Panic arises not as chaos itself but as a signal from within, a sudden awakening to the fragility of control and certainty. It exposes the tension between the surface calm and the restless undercurrent of fear that shapes human experience. This moment of inner tumult reveals the raw edge where stillness fractures, inviting a reckoning with vulnerability. Through embracing panic, one confronts the profound paradox of being alive—caught between the impulse to flee and the necessity to endure, ultimately recognizing it as an essential pulse of self-awareness. —