Anxiety Hero Gifts

'Nature makes me nervous!'

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

Support group therapy for male black widow spiders.

"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."

'Yes, as a matter of fact, you have caught me at a bad time.'

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

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

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

That party went well.

"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."

A Hypochondriac's Worst Nightmare

Flu vaccine.

"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."

Free-Floating Anxiety

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

"Can you recommend a wine that goes well with red meat, Zanex, and Lipitor?"

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

Nervous Student

Some of us are calm on the surface but paddling like crazy underneath, and some of us are just the opposite.

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

'Ten things you should be worried about.'

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

Neurotics in the tropics

"Pencil eraser."

'You have a fauxbia.'

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

'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'.'

"It's good you feel ready to confront your demons. Unfortunately, they're reluctant to face you."