The Eight Most Subtly Stressful Moments Of Your Life

Stress comes in all forms but sometimes, the smallest of moments can feel like the biggest of deals.

1. Showing your friends your favorite song

Although a certain song may obviously be superior for you, sharing your favorite tunes with someone may deem to be the scariest moment of your life. Nervously awaiting for them to be changed by a specific verse and/or for that expressive yet natural head bob at a specific melody might actually make this near-four minute experience seem like the biggest moment of your life.

2. Figuring out what to wear to an ambiguous dress-attire event

The long standing question has yet to be answered- which is worse, being over or under dressed? Either way, the pressure of avoiding feeling uncomfortable the entire time and/or hating yourself for your outfit selection is inescapable and can often feel like a bigger deal than the event itself.

3. Deciding what Netflix series to start next

Let's face it, choosing the next Netflix series to binge-watch is practically as serious as a marriage proposal.

4. Waiting for your turn to introduce yourself

We all get that mini heart attack when we are in a group of new people and have to wait for our turn to introduce ourselves- when should you extend the handshake? Who do you greet first? What do I do with my hands until then?

5. When it's your turn to order at a restaurant and you still don't know what you want

Choosing food is hard enough, but the additional stress of choosing on the spot and being surrounded by people who know what they want can cause some serious panic attacks.

6. Realizing too late that you forgot to grab a towel

...Now what? Naked break for it or air dry for a few years until someone can help you?

7. Walking by an extremely attractive person

The unprepared walk-by of an extremely attractive person is a sure-fire way to get the heart pumping. This surprise eye candy commonly leads to a stressful blend of awkward eye contact, avoidance, and then self loathing.

8. When you don't know how to respond in a conversation

Coming up blank in a conversation is probably the most stressful moment of a person's life because the seconds of silence start to feel like minutes and the ability to speak begins to feel impossible.