Mental Health Stories

Frozen

And suddenly I couldn't move.

I vaguely felt tears running down my face.

I felt like I was growing light and floating away.

I tilted my head to the side slightly as I looked at the time.

My eyes wouldn't focus long enough for me to read it.

With difficulty, I finally managed to decipher what time it was.

My computer dinged with incoming text messages.

I should respond to that, I thought, but I still didn't move.

And suddenly over ten minutes had passed.

I watched the text messages appear asking if I was okay, but I couldn't respond.

I was seeing but not seeing.

I was caring but not caring.

I was frozen.

My breathing was coming faster and faster.

If I keep breathing like this I'll pass out, I thought to myself.

That was enough to get my breathing to slow somewhat.

I hugged Teddy closer without really feeling what I was doing.

I had no idea what time it was.

Minutes or hours could have passed and I wouldn't have known it.

And suddenly I could focus again.

My vision stopped slipping in and out.

My breathing was slower.

I wiped away a few stray tears and opened my text messages.