Holding My Breath
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Ongoing5m
Last published Sun, Aug 19, 2018
...Panic running through me...Spots in my vision....tears streaming down my face... choking on my own breath...
The feeling is normal yet I'm still not used to it. This nervousness...this anxiety...It's like I'm holding my breath..
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