Over-thinker Gifts

Interview anxiety

"Bark or stare? Always a tough decision. Bark? Maybe stare? Whimper? Maybe? Meanwhile, stare."

"It's days like this that make me long for days like this."

"Try thinking about something else."

Four Types of Test-Takers...

No Immediate Danger

That party went well.

"The overthinker"

"Isn't it an amazing co-incidence that this is an orange, and it IS ORANGE?"

"Ideas that jump from noggin when head not yet screwed on."

A Hypochondriac's Worst Nightmare

"Perhaps there is such a thing as being too well-informed."

"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."

"I think he said he wants to buy 'just the one'. You'd better fetch the manager"

You have reached the end of your brain...

"I made a list of all my symptoms. Lost the list. Can't remember any of my symptoms now."

"Don't look now, but there is a giant hand holding a pencil behind you!"

"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"

'You look like you have a lot on your mind, Jim!'

'I'm worried about not being worried...'

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

Concern Chart

"You're overthinking this."

"I asked you to hang a picture, how much more difficult can you make it?"

'Let's hold off making a decision until we have even more information we don't really need.'

Flowchart of an idea.

Sometimes a Good Excuse to Get off the Telephone is Hard to Find

"Duh!"

"No, I don't want a glass of water, but I'm worried that I might want one."

"The Talmudic umpire It may have been a strike, since it cut the corner of the plate, and yet it was a trifle high, but not really that high, and yet it seemed to curve over the plate..."

"I'm not sure she really liked our gift. She used just two exclamation points after 'Thanks'."

"Wake up, baby. I just realized how my insomnia is all your fault."

"The cat's sleeping." "She's so comfy." "If I move I'll wake her up." "The phone is ringing... They'll call back later." "I'm hungry... But it'll pass." "Just gotta wait 'till she wakes up."

A day without anxiety is like a day without sunshine...