Anxiety

The play titled Anxiety: Life in Chains is about what it's like to fight through panic attacks during everyday life. The story starts off with a boy named Raymond who is age 12; Raymond has a dream in the middle of the night that is so powerful and heart rattling it causes a panic attack so severe he feels like he has tasted death. Not knowing what has happened Raymond screams for help, realizing there is no-one around. The story continues to move along through Raymond's life at different ages and the panic attacks he continues to experience; depicting each panic attack in detail. As Raymond becomes an adult the panic attacks become more severe. The only way Raymond can overcome and conquer the attacks is to confide in someone who is willing to help him work through them. This is the most difficult part for Raymond because he is ashamed and too proud to ask for help. The question left to be answered is "will Raymond ever overcome the anxiety and panic, or will he fall into a life in chains?"