If You Cope Through Humor, These 18 Funny Tweets About Anxiety Are For You

    "If I could choose just one superpower, I would choose calming down."

    Alexa Lisitza
    by Alexa Lisitza

    BuzzFeed Staff

    On a daily basis, I am pretty much always on a 7 out of 10 on the anxious scale, and babe, it only goes up from there.

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    So, for all my fellow hotties who cope through laughter, here are 18 jokes about anxiety that'll also give you a moment of zen:

    1.

    BRAIN: hey whachya doin
    ME: nothing just relaxing
    BRAIN: would u like to think about all of ur failures
    ME: what no
    BRAIN: and away we go

    — Bob Vulfov (@bobvulfov) March 26, 2017
    Twitter: @bobvulfov

    2.

    Kimeko McCoy @KimekoM

    sorry for missing your email. i saw it and got overwhelmed. it will happen again.

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    Twitter: @kimekom

    3.

    hatsune mitski (zeph) @zephanijong

    having anxiety is so stupid like what do you mean i'm scared of hanging out with my friends

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    Twitter: @zephanijong

    4.

    laura🦋 @legitlaurag

    she’s a 10 but she cries when she’s overwhelmed

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    Twitter: @legitlaurag

    5.

    My anxiety lately kinda like: 📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📈📉📉

    — follow me if your sad (@ILLUMINUSNUMB_) July 12, 2023
    Twitter: @ILLUMINUSNUMB_

    6.

    Village Person @SvnSxty

    life has been overwhelming for so long I no longer feel overwhelmed I am just whelmed

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    Twitter: @SvnSxty

    7.

    If I could choose just one super power, I would choose calming down.

    — Eden Dranger (@Eden_Eats) October 21, 2015
    Twitter: @Eden_Eats

    8.

    CHANEL MURDER @ChanelMurder

    being overwhelmed 🤝 trying to convince myself I’m not

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    Twitter: @ChanelMurder

    9.

    “Listen to your gut”

    Mate, I have anxiety, my gut is in perpetual “abort mission” mode.

    — Nikita Gill (@nktgill) March 7, 2018
    Twitter: @nktgill

    10.

    My anxiety has its own anxiety at this point

    — Keep Calm and Lauren On (@keepcalm_lauron) July 20, 2023
    Twitter: @keepcalm_lauron

    11.

    me: okay im gonna go to sleep!
    anxiety: my time to shine baby let’s do this

    — kenzi (@kenzianidiot) July 11, 2023
    Twitter: @kenzianidiot

    12.

    Matt Margolis @ItsMattsLaw

    (completely overwhelmed) will do!

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    Twitter: @ItsMattsLaw

    13.

    Trying to view my anxiety not as something menacing but just an annoying, unwelcome presence.

    Like a neighbor in a ‘90s sitcom

    — Mara Wilson (@MaraWilson) July 31, 2018
    Twitter: @MaraWilson

    14.

    me, at work having a normal monday

    my anxiety: but what if it’s not though

    — ten second cam (@camilli_amilli) July 17, 2023
    Twitter: @camilli_amilli

    15.

    Great news! I found the cure for my anxiety!! All I need is for everyone I know to tell me definitively that they arent mad at me, once every fifteen seconds, forever

    — Sarah Gailey - Updates (@_SarahGailey) February 19, 2020
    Twitter: @_SarahGailey

    16.

    anxiety: they hate you

    me: who hates me

    anxiety: they

    — GirlReligion (@girlreligionco1) March 15, 2018
    Twitter: @girlreligionco1

    17.

    me: today is going to be a good day
    anxiety: pic.twitter.com/1afvbnVoWy

    — Tabir Akhter (@tabir) September 10, 2015
    Twitter: @tabir

    18.

    im VERY laid back. i only care about 2 things:

    every person on earth & their opinion of me
    the crushing psychological weight of being alive

    — a lost fish (@grumbist) September 14, 2015
    Twitter: @grumbist

    I love a good "laugh-so-you-don't-cry" moment, but in all seriousness, here's a few resources if you'd also like to tackle your anxiety:

    The National Alliance on Mental Illness helpline is 1-888-950-6264 (NAMI) and provides information and referral services; GoodTherapy.org is an association of mental health professionals from more than 25 countries who support efforts to reduce harm in therapy.