A series of 'shorts' about everyday anxieties and Anxiety disorder: looking at how it harnesses itself to events and moments in life. Including change, development, and new scenarios we try to navigate our way through in life. My hope, is that this can be a valuable tool for not just people with diagnosed difficulties and anxieties. But also neurotypicals. Anxiety is a feeling we all experience when faced with something new. My goal is to show you as many angles of that fear of the unknown, at, as many different levels as I know.

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The Price of Freedom lies in saying goodbye


Short that looks at a relationship and what it means to be committed. Or to do as the title eludes to.
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The Price of Freedom Lies in the Family Home


Home is where the heart is. Pretty sure that's an old tv show and an Elvis Presley Song - Full Disclosure - I am definitely not the first to say that. However, by the by. IF, 'home.' Is to be, as
the phrase implies. A place of true, unconditional love. What happens to people when it's not? When it's false. Who do you turn to then? What do you do? Where do you go?
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The Price of Freedom Lies in a Glass


Have you ever been so lost in your life that your soul yearns to leave your body? Or rather, you threaten yourself with such ridiculous empty threats. Then find others who think the same. But they
have this amazing coping strategy. They just don't care. But that's really hard for you. Because you care about everything! You seep into their arms, fearful but fuck it, right? You've already
tried everything. How bad could it be?
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The Price of Freedom lies in the season of giving


When you conjure up the Christmas' of old. What is it, that you hold most dear?
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The Price of Freedom lies in your dreams


Ever had a weird dream? I can certainly relate. Do you dream every night, and remember it? Then this one is for you. Birds of a feather...
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The Price of Freedom lies within the green-eyed monster


This is loosely based on people I've met in life. That are naturally this way inclined. Though it would be false of me to say. I haven't felt a pang of jealousy in my life. I don't necessarily
understand people who feel that emotion come over them, without reason or rhyme. There might be something underlying for them though, that, I'm not seeing. That's why I'm putting this out there. To
try to display that unease, I think appears at both ends of the scale. It's not important where you sit on that scale. What is, is knowing that even if you don't think. You can change the way you
feel, wherever you sit on that platform of this story. You're likely, not alone in that feeling.
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The Price of Freedom Lies within Speech


A bit of the self in here, and somewhat removed. Communication is at the heart of everything that's human. Whether that's written, vocally, visually, felt, smelt or some other level of stimuli.
When I was small, like lots of children then and now; I really struggled with speech. Part of my love for English literature, comes from that hard part of my life. If other people had not loved it
as I do. These shorts may not exist today. One day, I'd like a world where we can be more accepting of others. We don't have to like others. Just respect one another. Hope you enjoy the rough
draft. The expansion and re-draft will be done in a few months period. Nothing stopping this crazy train of thoughts.
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The Price of Freedom Lies in compartmentalising


Do you think in segments? Do you dissect, each, and every word? Do you keep it to memory? Or, do you try to harness the ability, to take things with a pinch of salt? The age old question, what
should we look out for? What should do with what's presented? How do we let it affect ourselves? Should we let it affect ourselves?
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The Price of Freedom Lies in a Moment


Moment, place, first times. First - that key word, they'll never happen like that again. They'll shape your world, life as we know it will change forever, with the best times. Even if they surround
the worst of times, yin and yang, yin and yang.
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The Price of Freedom lies in your own Passions


Do you doubt your own power? Do you think you deserve to wallow in past mistakes? (Evidently I do a little, else I wouldn't be presenting pieces like this; enjoy the misery, that is thankfully not
entirely the existing version of me anymore)
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The Price of Freedom Lies in Real-World-Education


Ever taken on: a new course, new job, new trajectory. And you weren't sure of its journey; because, well, life happened behind the scenes. How did you get through it? Who helped you get through it?
Are you still going through it? I hope not, I'd like to present you with a beautiful human that helped me through a lot. (Bear with me I'm the tangent type)
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The Price of Freedom lies in the lost and found


This one will need a huge re-work. Very rough, please bare with.
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The price of freedom lies in your superstitions


How is it that the life you have; is shaped before your very eyes? Find out how *Anna's* life is shaped, and why it is so.
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The Price of Freedom lies within the transmissions


Rules and communication are hand in hand right? Written, unwritten, interchangeable... You decide.
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The Price of Freedom Lies within becoming a hybrid


The title and the story speak for themselves here. Hybrid or human, what do you choose?
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The Price of Freedom lies in the Call-centre


Ever worked somewhere that feels a like foreign, and not a different country? No. Your own, only makes up a version of you, that seems false - is false, was false, was never you.
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The Price of Freedom lies within the outburst


Do you speak up, do you keep quiet? Do you let people in, do you push them away? Depends on how the world has treat you, right?
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The Price of Freedom lies within the writing


Just, getting to it, getting something down, it is better than nothing and helps settle those dancing wee devils.
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The Price of Freedom lies in a Curveball


Life is changeable. Fact! How do you deal with it?
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The Price of Freedom lies within a black hole


The black hole in your head when you can see nothing else is different for everyone, what is it like for you?
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The Price of Freedom lies in a mistake


How many mistakes have you made? Are you the mistake?
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The Price of Freedom lies in a Phone-call


When you need to reset and reboot, who are your go to contacts, or despite, are you the go to contact and you just haven't built up how to say no?
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The Price of Freedom lies in the Sanitation


Just how clean or sullied is your mind? Can you be a place for others to escape?
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The Price of Freedom lies in Suspended Titillation


How long are you willing to let the negative outweigh the positive? (Hopefully not much longer)
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The Price of Freedom lies in Sisterhood


The things we do for our sisters and brothers, the kind of thing you would never do for anyone else.
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The Price of Freedom lies in imagination


What do you think up? How does it affect you and the world around you?
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The Price of Freedom lies in Rhetoric hot air


Is it worth shaking up systems? Should they be left alone? What do that even mean to you?
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The Price of Freedom Lies in the Voice


I can finally hear myself. Will I listen to my core? I think, yes.
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The Price of Freedom Lies in the Dance


Movement is for the soul, protects the warrior spirit within, protects the mind. It's why exercise is thought of a helpful. Moving the body to music, even more so. What happens though, when you
must do movement according to what another asks of you? You cannot be free you make your own twists and turns.
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The Price of Freedom lies in the indifference


What, what will you do? What will I do, when I admit to what I truly want?
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The Price of Freedom lies in a Mosaic


Do people treat you human, or like a pretty picture? Do people understand when you want to be treat as human and with respect, rather than seeing you at surface level?
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The Price of Freedom Lies in a Clear Conscience


Clarity and your mind, better when they combine, even more when they are united in kindness; true kindness to your fellow human being.
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The Price of Freedom lies in the Culture


How things are, the way they are, just the way it is.
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The Price of Freedom lies On the Canvas


Surface level, the environment must shape and mould.
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The Price of Freedom Lies in Anonymity


When someone is cruel do you let your fear win out or do you say something?
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The Price of Freedom lies here. Scarcely.


Is it easy or hard for you to believe that you can have autonomy, and what defines your autonomy anyway?
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The Price of Freedom lies within Currency


How much sway you have, it changes your chances in life. Environment is one of the biggest factors to how much that pull will work in your favour, and time. Time is many things, so is natural
charisma, even when it's hard to shine through. But remembering when it was hard, can help you pull through.
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The Price of Freedom lies in Convention


Where we fit, is where we are meant to stay...but is it?
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The Price of Freedom lies behind the veil


What lies beneath? My story, your story, ours. Definitely not the film.
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The Price of Freedom lies in the presentation


So what now, what can she do about the world's display?
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The Price of Freedom lies in a game


Does the virtual universe hold the key for escape? Or, is it the eye opener for brightening the new day?
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The Price of Freedom lies within fake friends


Have you ever helped someone just because of your people pleasing? Have you found a subtle way to combat it, but you still look back realising you could have done more?
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The Price of Freedom lies in the clouds


The sky is the limit, though high far is the sky?
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The Price of Freedom lies in pastures new


New things, new beginnings, new reflection, or moulding yourself to be bold?
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The Price of Freedom lies within Vanity


Are you self-assured or cock-sure? In times of need can you turn that quality up or down, and do you recognise the importance of self-reflection?
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The Price of Freedom lies in my direction


Have you ever changed for someone else without even realising it was happening, or you did realise, and then you found yourself without a tiller?
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The Price of Freedom Lies in the Status Quo


What will you choose in the coming years? Stick or Twist?
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The Price of Freedom lies in Opportunity


Did you always take the right paths? What was the reason and rhyme for that?
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The Price of Freedom lies in Liberation


Free in being free? What notions constitute it?
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The Price of Freedom lies with the Oblivious


Uncertain? Fear not, we are all from time to time, and yet, we still find the will to continue on.
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The Price of Freedom lies in Development


How far along is she with her life? How far along are you? Can you even compare the two?
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The Price of Freedom lies in Design


Some people are hardwired to self-destruct. It begs the question, why, we help them move away from the red button when they're keen as a bean to press it.
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The Price of Freedom lies in Sole Purpose


They say, to know someone you must walk a mile in their shoes. Though how does one know one's self, if they never traverse in their own?
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The Price of Freedom lies in Stability


Foundations are important, but they're not a one size fits all.
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The Price of Freedom lies where it is exposed


Revealing yet more layers. Bit more than an onions worth of depth.
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The Price of Freedom Lies in your Likeness


As Absolem would say, 'Whhooooo aarrrreeee...a...yoooouuuuuu?'
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The Price of Freedom lies in our free speech


You can't say what you want these days. Well, strictly speaking you can. It's whether you intend any malice in your speech now, isn't it?
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The Price of Freedom lies with an Old Flame


Best to keep the past in the past? Do we only learn from personal history by moving away from it or moving towards it?
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The Price of Freedom lies within Self-discipline


Some people are like whirlpools. Sometimes that's great because you get to the nucleus of it all. Other times, you just have to get away as quick as possible and hope that they figure out what has
them all clogged up, so they don't affect you.
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The Price of Freedom Lies in a Medium


We are our own agency to create, to fulfil, to improve, to draw the path where we want it. It's about time we used it.
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Bryan Smithson

Pretty solid, pleasantly surprised by this.

Sun, January 15th, 2023 9:01pm

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Thank you very much; it's got a way to go before I can say. Yes, that's the end of their journey. Next set of characters … and so on.

Sun, January 15th, 2023 2:13pm

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