Therapy Bits

I never knew that anxiety could whisper like a friend who won’t leave
I never knew that anxiety could fold time until minutes felt like hours
I never knew that anxiety could turn silence into a crowded room
I never knew that anxiety could teach my heart to sprint while I stood still
I never knew that anxiety could paint the future in urgent shades of maybe
I never knew that anxiety could make my own thoughts feel like strangers
I never knew that anxiety could live so loudly behind a practiced smile
I never knew that anxiety could make bravery look like getting out of bed
I never knew that anxiety could sharpen every choice into a threat
I never knew that anxiety could soften me, too, into deeper empathy
I never knew that anxiety could be survived, again and again

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