“For me, anxiety is like a constant stream of white noise in the background. You can ignore it for a while but then something triggers you; a comment, a misinterpreted look, a real or perceived failure. You hone in on the white noise and it becomes all you can hear, all you can focus on. Then all hell breaks loose. The white noise turns into a buzzing sound, then into a blaring alarm. As it gets stronger, it comes at you from all angles, pressing and threatening to crush your bones. Your eyes are laser-focused looking for the threat, yet nothing registers in your vision. “The room starts to
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