Parks and Rec GIFs as anxiety memes: a thread
Me: *minding my business, generally getting along well*
A new intrusive thought:
A new intrusive thought:
Me: *trying to get literally anything done*
My constant, debilitating worries about the future:
My constant, debilitating worries about the future:
My therapist: We need to talk about the way the pandemic is affecting your executive functioning
Me:
Me:
Me: Wow! I haven’t had an anxiety attack in a while!
An incoming anxiety attack:
An incoming anxiety attack:
My therapist: Have you tried that meditation app I recommended?
Me:
Me:
My therapist: Therapy is a process. You’re not gonna feel less anxious overnight.
Me:
Me:
Me: I am going to do it!!! I am going to do THE THING that I have been putting off for literally months!!!
My anxiety:
My anxiety:
My mom: I want you to sit in the cafeteria today instead of eating with the English teacher.
Grade school me, with debilitating social anxiety:
Grade school me, with debilitating social anxiety:
Me: I had a really anxious week but I don’t wanna process it right now.
My therapist:
My therapist:
Me, explaining my OCD to a friend:
The 1000th person on mental health twitter: omg y’all I just found out anxiety and depression cause memory loss
500k people:
500k people:
Every anxiety expert: running away from your anxiety only makes it worse
Me:
Me:
Thanks for your time!! Let me know if you want me to do this with any other shows!! (Also, if liked this thread, you can retweet it to spread free comic relief!)