Mental Illness Poem

Just wrote how I felt when I have a panic attack.

Panic Disorder

© Brittany
Tightness in my chest
I cant breath.
The only time I can escape
is when I fall asleep.

Constant nausea
constant fear.
How did this happen
knowing I'm safe here?

It's a constant worry
another will strike.
I worry about it all the time
it makes me lose my appetite.

My sight darkens
my life flashes.
My worries control my thoughts
my heart crashes and burns to ashes.

You have no idea what its like
to live one day in my shoes.
Maybe if you did
you wouldn't judge me as you do.

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Published: Jul 2011

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  • I have panic attacks too and it really does suck.

    Nicole, Tn Submitted Aug 2011
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  • This poem really should get more publicity than it can on this site alone. It is a brilliant explanation of what it is like to suffer from panic attacks and a wonderful way of showing others that they are not alone.

    Thank you.

    John, Medway Towns Submitted 12/4/2012
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