The Monster
Poem About Fighting Through Anxiety
Dear Anxiety,
When they ask me what I am afraid of,
I lie.
Poems About Living Life With Anxiety
Published: March 2019
18 Anxiety Poems - Poems About Struggling With Anxiety
The struggle with anxiety can be raw, scary, and debilitating. These poems about anxiety give a glimpse into the difficult struggle.
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Featured Shared Story
Wow, did your poem ever hit home for me! I've been struggling with anxiety and panic disorder since I was a kid after being molested by my grandfather from ages 3-12 and then in my early 20's...
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Breathe
Living With AnxietyPanic, worry, darkness closing in around me.
These are some of the words I could use to describe my anxiety,
but nothing I can say could speak of its entirety,
as I cry internally thinking I've lost my sanity.Featured Shared StoryAnything triggers my anxiety, I have had it for so many years I have actually gotten worse to the point of terrible chest pain. I have had 4 attacks within 4 months. I'm so worried I have...
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Struggling To Breathe
Poem About Anxious ThoughtsI'm feeling so scared,
I can't breathe but I must.
Thinking so many thoughts,
Trying so hard to trust. -
Silent Screams
Depression And AnxietyCan't you hear my silent screams?
They are so loud they echo in my dreams.
Behind this face that carries a smileFeatured Shared StoryDepression is not something you can explain - it is most definitely not sadness. Sadness is about crying and feeling. But depression- it's the absence of feeling, a hollowed feeling. It eats...
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Signed, Your Mind
Poem About Anxiety And Panic DisorderGet dressed, love.
You're going to be late.
You look at yourself in the mirror,
The one you really hate.Featured Shared StoryAlthough I do not suffer from any mental illnesses (that I know of), I still do sometimes feel like this, and at some point, everyone probably will too. This poem summed up those feelings in...
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Mysterious Pain
Poem About Anxiety DisorderWith her head hung low
and nowhere to go,
she can't explainFeatured Shared StoryNo one understands what I am suffering from. My new doctor has decided I am taking a far too dangerous drug, so he is weaning me off. I must suffer again for the length of this weaning...
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Where Am I?
Anxiety And DepressionIs there anyone there
to help me see,
help me remember,
remember to be me?Featured Shared StoryI strongly relate to this poem. I have generalized anxiety disorder and depression, and this poem pretty much sums up what it's like every day for me and people like me.
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Another Trigger
Living With AnxietyA storm is coming, my chest is tightening and it's hard to breathe.
Like a giant noose, life is smothering me.
I would do anything to not feel this pain.
Make it stop, I want to laugh again. -
Dad
Other People Not Understanding Panic AttacksI know you may not think so,
But I'm trying really hard.
I don't do it on purpose.
I did not pick this card.Featured Shared StoryMy father is the type of person who does not "believe" in mental illnesses. I have always looked for help from an adult, but he always shoots it down. I deal with very critical anxiety and...
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Panic Disorder
Tightness in my chest.
I can't breathe.
The only time I can escape
is when I fall asleep.Featured Shared StoryI'm 12 years old and suffer from panic disorder. Having a panic attack is like drowning. It goes from 0 to 100 in an instant. Whenever somebody jokes about abuse or alcohol, it does get me...
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