… a thumping heart
… a tight chest
… short, quick breaths
… a knot in my stomach
… a swollen throat
… heavy eyes
… warm feet
… a tingle in my ears
… a pressure in my forehead
… a fuzzy head
… a tremble in my hands
… and jelly in my legs
I hear the blood rushing through my veins
I feel the clammy sweat on my palms
I smell the cold air
I see everything
I taste fear
How do I look? Same as always…
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Thank you Purpleowl! I was feeling so anxious last night when I wrote this. And I had no idea why… So I just wrote how I was feeling to see if it helped me 🙂
You have described it so well here!