Echoes of Silence ~ Episode 9
20-09-25 (11:30)
**Episode 9: The Breaking Point
(October 10, 2024)**
The journalism assignment deadline
loomed. Maya was a wreck.
Sleepless nights, skipped meals,
and relentless self-criticism had
taken their toll. She stared at her
incomplete draft, tears streaming
down her face. She was a failure.
She couldn't do it. The pressure was
unbearable.
In a moment of desperation, she
considered dropping out of school.
The thought offered a fleeting
sense of relief, a temporary escape
from the crushing weight of
expectations. She scrolled through
social media, comparing herself to
her seemingly perfect peers, further
fueling her feelings of inadequacy.
That night, Maya had a panic
attack. Her heart raced, her breath
came in ragged gasps, and the
world seemed to close in around
her. She felt like she was
suffocating, drowning in a sea of
anxiety. She curled up in a ball on
her bed, sobbing uncontrollably. She
did not know how to escape the
darkness that was consuming her,
and she was terrified of it. Don't forget to leave a Comment 
