrink in your mind.
thespaceman
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Jan 3, 2019
Jan 3, 2019 at 3:07 PM UTC
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