Welcome to day twenty of the A to Z Challenge! My theme is 100 word (give or take a word or two) flash fiction on the
darker side of human nature. I hope you enjoy.
Trapped
I am trapped, suffocating. I can’t breathe. My chest feels heavy, tight, like I can’t get enough air in no matter how hard I try. My hands claw at the walls, trying desperately to get a hold of something, to push the walls away and allow me to breath. My fingers touch nothing but air. There are no walls. It is fear which traps me. Fear of people, of saying or doing the wrong thing. Of being rejected. I am trapped in a web, a prison of my own insecurities. I just need some air. Help me…
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I have a feeling that’s what anxiety feels like. Too much.
Yes, me too. It must be awful to feel this way in real life!
Sounds like some writers when working on a new story. =O
~Ninja Minion Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~
Lol, yeah I could quite imagine that!
It’s pretty. It’s beautifully written, but being trapped in your own insecurities won’t do anything good not just to you but to people around you.
Whenever I feel like I’m being suffocated, I get out of there as quickly as possible before I lose my mind. Let go and move on. Learn to accept your insecurities and use it as motivation.
wow, I just gave an advice. haha
But seriously, I love these lines. 🙂
Thank you 🙂 That’s great advice, and it would definitely help save your sanity if you got to this point
This is what I feel like when I have a panic attack. Describes it perfectly. X
Thank you 🙂 They must be truly awful things to experience x
I agree with the previous comment, it feels like a panic attack. I really hated those. Good one.
I’m lucky to have never had one! Thank you 🙂
It’s definitely a panic attack. I’ve had them ever since I was pregnant with triplets and I feel like I’m truly dying. I’ve gotten to where I can recognize them as panic attacks and if I’m with someone I trust they can “usually,” but not always talk me through it. Thankfully, I haven’t had a full blown panic attack in over a year. I’ve had anxiety, but not panic, but this piece brought back all the feelings. Dread, foreboding, anxiety. I’m glad it’s over. Good writing. Very powerful, it truly stirred up all the emotions and physical feelings inside me that I’ve experienced when on the verge of panic.
Melissa Sugar @ Melissa Sugar Writes
I’ve never actually had a panic attack, so I’m glad I got it right! I’m also sorry for bringing this up for you and I’m really glad you have them under control now.
Thank you 🙂
One more vote that says it sounds like a panic attack!
I think panic attacks are winning!
Not had a panic attack but I had a drug interaction that made me feel like I was falling off a cliff.
A tight flash fiction.
Thanks so much for your visit.
Happy A to Zing!
Oh, that sounds awful!
Thank you 🙂
Very realistic 🙂 Have you seen the Bookshelf Gargoyle’s Fiction in 50 #Fi50 meme? It’s a month fifty word story on a prompt. I’m sure you’d enjoy it!
Jemima Pett
Thank you 🙂 I haven’t seen it, but it does sound like something I would be up for. I’ll keep an eye out for it, thanks!
Yep this is what my anxiety feels like. It’s horrible 🙁
I can’t imagine how bad it must be but I would think it’s definitely horrible!
Aren’t we all trying to break out of:
‘a prison of my own insecurities’
Your brush strokes with words are intense.
That is true, we all are to one extent or another! Thank you 🙂
Aced the desperation of anxiety. Great job, Debbie!
Thank you so much 🙂
Finding your blog for the first time while out blog hopping from North Carolina during the #Challenge. I looked back at several of your posts before hurrying on to visit as many blogs as possible on Sunday, our day off. A writer, I am always happy to find fellow writers and what they are blogging about. I’m not a dark side person, but appreciate the hard work you have put in the AtoZ. Good job! If you have interest or time, I have been writing about hotels and inns, the architects and settings. It was about tea at a lovely hotel yesterday. Join me.
Thanks for visiting 🙂 I’m sorry it’s not your thing, but the world would be a boring place if we all liked the same thing! I appreciate you still reading some of the posts and I will definitely be visiting you before April is out!