anxiety
disorders are the most common mental illness in U.S
anxiety
caused by loneliness
caused by rejection
caused by illusion
anxiety
because of fast pace and greed
anxiety
is causing Americans to lose not gain
sources
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2011/01/its_not_the_job_market.2.html
http://www.adaa.org/about-adaa/press-room/facts-statistics
After reading this found poem, I thought that it shed a light on the seriousness of anxiety. I feel that you made a great point by saying that anxiety "is causing Americans to lose not gain". Americans are not getting farther in their life by stressing and worrying on a daily basis and people don't take it seriously enough. Paying close attention to the meaning behind the words in the poem, I realize how much depth anxiety has. It can be caused by life situations, or just a mental illness. The reason aside, anxiety plays a crucial role in Americans lives.
ReplyDeleteRebecca,
ReplyDeleteYour poem does a good job highlighting the scale of anxiety-related problems in the US. Also, I like how you've structured your poem in such a way as to draw our attention to the irony our cultural obsession with success. Your poem points out that this anxiety to succeed actually has the opposite effect on our country, largely because it throws other considerations out of balance. I think you were smart to give the causes their own lines because it helps us linger over each of them and give them individual consideration.