No Escape

You open your eyes,
The world around you is terrifying,
The image you've created in your mind is worse,
Immense fear riddles through you,
Like a bad itch you simply cannot reach,
You hide your panicked state,
You see they're not scared,
So why are you?

Your mind holding you prisoner,
With no set release date,
You're told you are alone,
You're told no one will understand,
You believe this irrational fear to be very real,
There is no escaping that,
Daily life becomes debilitating,
The natural things to fear slowly become petrifying,
Your conscious did this to you,
How do you escape yourself?