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Stories with keyword: anxiety

For The Love of Free Parking

Emerson is obsessed with finding free parking spots, to the point that if he sees a great parking spot, he’ll park in it, even if he doesn’t need to park or be in that neighborhood. One summer day in Atlanta, … Continue reading →

Keywords anxiety, Atlanta, ATM, awkward, car, cop, disbelief, driving, free, gun, hostage, kidnapped, Live story, lying, mugger, paranoid, parking, parking space, robbed, robbery, theft, thief, threatened, wallet

Interview: Tracy and Kevin Allison

Kevin Allison interviews Tracy about the process of creating and performing her shocking and deeply emotional story “Transcendent” as part of the Live From Philly episode. The interview contains excerpts from Tracy’s story.

Keywords analysis, anxiety, audio hallucination, better., blood, brave, breakdown, college, commentary, delayed grieving, delusion, delusional, detachment, dog, freaking out, grief, hallucination, hospital, inpatient, joint, karaoke, Kevin Allison, kill, knife, Live, love, marijuana, mental health, mental illness, messiah, mom, mother, murder, mushrooms, outpatient, pain, Philadelphia, Philly, philosophy, police, pot, psych ward, reality, recovery, religion, show host, stabbing, steak knife, suicide, trip, unconditional love, voices, weed

The Buzzer

Wes dreams of being not just a contestant on Jeopardy, but a Grand Champion — meaning, winning at least five games — a “streak” — and then coming back for the Tournament of Champions. He studies obsessively for hours every … Continue reading →

Keywords African-American storyteller, anxiety, Black storyteller, brain, buzzer, champion, competition, competitive, contestant, depression, filming, game show, Jeopardy, Live, memory, perfectionism, POCI storyteller, pressure, suicidal, timing, trivia, TV, TV studio, winner, winning

Transcendent

Tracy is a sophomore at Bard College searching for transcendental experiences to escape from the grief she’s been carrying inside. When she takes mushrooms for the first time, the initial good trip gives way to feelings of suicidality. The next … Continue reading →

Keywords anxiety, audio hallucination, Best of RISK!, better., blood, brave, breakdown, college, delayed grieving, delusion, delusional, detachment, dog, freaking out, grief, hallucination, hospital, inpatient, joint, karaoke, kill, knife, Live, love, marijuana, mental health, mental illness, messiah, mom, mother, murder, mushrooms, outpatient, pain, Philadelphia, Philly, philosophy, police, pot, psych ward, reality, recovery, religion, stabbing, steak knife, suicide, trip, unconditional love, voices, weed

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