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Entries relating to anxiety.
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The uniquely British act of seething with violent indignation while maintaining absolute silence and occasionally tutting.
Read full entry →The deliberate postponement of replying to a message you have already read.
Read full entry →Diluting obvious suffering with traditional British understatement.
Read full entry →Projecting complete calm while internally cataloguing seventeen different concerns.
Read full entry →Replacing honest criticism with the safely meaningless word 'interesting'.
Read full entry →An irrational fear that every potato, turkey and mince pie will disappear forever.
Read full entry →The overwhelming collapse of groceries caused by checkout staff operating at superhuman speed.
Read full entry →A bizarre physiological reaction where you suddenly feel incredibly guilty despite having stolen absolutely nothing.
Read full entry →The frantic, panic-inducing arithmetic performed in the middle of the night that only serves to keep you awake longer.
Read full entry →An unsolicited, uneditable audio monologue sent by a friend who wrongly believes their daily commute is fascinating content.
Read full entry →The terrifying realization that a hyperactive animal is about to wipe three pounds of wet dirt across your clean white jeans.
Read full entry →A high-stakes hygiene calculation weighing the structural stiffness of unwashed trousers against the exhausting labor of doing laundry.
Read full entry →The frantic, high-speed pocket search for a plastic sack while an elderly resident glares at you through their front window.
Read full entry →A high-stress social nightmare where you are solely responsible for ensuring your posh work mates don't offend your rough pub mates.
Read full entry →A suffocating, room-clearing terror born from the realization that an arachnid is now freely navigating your bedroom undetected.
Read full entry →An adrenaline spike caused by the immediate, non-consensual threat of viewing a stranger's highly personal or explicit photographs.
Read full entry →The subconscious but deeply maddening act of weaponizing office stationery to project nervous energy into a quiet room.
Read full entry →A devastating ambush where the excitement of an Amazon delivery is violently replaced by a stranger holding a pamphlet about salvation.
Read full entry →A terrifying, psychopathic breach of unwritten public transport etiquette, causing immediate panic and extreme discomfort.
Read full entry →A 15-minute purgatory where Windows forces you to stare at a spinning circle, delaying the misery of your inbox.
Read full entry →A sudden spike in blood pressure caused by a notification that inevitably precedes a rent increase or a complaint about a bin bag.
Read full entry →A post-2020 sociological terror where clearing a tickle in your throat on public transport makes you feel like a biological terrorist.
Read full entry →An uncertain, anxiety-inducing waiting period between a message being marked read and any actual response arriving.
Read full entry →An uncomfortable, well-meaning nudge from extended family regarding the formal progression of a relationship.
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