---
title: "On panic"
description: "Why am I panicking right now?"
author: "Ghaith Ayadi"
site: "Verbatim"
collection: "Briefs"
url: "https://verbatim.ayadighaith.com/briefs/on-panic"
date: 2024-04-02
updated: 2026-09-16
---
# On panic

Why am I panicking right now?

A question I ask myself several times a day.

Often times, I scan, find out two or three stressors that aren’t enough to justify a good panic. I say to myself:

There’s nothing to panic about.

The panic goes away.

I move on with my day.

That’s a new skill. I was never able to do that before. I would panic until I’m out of energy. Now I panic until I notice it.

Progress, bitch.