Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening/Night(whichever one it is in your part of the world),
Hi! I'm here to leave a quick review!!
Anyway let's get right to it,
Take one deep breathe and count to four.
One. Through the nose.
Two. Hold it in.
Three. Hold it.
Four. Let it go.
And as you let go of that last breathe, let go of the stress, unclench the muscles, hold you body. Hug it. Don't let it shake.
Do it again and again, until your skin doesn't feel heavy, until you smile--you're alive.
Hmm...considering this title, this is an interesting start. I am no expert whatsoever on the subject of anxiety, but this seems remarkably like the sort of coping mechanism one would employ if they were trying to deal with something of an anxiety attack here and it makes for a very intriguing moment to be starting this story off on.
Proof?
The sun warming your face. The sound of you and your brother singing to the radio as you drive on the open road. The smell of dad's pillow. The taste of warm bread and butter melting on your tongue. The sight of your dogs jumping threw the yellow flowers.
Lau, you're alive.
Please remember that.
Remember it as you sink through the ocean, drowning as your heavy skin and the rocks in your chest drag you down.
Remember it as you push yourself to air, as you fight for it, grasp for it, then gasp for it.
You're alive.
Hmm...well the ending here certainly seems to lend something to that general theory here I think. It does end on something that seems very much like what you'd try to say to deal with a strong anxiety attack or panic attack of sorts there by either reassuring someone else or the person itself that things are fine and just trying to get them to realize that things have not indeed fallen apart here. It makes for a pretty interesting piece here at any rate.
Overall, I don't quite know what to say here. This almost doesn't feel like a short story per see, but rather an extract from a scene with someone trying to deal with this particular issues or helping another deal with said issue.
Aaaaand that's it for this one.
As always remember to take what you think was helpful and forget the rest.
Stay Safe
Harry
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