As a woman who has struggled with anxiety for most of my life, sometimes it's nice to remember that there are a whole lot of other women (and men!) out there who can relate. Anxiety is one of those things that manages to creep into every aspect of your life, no matter how big or seemingly trivial.
In the spirit of solidarity, here are 23 tweets that just *~GeT*~ it:
Guys, I won! I won an award for 'most gruesome thoughts while falling asleep'!!! My prize is a lifetime of all-consuming crippling anxiety.
— Chelsea Nachman (@chelseanachman) March 31, 2014
anxiety be like: me: what a nice car ride brain: yes but what if u stay single forever & never have kids me: pic.twitter.com/wxevTskh3T
— Tracy Clayton (@brokeymcpoverty) October 19, 2015
Walk into the club like what up sometimes my crippling anxiety doesn't allow me to sleep how fun is that
— Caro (@socarolinesays) January 30, 2015
*wakes up on a sunday* "tomorrow is monday." *spirals into anxiety*
— Taylor Trudon (@taylortrudon) November 8, 2015
Having an anxiety disorder is like having a sugar high toddler who occasionally throws tantrums living inside you.
— Jenny Jaffe (@jennyjaffe) June 19, 2014
If you could bottle anxiety it would be a 24 hour energy drink.
— Abbi Crutchfield (@curlycomedy) August 9, 2013
Anxiety: making it impossible to tell the difference between a minor problem and a catastrophe since the development of the frontal lobe!
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) July 27, 2015
Hello, Crippling Anxiety For No Reason? I'd like a table for one. What time? Oh, just surprise me.
— Robin McCauley (@RobinMcCauley) June 15, 2015
Everyday of my life seems like it should be in a web show about being a black woman with social anxiety. "I want to but nah" -slogan
— Boom4ReaL (@KeyxEra) August 6, 2015
~~~Anxious about hanging out with people, anxious about being alone~~~
— Gaby Dunn (@gabydunn) November 17, 2015
What it's like being a woman: don't eat for a couple of weeks due to stress and anxiety and receive many compliments on how good you look.
— Spirit Ghost (@haha_what) November 15, 2015
i fly like πππ get high like βοΈβοΈβοΈ (actually drugs make me anxious but i really like emojis)
— Sapna Maheshwari (@sapna) May 23, 2014
My Being Awake Right Now is brought to you in part by Adderall, with additional promotional consideration by Crippling Anxiety.
— Lane Moore (@hellolanemoore) November 5, 2013
does anyone ever get anxious that their lives mean nothing and they'll be alone forever and everything is a waste of time or is that just me
— farwz (@farwzaz) November 11, 2014
*is anxious* *leaves everything until the last minute to avoid anxiety* *is more anxious because I have done this* *ruins my own life*
— gaga (@gagazola) December 1, 2015
If I could choose just one super power, I would choose calming down.
— Eden Dranger (@Eden_Eats) October 21, 2015
I firmly believe stress eating keeps anxiety & demons from fitting in your stomach and that is why I'm crumbling saltines onto ice cream rn
— Mallory Ortberg (@mallelis) March 5, 2015
I GET ANXIETY WHEN I DO MY WINGED EYELINER
— Sarai Jones (@Krazyrayray) November 14, 2015
Anxiety is driving all the way back to your house to unplug your curling iron even though you clearly remember unplugging it... just in case
— Lara Parker (@laraeparker) August 27, 2015
hm weird reading google results for how to feel less anxious increased my anxiety
— Jessica Roy (@JessicaKRoy) January 23, 2014
I woke up with no guilt, allergies, random bruises or anxiety about trivial things and humans! APRIL FOOLS YA'LL!!!
— Sophia Rivka Rossi (@sofifii) April 1, 2013
It's cool how I get writers block 24/7 and yet I never have a hard time coming up with new thing to be anxious about!
— Kate Spencer (@katespencer) August 16, 2013
my anxiety has anxiety
— Deaux (@dstfelix) November 15, 2015
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