24 Everyday Situations That Stress You Out (That Shouldn't)

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24 Everyday Situations That Stress You Out (That Shouldn't)

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Look, we all know academically that the lives we live aren't particularly dangerous. But somehow that doesn't stop our big, dumb brains from going full fight-or-flight over perfectly tame situations. So PJ7 suggested we all pitch in our examples of stuff that gives us the anxiety, that really shouldn't, so we can commiserate.

Every time I open the door to the men's room, I about into boss. worry running my CRAbN I do mean, seriously, what you do? Say hello while he's taking
I get super anxious if a sales clerk approaches me while I am wandering around a shop.
24 Everyday Situations That Stress You Out (That Shouldn't)
CRACKED COM I find crossing the street in front of lots of cars really scary. Like they're all judging the way that I walk. Not to mention the fact th
l feel uncomfortable when somebody watches me as I write. This even caUs my hands to start shaking.
24 Everyday Situations That Stress You Out (That Shouldn't)
0 get palpitations when my guests open my fridge without. asking. You're not that welcome in my house. CRACKED.COMS
I am terrified by any sound at night. I dive under the covers afraid my mother is going to come in and see me naked. I've been married for 10 years. -
I'm SO nervous when I sit in the audience at comedy shows. I worry that I'll do something which will make the comedian start roasting me. CRACKED.COM
Even though I've never had a bad experience opening a bottle of Champagne.. ...I still freak- out every time I'm forced to do SO. Will I blind somebod
Unexpected knocks at my door fill me with dread. I typically stay completely still and quiet to make it look like no one is home.
When the train doors open for me, it feels like everybody is judging me asitryt to squeeze my way CRACKED COM
My brain still goes into panic mode whenever someone asks to borrow my laptop or my phone to google something, even though I clear my browsing history
Going CRACKED to a restaurant that I have never been to before fills me with a stupid in WE'RE amount of ome ANXIETYPEN OPEN ANXVETY Since all restaur
24 Everyday Situations That Stress You Out (That Shouldn't)
24 Everyday Situations That Stress You Out (That Shouldn't)
I'm generally a soft spoken person. So when someone tells me to speak-up. or raise my voice, I'm always afraid of sounding like I'm yelling.
24 Everyday Situations That Stress You Out (That Shouldn't)
The only thing more stressful for me than having to ask for directions is being asked for directions. Do I know what I'm doing? What if she get lost b
CRACKEDG WAITING FOR TOAST TO POP STRESSES ME OUT. FIND IT VERY STARTLING.
I am a responsible, law-abiding adult. I am insured, follow traffic laws, and rarely speed... BUT SEEING A COP ANYWHERE BEHIND ME makes me absolutely
For me, there's nothing more terrifying than making small talk with my hairdresser.
WHENEVER I open A CAN OF REFRIGERATED BISCUIT DOUGH, I FEEL LIKE I'm DEFuSING A BOMB. O D Mery Grands! FLAKY LAYERS Original WAKUY Pals O NO CAN OF DO
CRACKEDCO When someone hands me a baby, I fear m gonna drop it... And then kick it mid-air like I do when I try to catch a phone while it's falling.
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