Noise

Inside an Anxious Mind

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I am lying in bed with my arm pressed against my ear when I hear my pulse strumming like a finger on a stretched out rubber band. Da dum, da dum. Da dum, da dum. Da dum, da dum.

I stopped caring about this body when it started shaking like it wanted me to split in half.

There are days when I am able to speak. I tell the barista I want a white chocolate mocha. I…