Poem -
THRICE
Tell yourself
It's ok
To not open
That
Door
That the noise cannot hurt
You are as safe
As before
Gently remove
Both your hands
From your face
Inch
Them
Back
Down
To
Right
There
By your side
Now tell yourself this
It
Is
OK
To hide
Breathe deeply
Breath in
Don't
Forget
To
Breath
Out
Try not to die
Not to scream
Not to shout
Try
To
Stop
Shaking
Try
To
Stop
Shaking
The ground
Is still solid
The ground
Is not quaking
Talk your brain into still
Shaking limbs are ok
Now remind yourself thrice
It's OK to be ill
Now...
Unsqueeze
Your
Eyes
Feel
The
Ground
At your feet
Breathe breathe breathe
In
Out
Breathe in
Then repeat
M P 8/6/22
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This reads like ' mindfulness' trying to grasp something normal when the whole world as you know it has irrevocably changed. Hugs xx
Did you ever freeze stock still when the door knocks Tina? Absolutely know deep inside that anything outside your 4 walls is deeply unwanted and deeply unsettling...the outside world alien and terrifying? We are strange creatures...tip us over and like beetles we are on our backs helpless xxx
Thanks also 😊😊😊
"Did you ever freeze stock still when the door knocks Tina? " Absolutely I have! Not for the same reason as you but yes, I know exactly what that feels like. At the time I was also terrified of answering the phone or opening letters. It is not a nice place to be .... extreme anxiety was what I was suffering from, although I never knew it at the time. Don't want to go into the reasons on a public forum so I will leave it at that...but yes, have been in a place where I have done and felt exactly that! Xx
Yes..exactly. same here with phones and letters!!! Yet...I can post here and also work.two nights week yet refuse to see anybody or socialise. I've long given up trying to work.it all out...writing helps. I know the reasons for you Tina love...you told me. Its good to know you undersrand the inexplicable ...thankyou xxx
Hugs ...just messaged you xxx
Hugs...just replied 😄😄😄
Hi Marion.....beautiful read like Tina said like a mindfulness exercise
The short lines work very well and kept me engaged. Px
Hey P...lovely to see you on here. Hope all is well with you love...where have you run off to? Thanks love 😘
Hi Marion. I havent been much online thats all, especially on cosmo. Had family stuff going on. I really hope u are well. Do miss you. Will message you. Px
Reads like an exercise in Zenism after first read and after the second, a realisation, a dawning upon hearing that inner voice.
Short and punchy lines Marion and of that cut to the chase style I'm a fan.
And more importantly to recognise it for what it is and has to offer to any supressed inner angst.
Hugs again.
Shaun. x.
Thankyou my friend x