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  • Why Can't You Stop Worrying?

    11/30/2007 6:52:00 AM PST · by JamesP81 · 23 replies · 65+ views
    MSNBC.com ^ | 11-30-07 | Stephanie Dolgoff
    I open my eyes with a start, like the murderous freak in the slasher movie the audience thinks is dead but isn't. The clock reads 3:55 A.M. I've awakened within six minutes of this time for the past three nights. I shut my eyes and take a breath, hoping to ease back to sleep. Too late. The anxiety is already gathering momentum, my brain roiling with thoughts that have no business being there in the middle of the night. It's like a Law & Order episode in my head: Opposing sides argue and counterargue, witnesses are badgered, lawyers shout objections....