15 memes for when you're an anxious wreck

'No worries!' - an ancient lie
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Harry Hill
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Anxiety, like stubbing a toe, is an unfortunate part of life that can strike at odd times.

Many things seem to cause anxiety. Coffee, work, the political climate, and ordering a sandwich at Subway can all potentially make someone weak with worry. Oh, and chemical imbalances. Those make people anxious, too.

Sometimes the easiest way to deal is to try to find a reason to laugh it off. No, I'm not claiming that a meme or two will help your anxiety, but a good giggle can't hurt.

Here are some (panic-stricken) memes and tweets to help you laugh a little.

1. Never leave your higher self on read.

2. That's one way of looking at it.

3. Annndd that's another way of looking at it.

4. My brain cells love colluding against me, especially when I get into bed.

5. My mental stability is definitely comparable to that cranky old lady skit from The Amanda Show.

6. Sorry, I really have to take this call. It'll only take several hours.

7. I'd download it. Not sure if I'd use it. But I'd definitely download it.

8. Follow! The! Script!

9. Wow, sounds like paradise.

10. Cheetos are an anxious person's best friend.

11. The birds are singing and so are my worries!

12. Belated RIP.

13. So what seems to be the problem today?

14. The most common white lie ever.

15. The panic heard 'round the world.

See? Wasn't that nice? Oh. You're still worried? Me too. Well, at least we tried. The best advice would be to, like Ariana Grande once sang, "Just keep breathin' and breathin' and breathinnnnnnnn'!"

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Harry is a fellow on the Culture Team. He loves memes and Taylor Swift (no, like, actually.) He'd like to thank his parents for always believing in him. This will be his first broadway production. Oh, wait, he thought this was a Playbill bio...

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