Everyone finds themselves feeling anxious from time to time, and it’s a completely normal human emotion in many life situations. However, for those who suffer from mental disorders, anxiety attacks and distress occur with a debilitating frequency that can seriously hamper a person’s quality of life.
Types of anxiety disorders range from social phobia and extreme self-consciousness to panic attacks, OCD, and more specific phobias of things like heights and bugs. Episodes come and often go at random; one day you could feel on top of the world while the next you are unable to leave the house or answer a phone call. Writing and deleting messages over and again to make sure you get just the right tone and select the appropriate emoji.
While mental health is certainly no laughing matter, sometimes the best medicine IS laughter. Bored Panda has compiled a list of funny posts and best Tweets that anxiety sufferers can totally relate to, check them out below, and have a chuckle at your own neurotic everyday problems. If nothing else, they will help you realize that anxiety is way more common than you think, and you’re certainly not alone!
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And then you get stressed at the end of the weekend because that exam is on Tuesday and c**p you were supposed to study and you're going to fail and die a painful death without ever living your life Quite literally my life at this moment
When you get on youtube and see all of those videos about actually useful stuff you could be learning for free and yet you watch dumb videos that add nothing to your life because learning new things is scary.
I always remind customers they need not rush. I can always bell for more staff.
oh my gosh, talk about stress when you get a bill back on top of change, the question is do you shove it all in the change portion? the answer is, yes, yes you do.
I know just what you mean. I usually just cram it in my bag or hold it in my hand, and sort it out in the car.
In my case it's usually me trying to get my stuff into my bags properly, specially if I've already been to another store and the bags already have stuff. But I refuse to make two trips.
That's why a purse rocks. I just dump and go, then sit in my car a few minutes while I painstakingly put everything in its place. Money in numerical order, all facing the same way because NO WIRE HANGERS!!! Sorry, I'm a**l about my purse, wallet, money, closet, room, drawers, nightstand and it goes on and on my friend being in perfect order! hehe 😁
I hear that. I try to move as fast as I can...be the type of "line person" you'd want in front of you.
Yep; quickly bag my own groceries as they are rung up, too, so others won't have to wait...
Load More Replies...I finally learned to step aside and do that later. I can't handle the pressure lol
Did I bring my cellphone? OMG where is it? I'm sure I lost it! oh God.. here it is....
Long fone conversions... really do it to me..I only text my friends
Lol. You worrying losers. Wait... am I cruel by saying that? Do you all think I'm a horrible person now? Omg, you totally do, don't you? Geez, now I'll be worrying about how y'all see me all day long.
EXACTLY. Whenever I feel anxious, I go on Bored Panda for a while. I love this website.
Load More Replies...Brain: and don't say Hypochondria, I am not in the mood for your cynicism
Load More Replies...Brain : let's freak out with new imaginative ways of embarrassing ourselves :)
Does it count as anxiety if while u are trying to fall asleep you can't because you don't have a plausible contingency plan for the non existent zombie apocalypse but for some god forsaken reason you NEED to know what you are going to do before falling asleep. I️ am 100% serious about this and it happens to me almost nightly.
Body: Tired because not enough food and too much stress Brain: Your weakness is a lethal disease of the me. You should be stressed!
and heres why because you are you and that's enough... Dear Evan hansen? no? nobody? ok, bye.
Ha! Angry passive-aggressive co-worker bought me this for Christmas...
Now you KNEW when you saw it was a GLASS container that its days were numbered...
unfortunately this describes me to a T. It's kind of reassuring there are other sufferers and I'm not the only one
Damn. And periodically it gets louder and faster for no reason whatsoever.
YES. whenever I hear the house creak I wonder if it's too early to leave earth.
family: "just follow your bedtime routine" me: *hears house settle* "f**k that"
tbh if I was a meaner person i'd slap people who said that
i feel this everytime i post and Wonder if ppl will not downvote me cause they don't like what i say...
Once I accidentally said my name instead of "here". No-one really noticed... Except me.
I shudder every time someone says this...it's like, please don't tempt fate, please don't ask.
Aaaand some things that are in a paralel universe way too far from reality. (:
I can blush today because of something awkward I have done 30 years ago. Sigh.
why oh why did you have to tell us about it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Load More Replies...Like worrying if I missed any upvote worthy comment when I skipped over without clicking more comments...
I actually go and do something stupid or bad ext. Just so that I have a reason to be anxious. I hate being anxious for no reason!
When people look at you it's because something's wrong with you. If people look away it's because something's wrong with you. If people say you look good it's because there's something wrong and they're trying to be nice. If people say nothing it's because something is f*****g wrong.
That is literally me In class when people are laughing....
True. And even with people that I know I am not good with small talks . And let's add that English is not even my first language and sometimes my accent gets out and is terrible.
I feel your pain...but know that most of us love to hear other people's accents! I know that doesn't take away the feeling, but try to remind yourself anyway...
Load More Replies...I used to write down "Hello, my name is Berit-Bärbel" before important phone conversations. Just in case.
Anyone else remember the blinding fear that was ordering pizza on the phone? Thank you internets.
I can run a crazy fast O.R. room with a gunshot patient, but a party? Noooooooooooooo
That kind of thinking is my nightmare. But in the end we need to take care of ourselves abd leave comparison aside.
Actually, it was Satan that installed anxiety in our software and hardware systems... and then he disconnected this planet and its people from the Spirit server so we could he kept hostage and live in terror and fear while being convinced that this was just life and there was no other way to it. Time to reconnect to the server, I'd say.
BUT WHAT IF SOMEONE SEES WHAT IM LISTENING TO AND THEY THINK IM WEIRD!?
Load More Replies...With the speech we all agree. A bad haircut can ruin a few good weeks. You may listen to a song that will remind you of your ex and you will feel depressed. What if I forget to buy something (always do) what if I have to look for the right money while paying for the groceries and I will make the next client wait for too long?
For some reason I worry about the day i have to go to the hair salon constantly...
then i pull down the shades and hope no one notices it's a bit drafty in here
Anxiety: "Just any and every single one of the things you're gonna do/hear/see"
"There's a big social thing in 8 hours, wanna come with me?" "Nope, not nearly enough time to start preparing myself mentally."
me right now, but it's a social event I have known about and planned to attend, for months now! :)
Hours? Try days, weeks, months lol. I hate advance planning. Spontaneity all the way!
Me : *start reconsidering what I said for the last 2 weeks afraid that I messed up somewhere
What if they brought this decision because of you? Oh, the guilt of spoiling the fun and happiness... What if they're actually going to meet, but just wanna leave you out? Oh, the feeling of being left out. What if something terrible happened, and you're here suspecting they're lying, while really someone got seriously hurt? Oh, thw guilt again... What it..... *enda in fade out*
an introvert: never mind, i'm so happy i'll stay at home with my computer!
Load More Replies...period and cop are what I relate to most.. Like well c**p. I murdered someone
I have actually said the above, only to receive the below reply. Thanks for understanding, guys!
Tea is my life!! I always have a peppermint tea when I feel nervous. It calms me.
Peppermint tea is also good for stomach troubles... which I get when I’m anxious, so it’s a double winner!
Load More Replies...Or when you meet someone from a country who does the cheek kiss. Oh God, is it one kiss or two?? Do I actually kiss their cheek or just make a kiss noise beside their cheek?? What if our heads go in the same direction?? Oh God!
I'm living in such a country and this is hell! In our country, we greet and say goodbye to our friends with a cheek kiss, but only after we can consider ourselves friends. Since this line is very thin, (we met three times, should we already cheek kiss? are we close enough already?) my mind is crashing at these moments.
Load More Replies...After reading this, it made me remember something. I am now upset and can't read any more of these.
Yes! Especially with male family members when you really aren't THAT close.
So cute that a lot of people pretend they have them :)
Load More Replies...Haha, yeah those genes are already triggered pre-birth
Load More Replies...Here comes the play by play recap with zoom and camera shots from different angles.
Or... I have something I need to tell you... when I see you next week. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!! Nope, just nope
Load More Replies...*doesn't say anything out of nervousness ,then i'm afraid people will think i'm fake and lying, then i worry...and worry...and worry
*voice cracks when you actually say it in front of everyone*
I had to talk in front of a room full of people recently when I was called for jury duty. O.M.G.
You shout "Yo" instead and then wonder why you did that and how dumb you sounded instead of learning anything that day
But what about feeling anxious about not having been invited because everybody obviously hate you?
Are you kidding? I always feel anxious when I go somewhere I haven't been invited. Even the supermarket, a little bit. And parties are usually in other people's homes.
I had someone tell me she had an anxiety disorder and that I just needed to learn to get over being anxious in the literal same sentence. I wanted to smack her.
Or that 'hey everyone gets anxious sometimes, the important thing is to move on anyway'.
I just panicked about the pregnancy stick and how that being pregnant would be a cure. Then I read the text.
I never get why ppl downvote someone for not understanding a joke and ask for it to be explained....
Load More Replies...I forgive people quickly and I really don't think about what THEY did...the moment I make them mad though I think and worry about it for YEARS.
Yess me too! Bah! Wish I could stop doing that. Being way too forgiving and way too apologetic..
Load More Replies...But..I worked so hard to grow my anxiety, I will miss it so much. Uh huh.
Actually waking up is not a great time to make decisions because the brain may have weird ideas.
it's like a comic about this i saw somewhere when god just says "f**k it" and hits randomize on people
This headline gives me anxiety, my OCD is in overdrive trying to fix this! Ugh!
You do not have OCD. OCD is having to touch the doorknob exactly 12 times before you pass through the door, for example. You desire control over your environment to make up for the lack of control that life basically is.
Load More Replies...God i wish that worked for me. I eat more when im depressed/having an issue with anxiety
people: why don't you ever use your imagination? when I actually use my imagination , (but I unfortunately have humor that gets dark): why don't you ever use your imagination?
Me and my friends are all really insecure so almost everyday we confirm that we're all still friends
Definitely not. Sometimes when I’m really neurotic and trying to text someone not texting me back, my anxiety about my anxiety prevents me from sending endless text messages with no reply because the person will think I’m insane after more than 5…
Load More Replies...Sadlly, I decided already as a child not to get children myself because nobody should have all the anxiety and depressions I have.
me when I'm on the phone with my friends and they ask what I'm doing...
I was anxious to make it through all these anxiety posts....Now i'm anxious that it's over...
The most Anxiety I feel is right before I am about to leave a comment on a post. The anxiety of possibly losing a point is often too much for me.
Load More Replies...At least somebody posted the "first time you met your dog" thread the same day as this one so we have something to chill out to after this one gets you feeling all uncomfortable.
Except my dog also has anxiety and when we first met it took her two days to get off the couch and three weeks for me to get her to go outside without pulling her, and she still doesn't want to go to new places at all.
Load More Replies...I was laughing and loving these, and then.... I had to take a break because my anxiety kicked in! Aghhh haha foot bouncing and heart racing.
Actually I found this thread very informative. I, myself, may have a twinge of anxiety but my husband says he's anxious but can't explain what he means by anxious. Now I have a much bigger understanding. Thanks!
was convinced i didn't have much anxiety until reading everything on this post and relating to everything!!
The most Anxiety I feel is right before I am about to leave a comment on a post. The anxiety of possibly losing a point is often too much for me.
Load More Replies...At least somebody posted the "first time you met your dog" thread the same day as this one so we have something to chill out to after this one gets you feeling all uncomfortable.
Except my dog also has anxiety and when we first met it took her two days to get off the couch and three weeks for me to get her to go outside without pulling her, and she still doesn't want to go to new places at all.
Load More Replies...I was laughing and loving these, and then.... I had to take a break because my anxiety kicked in! Aghhh haha foot bouncing and heart racing.
Actually I found this thread very informative. I, myself, may have a twinge of anxiety but my husband says he's anxious but can't explain what he means by anxious. Now I have a much bigger understanding. Thanks!
was convinced i didn't have much anxiety until reading everything on this post and relating to everything!!
