Stories tagged “anxiety”
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Now
and again I’ve found myself Lost Desolate Frightened of what is Anxious of what may come Ashamed of what has been new Beginnings, Experiences, Faces i am Unknown and i am Afraid
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The Force of Angst
If it wasn’t for just one unsettling flaw, it didn’t seem like she had anything inherently wrong with her. In fact, she was practically the embodiment of an archetypal dream that countless men have shared; one from which they wish not to wa...
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Dread of the Forest
Zarek felt it all around him, as if every tree were alive, waiting for him to do something. He traveled on through the forest with the lingering feeling that he was being watched, even stalked; and sometimes he would hear noises behind him, but when he...
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Rabid Stress
She grew listless as the days went by, her eyes always peering out of some obscure opening within the house. He inquired several times but learned nothing other than that she felt nervous. It never occurred to him that she could feel such an emotion an...
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Two Days
Gareth awoke feeling fantastic. The sunlight shone through his window. His radio alarm clock rang with the voices of the morning DJs having an inane conversation. He heard birds outside singing their morning mating calls (which, in recent years, had be...
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Fear Crept (Poem)
Fear crept behind my eyes As I looked to my crystal ball; Fog swarmed around the glass And would not show what I’d befall. Fear then crept down my shoulders As my nails drug and scratched, But no matter how I abused the surface I saw nothing behi...
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Home Court
Folks mingled by the door blocking the entrance to the community center. I stood for a polite moment outside of the clear glass doors hoping someone would notice me—but no one did. “Excuse me” heads turned and feet shuffled. “Thankyou, hi, pard...
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Harrowing Anxiety
Your throat begins to heave and plunge; you’d surely be sick if your stomach was anywhere to be found. The angels in your ears whisper the most horrific secrets. You thank the gods you’re mad. If you weren’t – if others heard the vile thing...
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A Non-Oprah-esque Aha Moment
With trepidation, and no small amount of anxiety I made the preparations. Winter gear went in the A4 bag. Uniforms stacked neatly in the rolling camo bag. All manner of necessities filled the available space in each. Orders cut, flight booked and no ch...
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An Ant Atop a Mountain of Quicksand
In bed… my heart pounds from the anxiety of a shrinking sensation while in an unfamiliar place, ear drums thump to the rhythmic pulsating hum of appliances and electronics snoring, fear keeps my eye lids sealed shut…but when I hear a knock ...
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Just Another Night
Restless, I relentlessly seek intrigue at the bottom of a bottle…or two, or four. As the cigarette at the tip of my finger burns away, so too does my preference for what’s practical, normal, accepted as life as “we know it.” Con...
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Playing Catch Up.
I grab the metal object sitting beside me too quickly, I couldn’t wait any longer. I nicked my finger picking it up, a dapple of red bubbles out of my skin. The blood begins to trickle down my finger, spreading an odd feeling of warmth over my bo...
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Write of Passage.
“We’re starting class with a test! You’ve heard it since elementary school. No looking on anyone’s papers, and no talking.” The teacher began to pass out the tests. I could hear her shuffling the papers in her hand, passin...
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Spilt.
“Did you know that Woody Harrelson, you know Woody Harrelson he’s been in many films … I particularly liked him in Seven Pounds where he played a blind man. Well did you know that his father was a murderer for hire?” My interest...
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You Know Who You Are
Torment my mind and dispatch my hope to a barren landscape Wither and cry until nothing cheers me up…tangled in this sordid tale A farce about love…about my life I became a prisoner to HER emotions… I was lost when she found me and now I am a...
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Catching Fire
Bill Jones was the epitome of metro-sexual, a young, good-looking, well-dressed, burgeoning therapist who heard what his patients were really saying as opposed to what they thought they were saying. He lowered his stylish frames, wondering if his words...
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Compulsive
You have to go to school today. Despite everything, your mom is making you go. She directs you to the car where you sit and fold your arms across your chest. Your stomach is upset. You’re shaking and dizzy and when you try to speak, you feel like...
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Warrior
And so in the dark you come for me again with possession on your mind and the ever-present need to feast on my happiness. The stronger I get, the more you adapt. I have spent so much time and effort on crafting me. How is it that you can so easily take...
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You’re no longer sure if your feet are on solid ground.
Your throat begins to heave and plunge. You’d surely be sick if your stomach was anywhere to be found. Luckily, it isn’t. Then the room begins to spin. The angels in your ears whisper the most horrific secrets. You thank the gods you’re m...