Stories tagged “panic attack”
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Mental
I cough uselessly. I’m amazed that I haven’t passed out yet with this 100 pound weight pressing on my chest. I can’t inhale, nor can I fully expel the stale air from my lungs. My diaphragm doesn’t seem to be working. My heart ra...
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The Attack
Aren’t you a Christian? You shouldn’t be afraid of death. She shook her head. Not in disagreement, but because her muscles were spazzing. She made fists then opened them again; over and over till her joints were stiff. “Can’t...