25 Panic GIFs to Calm Your Nerves

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Molly Horan
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25 Panic GIFs to Calm Your Nerves

If you're feeling a little stressed today, don't worry -- you probably just instinctively knew you had to celebrate International Panic Day.

Though today is a time to let your anxieties go, there are many forms of panic that can hit on any day.

Be prepared to share your panic with those around you in GIF form, because who knows if you'll be able to form sentences.

1. For morning panic.

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2. When you feel like you need to breathe into a paper bag.

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3. When you're beginning to think the whole breathing into a paper bag thing might be a myth.

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4. When ... well, when your whole brain is crying.

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5. When it's time to break out the jazz hands of panic.

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6. When you put something off until the deadline panic is crushing.

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7. For a panic you're able to successfully keep under wraps.

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8. For a slowly dawning panic.

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9. When you're trying failing to convince everyone that you're totally not panicked.

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10. When your panic suddenly shifts into horror.

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11. For the panic of seeing your ex on a day you know you look terrifying.

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12. When your friends have told you to chill but you can't hold back your panic for much longer.

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When those nay-sayers finally understand your concern.

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14. For an all-consuming panic.

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15. For a panic that could use a Skrillex song as a soundtrack.

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16. For panic brought on by that creepy noise coming from the basement.

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17. For panic shared among friends.

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18. When what started out as panic becomes an existential crisis.

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19. For a pacing kind of panic.

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20. For a sudden, unexpected onslaught of panic.

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21. When you're torn between not wanting to spread your panic and a need to tell your friends the end is near.

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22. When you've started to address your panic in the most effective way, the steady rock.

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23. When your panic is constant and unwavering (and might be escaping in scream form).

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24. When your roommate made absolutely no noise coming in and suddenly materialized in your room.

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25. When your level of panic just isn't compatible with the outside world.

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