the planets and panic attacks (excerpt from oral history)- dilara

alyssa: what are you interested in that you think most people aren’t?

dilara: … I     have like this weird thing with like, science and like, we were talking about this in seminar, like my fear of the universe but it’s also like a huge fascination

alyssa: oh, so like space?

dilara: yeah, like I    watch documentaries about like, space and like, the planets and time

alyssa: thats cool, maybe it’ll make you less scared

(pause)

dilara: no, it gives me panic attacks!

alyssa: it makes you more scared?!

dilara: yeah!

(laughter)

alyssa: oh no, so then don’t do that maybe.