“Hope” leaves us with an NF who is finally taking control away from his harmful inner monologue, and instead giving “the reins” to hope.
Cailyn Kim
Cailyn Kim is a junior at The Rivers School in Massachusetts. She is a competitive archer and spends too much time listening to podcasts, starting research projects with the intention of finishing them, making curious art, and writing even more curious stories.
Poem: To My Target Panic
Target panic is a sports performance anxiety or block specific to archery. It’s a condition that affects an archer’s ability to shoot consistently and accurately. Sports performance anxiety is common yet hard to diagnose, and treat. The following is a glimpse of my personal journey fighting target panic as a competitive archer.