Anxiety Defender Gifts

Nervous Student

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'I don't want him experiencing anything until I've totally checked it out.'

Support group therapy for male black widow spiders.

"Class of 2008, never let the excuse 'I can't find my pants' stand in the way of your dreams."

"Barking sometimes helps me relax. But then it drives the neighbors crazy."

Fight or Flight

Pinocchio's Second Realization

"Nervous about this morning's presentation?"

"Try thinking about something else."

'I guess my brain just started to really care about itself.'

That party went well.

"I think I'm having pre-traumatic stress disorder."

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

"We're going to the Vet aren't we."

"Why can't I get anything done unless I'm totally stressed out about it?" "Is it possible to be relaxed and still be productive?" "What is wrong with my brain?" "Why don't you work better?"

"I know — but he was nervous and his support dog didn’t seem to mind."

Flu vaccine.

A Hypochondriac's Worst Nightmare

Your stress is stress-related.

"I'd like to be a shake-it-off kind of person, but I'm more of a cling-to-it-and-focus-on-it-until-it's-irrevocably-weaved-into-my-psyche sort of gal."

"Uh-oh it's happening aain, the feeling I'm being triggered...."

Free-Floating Anxiety

"Returning to standard time is always difficult. I gain an hour of worrying."

'He won't eat his lettuce until I've washed it five times. I'm sure his OCD is getting worse!'

'Don't be nervous but I think we're about to go LIVE on the new system.'

"Do you cover hypochondria?"

'You have a fauxbia.'

'Ten things you should be worried about.'

A poem: With daylight's shift, winter draws near...

"Pencil eraser."

"To listen to your instincts, press one."

'Just checking that I've turned off the lights, dear!'

'You're not paranoid, due to terrorism, feeling anxious all the time is the 'new normal'.'