ANXIETY, a much too common ailment

This is an acrostic poem revealing symptoms of ANXIETY, a much too common ailment.

A creeping shortness of breath
Nearly overtaking, breaking, yet
X-rays show no physical malady.
I request an EKG--revealing a healthy heart, though
Each episode-bearing crisis leaves
Temperance all but lost, while heart and mind
Yearn for normalcy.

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and submitted on Day 1 - January 18.