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I will need your hand to hold
don't trust my appearances or what you think of me.
despite the age, I will need your hand to hold:
when the light will shine on me, I may lean my weight upon it,
while walking through the crowd of people, I may squeeze it hard.
if I look sick, don't worry, just remind me to B R E A T H E;
my heart will learn to beat more silently and steady with time, I believe;
please don't count my sudden trips to the ladies room,
as my stomach never rests, expect it to be awhile before I come back.
I like receiving compliments, although I contradict them; it's not your fault.
my hands will be cold and trembling, but I don't need you --
to offer me your clothes, because I'm not cold, I'll feel like B U R N I N G.
my mind will be occupied with W O R R I E S about the stupidest of things,
so don't laugh at them, that will bring on even more I N S E C U R I T I E S.
don't study my skin, my answer will only be that I'm clumsy.
you may think I'm slow, but my thoughts are racing and it's very T I R I N G.
I relive at least one E M B A R A S S I N G moment of my life a day;
I never forget all the bad things that have happened, my fear clings on them.
I will feel the eyes W A T C H I N G and J U D G I N G, although it's all in my mind --
-- that's what they say; sometimes even shadows mock me.
if my cheeks turn red, it's not only because I'm shy,
but because it's easy to be H U M I L I A T E D.
I will need you to speak for me, as my throat won't allow it.
you may think me weak, but it's the best I can do
under the grip of A N X I E T Y.
don't trust my appearances or what you think of me.
despite the age, I will need your hand to hold:
when the light will shine on me, I may lean my weight upon it,
while walking through the crowd of people, I may squeeze it hard.
if I look sick, don't worry, just remind me to B R E A T H E;
my heart will learn to beat more silently and steady with time, I believe;
please don't count my sudden trips to the ladies room,
as my stomach never rests, expect it to be awhile before I come back.
I like receiving compliments, although I contradict them; it's not your fault.
my hands will be cold and trembling, but I don't need you --
to offer me your clothes, because I'm not cold, I'll feel like B U R N I N G.
my mind will be occupied with W O R R I E S about the stupidest of things,
so don't laugh at them, that will bring on even more I N S E C U R I T I E S.
don't study my skin, my answer will only be that I'm clumsy.
you may think I'm slow, but my thoughts are racing and it's very T I R I N G.
I relive at least one E M B A R A S S I N G moment of my life a day;
I never forget all the bad things that have happened, my fear clings on them.
I will feel the eyes W A T C H I N G and J U D G I N G, although it's all in my mind --
-- that's what they say; sometimes even shadows mock me.
if my cheeks turn red, it's not only because I'm shy,
but because it's easy to be H U M I L I A T E D.
I will need you to speak for me, as my throat won't allow it.
you may think me weak, but it's the best I can do
under the grip of A N X I E T Y.
"Anxiety is a physiological state characterized by cognitive, somatic, emotional, and behavioral components. These components combine to create the feelings that we typically recognize as fear, apprehension, or worry. Anxiety is often accompanied by physical sensations such as heart palpitations, nausea, chest pain, shortness of breath, stomach aches, or headache. The cognitive component entails expectation of a diffuse and uncertain danger. Somatically the body prepares the organism to deal with threat: blood pressure and heart rate are increased, sweating is increased, bloodflow to the major muscle groups is increased, and immune and digestive system functions are inhibited. Externally, somatic signs of anxiety may include pale skin, sweating, trembling, and pupillary dilation. Emotionally, anxiety causes a sense of dread or panic and physically causes nausea, and chills. Behaviorally, both voluntary and involuntary behaviors may arise directed at escaping or avoiding the source of anxiety and often maladaptive, being most extreme in anxiety disorders. However, anxiety is not always pathological or maladaptive: it is a common emotion along with fear, anger, sadness, and happiness, and it has a very important function in relation to survival."
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This one was written for Not a Diagnosis contest, but I'd probably written about it anyway.
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This one was written for Not a Diagnosis contest, but I'd probably written about it anyway.
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such a lovely way to depict a very serious problem
it!
it!