Anxiety Wrestler Gifts

'If I strike a nerve, just blink your left eye, there's a good chap.'

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

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

Pinocchio's Second Realization

Fight or Flight

"Try thinking about something else."

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

Nervous Oral Testing

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

Mental Wellness Center. Some folks coming here are working on multiple issues. Earlier, I saw a germaphobe with a fear of flying. Using an airplane bathroom must be completely out of the question! There's a narcissist with math anxiety and a fear of public speaking. He hopes one day he can stand in front of a large audience and count all the wonderful qualities he believes he has. And that guy has claustrophobia combined with a fear of success. Looks like he's going through a rough period

That party went well.

"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?"

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

A Hypochondriac's Worst Nightmare

Flu vaccine.

"So, who would you like me to call first, dear, the plumber or the exterminator?"

"If you're not on the brink of despair you're part of the problem"

"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."

"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?"

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

Future Wrestler

Wrestling Our Inner Demons

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

'You have a fauxbia.'

"Ted doesn't test well."

'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."

'No we don't have any fly vaccine yet - how about something for anxiety. . . we have plenty of that.'

Bring your problems to work day.

"Too much caution can take all the fun out of life." "Mind if I get a second opinion?"

Being-convinced your plants always know what you're thinking phobia.

'Hello Doctor. I'm Ed Shannon and these are my neuroses.'