Personal Narrative: Dream Anxiety Disorders

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Doctors call it nightmare disorder or dream anxiety disorder. I don't like the word disorder. It makes me feel like there's something wrong with me. There's nothing wrong with me. I just have lots of nightmares, that's all. The fog rolls slowly down the dark, shadowy street. She is the only soul around…or so she thinks. The snap of a branch startles her. She turns terrified, but no one is there. Perhaps it was just her imagination. She creeps as the wind howls around her, creeping into her bones. She turns a corner and hears someone whisper her name in the dark. “Hello?” She asks. She looks around, but is met only with shadows. She grabs her phone, but the battery is dead. She hears her name again and starts to run. She doesn’t

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