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All tagged anxiety

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Spiralling, up, up, my anxiety levels. Sweat, hot, dances down my back.

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I end the Viber call after my psychiatrist diagnoses me with anxiety disorder, before hopping inside the shower, where I let the water drain everything that’s left of me. CW: Sexual Abuse

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