35 People Share What Things Keep Making Them Feel Nervous, No Matter How Many Times They’ve Done It

Same stress when a partner says "we need to talk"

My boss FINALLY understands that he needs to add, “it’s no big deal” to “Can you come back to my office?”

It's the adult version of getting called to the principal's office.

Or at school when the headteacher is like..

I work as a teacher and EVERYTIME my principle asks to talk to me, I just have a major melt down inside! It's like Im a kid all over again.

Catch myself worrying if I accidentally shoplifted

This doesn’t bother me at all, if they don’t have I what I need or they’re charging too much for what I need I don’t mind going elsewhere but I always thank the staff before leaving the store

I know this gives some anxiety and I used to be that way too but now I don't really care. If they don't have it or are too expensive I'll walk out empty handed. I also don't usually take a purse or bag in with me unless it was right after getting off work.

I hate the looks of the stuff, quietly saying 'He must have stolen something', waiting for the alarm to go off

Superindo going international! 😂😂👍🏻

My grandma got boxed in by three semis on the highway a few years ago. They made her speed up and basically trapped her. She's been afraid to drive on highways ever since.

I only get nervous when they've attached a bicycle to the car. Once I was driving on the relatively empty part of the highway. Behind a curve a car was PARKED on the left line, a bicycle lay on the road and a woman was walking towards it. Of course, a truck was on my right side. There was no time to brake. I speeded up, changed the lane and drove in front of the truck. I don't know if that stupid woman was hit by the next cars or not, but every time I see bicycles on a car I change the lane.

You’ll get like this if you watched lots of movies back in the day with car chases, especially the ones that debris fall off the trucks and hit you since it’s the same level

Feeling nervous in this kind of situation is kinda legit, and safe. You never know, better stay nervous and aware of your surroundings than chill out and get distracted by random thoughts.

I never linger there. Cushion o' space always. Never drive next to one either.

Oh those questions are easy... the HR people that run sessions like this at my office love to start with questions like "if you were a tree, what type of tree would it be, and why?".... that's their idea of an icebreaker. -- And at the end of the session "lets go around the room and everyone say the first two words that come to mind to describe the session"... people give the BS response of words like "inspiring", and I say to myself "If I honestly answered, I would be fired"

"Tell us why you're here?" Well, you see, money can be exchanged for goods and services. You pay me money to show up and do stuff for you. So here I am.

One of my most cringe moments happened like that. I got a job at a new restaurant that hadn't opened yet . So we all had to meet together to be trained to work . At the end of the first day they did this introduce yourself like you're describing an appetizer. I was 17 and most of the people there were in their 20's so I already felt like a big dork. When it came around to my table the waitress next to me used the word I was going to use ! Then it was my turn ! I can't even remember the word I said ... it might've been saucy ... whatever it was , I realized how stupid it sounded when I said it out loud but it was too late. *cricket chirping* . That was 27 years ago and every once in a while it still pops up as I'm trying to fall asleep

I know this from experience, it's happened to me many, many times, and it's absolutely horrible! It's even more worse if you have nothing to say and you are asked directly to give your input and opinions in front of a bunch of strangers!

"Include your favorite food and why you like it" Is that a real question? I can't really explain why I like some food other than with "I like the taste of it"??

I hate going to parties where I most likely only know the host. I am single which means I always show up all by myself. As the host is most likely busy all the time I then have to wedge myself into other groups of guests who already know each other and speak about people or events I do not know. I would rather invite the birthday boy or girl for a nice meal among ourselves instead of going to their party...

I recently went to a party where I sat by myself most of the time coz I didn't want to hang off my hubby the whole night and the only other people I knew was the birthday girl and her partner. I am uncomfortable in social situations where I don't really know anyone and tend to keep to myself.

As an introvert with anxiety, this is as bad as those dreams you have where you're on the bus and not wearing any clothes.

I don't have that proble, but I understand people who do

I agree but I don't know what other introverts do. I went into the kitchen in search of solitary work! But they all end up coming to the kitchen and talking anyway!

If you s**t on your pants in someone else's house is worse though

In someone else's home, unless I'm officially staying at their place, yes, it's not something I'd do, unless I can't control it for whatever unfortunate reason. Public toilets, on the other hand, are a mid-way, depends on the cleanliness, capacity, and the overall atmosphere.

A horror!

Agreed! I will suffer all day rather than poop away from home. This is also one of the reasons I knew I could marry my husband, I could poop comfortably at his house!

Anyone ever have to poo but you can tell the difference between logs and gasses so you try to contort your buttocks in a way that will give the least amount of sound? But then an accidental blast goes through and you hold everything else in until you feel bubbles pop in your stomach? can't just be me >.<

Cops in the USA are terrifying. The forces are staffed by bullies and wannabe soldiers. Police forces are a toxic "us vs them" culture and their leadership trains them to behave like they're at war with civilians. They're constantly doing horrible things, getting away with it, and the overall power disparity between cops & civilians is monstrous. You really don't want to gamble that "this is one of the good ones" because of the potential for suffering they can inflict (physically, financially, legally). That photo, however, looks to be China, which I don't know enough about to comment about their police, but I think the photos are arbitrary anyway.

Driving in front of a cop *is* a reason to be nervous. Half the time they're just looking for something to entertain them, like bullies pulling the wings off of a fly, and the car in front of them is like fish in a barrel. I've even had cops extort me because it amused them and I had no choice but to comply. Stay out of their sight when you can, most don't want to help you. Just the opposite.

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I live in Victoria Australia and I am nervous when ever I see the police. There is a very good reason why one of Australia’s best known cultural hero’s is Ned Kelly because he stood to the Victorian Police and was killed for doing so. They are nothing but bullies who go after law abiding citizens rather than real criminals

This is everyone!!

I agree, know I am doing nothing wrong, but what if? if? if?