The Collupsus

Sinking sand best describes what I feel right now, being stuck in it. The harder I try to get out of it, that faster I sink, and if I choose to ignore it, I sink at a much slower rate, but I still sink. I have very little knowledge of sinking sand, so I don't know if it is possible for a person to get out of it on his or her own. In all of the movies I've seen that feature such an element, someone has to be on the other side to pull the sinker up, or the sinker has to have something to grab onto to pull himself or herself out.