I can't help but jump at the little things
Everything seems to set my pulse rate up
Sometimes little occurrences - forgetting to do my homework or someone raising their voice
But other times it's different
Careless drivers, bad news, doctor appointments
All make my heart beat a mile a minute
I thought no one would notice my little quirk
(After all, I try to hide my feelings anyway)
But it was sort of unavoidable, and
My psychiatrist knew I had a problem
When my pulse was up to one hundred and thirteen beats a minute
Even though my blood pressure is healthy
Of course, it's only that bad under extreme stress
The psychiatrist's office never fails to send me into a panic
And school leads to numerous anxiety attacks
I hate looking at my weight on the scale
And I'm self conscious of my appearance, to the point where I don't like clothes shopping at crowded stores
I'm probably just overreacting
And these are just the things anxiety does to you
But it gets tiring sometimes
And it gets so bad that I'm exhausted after just sitting down for an hour
