<span>a promise not to attempt suicide is NOT a promise to reestablish
contact if a suicidal person repeats his/her intents/attempts to commit
suicide. They can do it again.</span>
The correct answer is panicky.
The author himself says that there were a lot of things around him that made him feel nervous, or the exact word he used is - panicky. I don't know the context, however, based on this excerpt it seems that he went through something dangerous or tragic that made him feel panicky about many things around him.
Answer:
It is so effective because it goes about how President George W. Bush's opponent, John Carey, went back and forth on supporting and opposing major wars and other issues that America faces.
Uncertainty surrounded Lincoln's inauguration. ... Despite Lincoln's reassurances, southerners were not convinced. Many believed that slavery could not be protected in the current Union regardless of who was in charge. States that had already seceded continued to encourage border states to join their new nation.
