Anxiety Anecdotes Gifts

"You scared me half to death. That's 4.5 lives!"

Worry tank

That party went well.

'I've been a nervous rex all day.'

"First, I sent a rocket of a drive down the fairway, then I took the 7-iron, put that ball on the green...a hundred and eighty yards if it was an inch..."

'I'm afraid I'll fall and no one will hear me.'

'Silly me. I thought his 'Catch and Release' bumper sticker referred to his philosophy on trout fishing.'

Neurotics in the tropics

"I had that dream again where you're writing down all my fears and anxieties and working them into a screenplay."

'Life isn't fair! Most of the stuff I worried about over the years never even happened!'

"If I go to the party alone, will I be able to leave when I want? But then, there's always the possibility that I will get stuck talking to someone. I can't shake the problem is me. What if no one else likes me? I'm the only one being critical... The issue is I'm not enough and it's really so huge." "The over thinker"

"I feel we're making progress."

"At first I thought it was just coincidence, then I noticed it corresponded perfectly to your shift."

"It's great things are back to normal, except that there are people everywhere."

"Oh no, I never replied to Theresa's email! And tomorrow I must call Steve.... What does Yara think of me?"

Newton discovers surrealism

Never being able to think of the right thing to say at the right time phobia.

"My problem is I obsess over whether I worry enough."

'It's great for reducing White Coat Hypertension.'

Agoraphobic Explorer

Road Guilt

"He hates his six-monthly visits."

You're going to give me a hay fever shot? Shouldn't I be getting an anti hay fever shot?

"Yeah, I used to have an emotional support animal, but then I upgraded to a conflict avoidance scooter."

"A mouse! A mouse!"

"Did we turn off the stove?"

Nobody ever listens to what I say phobia.

'Ferguson's not at his desk -- He must be sleepwalking again!'

'I don't worry about anything. My Mom does all the worrying for me.'

"I sleep poorly anyway, so you might as well put me in high-risk investments."

Tunnel of Anxiety

"Sleep? No, I'm the anxiety fairy. How about a cuppa joe?"

"The feel of mud and weeds between my toes just really freaks me out."