Diary of a Prisoner No parole allowed

2017-08-15

Anxiety

Filed under: Blog — Tags: — Inmate #840528 @ 22:28

For some people, anxiety is a feeling they can easily recognize when they get it. There’s a before and an after. Anxiety, and no anxiety.

For some of us, anxiety is a constant background noise against which everything takes place. You don’t notice that it’s there all the time, it’s not like a limb that suddenly starts hurting and never gets better. Continuous anxiety feels like it’s becoming milder, but it’s just because you get used to it. If by any chance it gives you a break, it feels weird, because you notice it’s not there, the opposite of most people. But it’s not the same anxiety as the one most people feel at some point or another, it’s not a strong burst of worry or concern about something. It’s the sort of anxiety you become friends with because you realize it’s going to always be there, so it’s easier than fighting it. It literally becomes part of you.

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