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THRICE

​​​​​Tell yourself it's ok
To not open that door

That the noise cannot hurt
You're 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, breathe in
Don't forget to breathe out

Try not to die not to scream
Not to shout
Try to stop shaking
The ground in not quaking

Talk to your brain 
Tell it still shaking limbs
Now remind yourself thrice
It's OK to be ill

M ~

 

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Being Me

This reads like ' mindfulness'  trying to grasp something normal when the whole world as you know it has irrevocably changed. Hugs xx

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Marion

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

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Marion

Thanks also 😊😊😊

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Being Me

"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

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Marion

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

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Being Me

Hugs ...just messaged you xxx

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Marion

Hugs...just replied 😄😄😄

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Pratibha Savani

Hi Marion.....beautiful read like Tina said like a mindfulness exercise
The short lines work very well and kept me engaged. Px

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Marion

Hey P...lovely to see you on here. Hope all is well with you love...where have you run off to? Thanks love 😘 

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Pratibha Savani

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

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Shaun Cronick

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.

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