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Fear

It takes different forms, that is, it shows in my body in different ways. Sometimes it is in my back, others my neck. Always my gut. I’ve always been fearful. Nanny Clarke used to refer to me as a ‘worrier’. She was sensitive to it. The only adult who was. And I loved her for it. I have always worried, so why would now be any different, particularly when the stakes feel so high. Fear. Fear of being found wanting.

By Ellen Bell

Artist and writer currently living in Aberystwyth.