Literature
Anxious
“So, what’s been bothering you?” Dr. Cole asks, looking from me to Ycart and back.
I glance at my Other, who is tapping her fingers together and staring at the floor. My own fingers are tapping uncontrollably, and my words are quick and uncertain. “I’ve been feeling, like, kind of anxious, especially in the evenings, and I’ve been… I don’t know, maybe having panic attacks for the past couple of weeks… Like, they’re not super bad, so I’m not sure if that’s what they are, but my stomach gets really uneasy and my chest feels, like, hollow and sometimes I hyperventilate, and