Anxiety Memes For When Something Bad Is Going To Happen But You’re Not Sure What
Anxiety is one of the most pervasive illnesses, with about 18% of American adults suffering from a diagnosed anxiety disorder. It makes sense: we live in an age that seems to enhance feelings of anxiety, from global disasters that dominate the news to the comparisons available on social media that only amplify our feelings of personal disaster.
Anxiety can seem a but alienating, but luckily there are millions of people online making memes about it that capture the experience perfectly.
You Thought The Good Feelings Would Last?
Every time my life starts to go well and my mental health finally seems to be in a good, healthy place, my anxiety rubs its hands together and starts sabotaging my happiness.
I Love To Constantly Be Stressed!
Is the thing I'm worried about not even an issue at this time and something I cannot control in any way, shape, or form? Maybe, but I'm still going to stay up until 5 a.m. obsessing over it.
Congratulations, I Played Myself
You know that feeling you get when you're freaked out about failing a test then get the grade back and it's an A? That's what having anxiety is like, but it's for every aspect of your life.
I Am The Pillar Of Health
One time a guy say my Fitbit and tried to flirt with me by asking if I was really into fitness and I didn't know how to tell him that I use it to track my panic attacks.
This Peace Is Oddly Suspicious...
Whenever my anxiety goes away, I start to get anxious about how long this period of peace will last and when my anxiety will come back and ruin everything. I love my hell-brain!
Everyone Hates Me! My Personality Is Repulsive!
I wish I could meet a new acquaintance/love interest without my brain making me feel like they hate me, but alas, my mind immediately assumes that they only talked to me out of pity.
My Timing Is Impeccable
Why would I worry about the things when I have a capacity to address the problem when I could instead fixate on issues at inconvenient times and never actually fix any of them?
Let Me Just Check My Carry-On One More Time
Although I rationally understand that there's no way that the thing I'm worried about will happen, I have to continue to panic about it and imagine the worst-case scenario. I don't make the rules.
Put All Three Together And Stir
One time, I made a tattoo appointment while drunk and then was too afraid that I'd messed up and the people who worked there would hate me if I canceled after they sent the appointment reminder so I just went in and got something permanently inked on my skin.
Permanence? Sorry, I'm Terrified Of Her
I can't imagine what it would be like to make a decision and not second guess it and worry about all the negative outcomes. I freak out trying to pick out a nail polish color, and that only lasts for a few weeks.
Why Say I Feel Anxious When Instead I Can Come Off As Hostile?
There's nothing quite like being anxious in a social setting, but your anxiety makes you think that your anxiety is annoying, so instead you just retreat into yourself and come across as a disinterested jerk!
I Have This Thought Daily
I wonder how the mentally stable live their lives and all the extra time I would have and things I would accomplish if I wasn't constantly fixating on problems I've made up in my head. I'd probably know how to do math.
I Have No Idea What's Going On, Just Roll With It
I love that my friends care about me and try to help me through problems, but I never know how to explain that I'm not exactly sure why I'm hyperventilating under a booth at Denny's because the bathroom is out of order.
These Are My Two Brain Cells Fighting Each Other
If I can't be in control of the situation, I start to worry about my inability to dictate how things will go, but I also feel suffocated under the expectation that I need to control the situation. There is no winning.
Dating And Getting To Know People? Couldn't Be Me
Meeting new people is a nightmare because your brain stresses you out about every interaction you have and starts overthinking to the point that you're worried they hate you because they didn't want to try your dessert at the restaurant.
My Anxiety Was Gently Cackling Throughout It All
Throwback to the fifth grade when my teacher told my parents during one-on-one interviews that my attention to detail and commitment to deadlines was unprecedented and that I would have a promising future.
It's All Or Nothing, For Better Or For Worse
Has my anxious perfectionism driven me to put way too much pressure on myself for every basic task and now, unless I'm sure I'll succeed, I can't even try? That's one secret I'll never tell!
Nothing Can Reassure Me!
When my brain starts to attack itself with an idea, no amount of rational thought, not even from my therapist, can convince me otherwise. It's hard being this adamantly hateful of myself despite all the signs pointing against it, but I do it nonetheless!
Why Do I Feel Good About Getting Perfect On This?
Even when the test is about how much my mental health has deteriorated since childhood, I still feel a little bit of pride about fulfilling all the requirements. Anxious perfectionism is one heck of a drug.
But You'll Keep Memeing Your Way Through The Pain
I guess I could have an honest and open conversation about the ways in which my anxiety impacts my life on a daily basis, or I could make memes about my problems as a way to never properly address them!
