Anxiety Wrestler Pillows

'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."

Fight or Flight

Pinocchio's Second Realization

"Try thinking about something else."

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

That party went well.

Nervous Oral Testing

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

"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?"

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."

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

Wrestling Our Inner Demons

Future Wrestler

"Ted doesn't test well."

'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."

Bring your problems to work day.

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

"I got another callback. My agent says it's between me and the guy who's going to get it."

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

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

"You must try to relax more"