Challenge
What is your body telling you?
My therapist said that depression and anxiety are not just mental, but physical illnesses that we experience in our body. However, unlike a broken arm or the flu, we don't stop and take the time to treat them, because it can be hard to pinpoint what your body is telling you.
"Depression is your body saying F*** you, I don't want to be this character anymore. I don't want to hold up this avatar that you've created in the world. It's too much for me. " - Jim Carrey.
If you've experienced depression, anxiety, or both, what was your body telling you?
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psychosomatic
his hand on my shoulder
flowers flop in my fist
"c'mon, let's go," he says
and I feel it start in my chest
jittering, crackling, burning
nausea settles heavy
tell him it's okay — it’s too late to escape
let him pull me along
pretend that it's her
pretend I belong
my body is screaming
that the walls are closing in
short of breath, sweaty palms
go to the bathroom
cold water on my wrists
bring myself back
shudder and shake off the ghost of his touch
i’m okay