OM MANTRA — SAWYER AUGER

Person’s Story

I don’t know if lightning can strike twice, but I know my wife is looking for something meaningful. I wish that everything was Colorado River about our story, but there are so many nuances and stories about two completely broken people that have come together to make something more meaningful then just the two of us. My wife suffers from horrible anxiety that revolves around our sons. She cannot stand the sound of someone vomiting and both of our sons will throw up. Recently our youngest has been having more stomach troubles sending her into a horrible spiral. Since a song about nausea wouldn’t make for a #1 hit, I would like it to focus on the anxiety part in order. Mantras are a big part of coping mechanisms involved in talk therapy when it comes to issues involving mental health, specifically for anxiety and trying to prevent panic attacks. Focusing the chorus around a mantra I think would really help, and may help to ease the anxiety when she hears the song. She feels absolutely powerless in the struggle right now as most parents often do when their kids are sick. She feels horribly trapped in the situation and it is taking a heavy toll on her emotions. On one hand, she absolutely loves her children and would do anything for them. On the other, she feels like she is being dragged through hell with the situation. We are having to put our son through tests and children don’t understand why they are being poked with needles ranging from skin allergy testing to starting IV’s. No matter how much reassurance I can provide that we are doing the right thing, I don’t always have the perfect words to help her out. There are definitely wrong words to say, such as “snap out of it,” “this is all just in your mind,” “get over it,” etc. So, you have to tread lightly when coming up with lyrics. A lot of people keep telling her he is faking it for attention, but knowing my past struggles with mental health (bipolar with major depression and generalized anxiety disorder), I could have easily passed some of these on to him as there is a familia component to mental health. This may be either the hardest thing or the easiest thing for you to write. Either way, please reach out with any questions you may have for me. I will do anything I can do to help make this song perfect. Thank you for doing everything you do to help enrich our lives.

Lyrics

Slowly deteriorating

My brain is melting melting

Anxiety is only getting worse

Nothing is helping helping me

The more I fight it the stronger it gets

Call me Muhammad Ali

I’m trapped and I can’t get out

Send me some magic Houdini

Snap out of it , it’s gunna get better

I wish it was easier said then done

I just need a moment of peace

Breathe in now OM

Depression

you’re weighing down on me

I have a confession

It’s so hard for me to breathe