Anxiety Sucks

A Poem by Ash01910

Anxiety sucks for many reasons, here are some

Why do i feel this way? Why do i feel so nervous, so afraid? Nothing's happened to me, i'm not hurt, i'm actually completely fine. Then why do i feel like my chest is collapsing? Why can't I breathe? No, no I know why, i have a presentation next hour. Just at the thought of that I can feel my chest tightening more. The thoughts rush into my head before I can even catch my breath "What if you mess up?" "What if you forget everything?" What if, what if, what if. It's all I can think. I can feel the panic in my chest rising. The bell rings, it's time to go. I get up, go to my class, not even thinking, moving like a robot. The only thing I can think about is messing up. I'm in my seat, "Please please don't have me go first." My name, my name is called, i'm to present first, my feet carry me to the front of the room, my chest tightens even more as I look at all the people looking at me, judging me. I stutter on the first word and wince, way to go, first word and I already screwed up. I close my eyes, take a few deep breaths, keep my eyes on the floor and continue, stuttering a few more times. Then, that's it, it's over, I did it. I make my way to my seat, keeping my head down. It's over, it's done, and i'm safe.