Fighting through anxiety
Panic, worry, darkness closing in around me.
These are some of the words
I could use to describe my anxiety,
but nothing I can say could speak of its entirety,
as I cry internally thinking I've lost my sanity.
Doctors, Counsellors, saying there’s something wrong with me.
My parents telling me to calm down and stop being so crazy.
But how can I calm down when the world around me
is spinning out of control and I can barely see?
Breathe. You will get through this.
I know you think I'm overreacting
about the silliest little things,
but to me those silly little things seem
like the doom the world could bring.
Can’t you see, a spilled glass of milk
to you can seem like an earthquake to me.
Breathe. I will get through this.
Because I know I am more than just my anxiety,
and one day I hope to be free of it entirely.
But until then, I will keep telling myself quietly,
I am stronger than this, I am stronger than my anxiety.
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