Side Effects
Navigating Anxiety: Unseen Side Effects
Lyrics
It's not contagious
Expressing that the condition is not contagious.
but I keep losing people who get close to me
Reflecting on the repeated loss of people close due to personal struggles.
I know I'm not stable
Admitting a lack of emotional stability.
I wish it was something that the eye could see
Wishing for a visible manifestation of inner struggles.
Dissociate from reality
Detaching from reality as a coping mechanism.
Heart stops
Describing a physical reaction to anxiety - a temporary pause of the heart.
Chest tight
Conveying a sense of tightness in the chest.
I can't breathe
Expressing difficulty in breathing, possibly a panic attack.
Suddenly it takes over me
Feeling overwhelmed as anxiety takes control.
that's a side effect of my anxiety
Identifying anxiety as the cause of the described physical and mental effects.
Now the voice inside my mind
Acknowledging the presence of an intrusive voice exacerbating anxiety.
Keeps telling me I'm dying
Describing the intrusive thoughts, fearing imminent death.
It's fine I know it's anxiety
Accepting the source of distress as anxiety.
Fuck
An exclamation, possibly expressing frustration or despair.
Now it's stuck inside my head
Indicating the persistence of anxious thoughts in the mind.
Think I really might be dead
Contemplating the possibility of actual death due to anxiety.
That's a side effect of my anxiety
Reiterating that the described symptoms are side effects of anxiety.
It's not that easy
Expressing the complexity of dealing with anxiety.
But sometimes I just wish that I could turn it off
Wishing for relief or control over overwhelming emotions.
I'm tired of faking
Expressing fatigue from pretending or concealing true emotions.
Who was it that taught me what I feel is wrong?
Questioning societal influences on one's understanding of emotions.
Dissociate from reality
Repeating the coping mechanism of dissociating from reality.
Heart stops
Reiterating physical reactions to anxiety.
Chest tight
Repeating a sense of tightness in the chest.
I can't breathe
Repeating the difficulty in breathing.
Suddenly it takes over me
Reiterating feeling overwhelmed by anxiety.
that's a side effect of my anxiety
Reemphasizing that the symptoms are side effects of anxiety.
Now the voice inside my mind
Revisiting the presence of an intrusive and alarming inner voice.
Keeps telling me I'm dying
Repeating the fear of imminent death suggested by the inner voice.
It's fine I know it's anxiety
Restating the acceptance that the distress is caused by anxiety.
Fuck
Reiterating a strong emotional reaction, possibly frustration.
Now it's stuck inside my head
Persisting intrusive thoughts impacting mental well-being.
Think I really might be dead
Maintaining the fear of actual death due to anxiety.
That's a side effect of my anxiety
Affirming that the symptoms are indeed side effects of anxiety.
I can feel it take control of me
Expressing the sensation of losing control to anxiety.
I can feel it take control of me
Reiterating the feeling of losing control to anxiety.
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