This is an anxiety relief blog, I usually reblog uplifting things, relatable posts, and calming gifs Links ArchiveTumblr (3.0; @a-n--x-i-e--t-y)http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/<p><a href="http://baggijaggi.tumblr.com/post/172231572517/panic-potato-byebyethinspo-do-not-wait-to" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">baggijaggi</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://panic-potato.tumblr.com/post/143773902899/byebyethinspo-do-not-wait-to-get-worse-i" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">panic-potato</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://byebyethinspo.tumblr.com/post/143771375989" target="_blank">byebyethinspo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Do not “wait to get worse”.</p> <p>I don’t care if you’ve “been worse”</p> <p>Your body is tired of this.</p> <p>You deserve help in this moment.</p> </blockquote> <p>I needed this today, thanks.</p> </blockquote> <p>Additionally: It doesn’t matter if other people “have it worse”.</p> <p>You deserve help.</p> </blockquote>http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/174120932834http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/174120932834Mon, 21 May 2018 15:03:47 -0400texts<p><a href="http://eearth.tumblr.com/post/155218015800/the-real-glo-up-is-when-you-stop-waiting-to-turn" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">eearth</a>:</p><blockquote><p>The real glo up is when you stop waiting to turn into some perfect hypothetical version of yourself and consciously enjoy being who you are in the present moment.</p></blockquote>http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/173131368101http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/173131368101Fri, 20 Apr 2018 12:55:40 -0400texts<p><a href="http://junkiechurch.tumblr.com/post/170591114854/oh-u-havent-heard-its-all-gonna-be-ok" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">junkiechurch</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>oh u haven’t heard?? it’s all gonna be ok</p></blockquote>http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/173095578376http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/173095578376Thu, 19 Apr 2018 10:18:22 -0400textsyoucandoit<p><a href="https://andromedex.tumblr.com/post/171224548096/skirriss-atheistjwteen-exjwthings" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">andromedex</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="https://skirriss.tumblr.com/post/171206662399/atheistjwteen-exjwthings-jackhasdreams" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">skirriss</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="https://atheistjwteen.tumblr.com/post/171110924162/exjwthings-jackhasdreams-kremeroyale" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">atheistjwteen</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://exjwthings.tumblr.com/post/167651072030/jackhasdreams-kremeroyale" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">exjwthings</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="https://jackhasdreams.tumblr.com/post/167645282603/kremeroyale-gay-jesus-probably-ierohero" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">jackhasdreams</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://kremeroyale.tumblr.com/post/167035448525/gay-jesus-probably-ierohero-depressed-kids-in" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">kremeroyale</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://gay-jesus-probably.tumblr.com/post/166967446051/ierohero-depressed-kids-in-the-media-i-dont" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">gay-jesus-probably</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://ierohero.tumblr.com/post/165772234772/depressed-kids-in-the-media-i-dont-wanna-go-to" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">ierohero</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>depressed kids in the media: I don’t wanna go to therapy! I don’t need help! I’m not some specimen for you to dissect!</p> <p>me, rollin up to my therapist’s office and collapsing in relief: what is UP my homeboy I fuckin missed you,, hope ur ready to hear some Bull Shit that fuckin happened to me this week </p> </blockquote> <p>families of depressed kids in media: okay sweetie we’ve researched depression for ten hours straight and signed you up for therapy and re-arranged your school schedule to be less stressful</p> <p>actual parents of depressed kids: look i get you’re sad but someones gotta do the goddamn dishes stop being lazy get up. why didn’t you go to school today, what’s wrong with you, you’re such a burden on this family.</p> </blockquote> <p>Therapists in the media: *understanding head tilt*</p> <p>My real live therapist whom I adore: Natalie, that is the DUMBEST thing I’ve ever heard. </p> </blockquote> <p>Therapists in Media: Lets do some art therapy and be really quiet while we talk about your feelings :)))))) also I’m prescribing you 500 different medicines</p> <p><br/></p> <p>My therapist Brian who I love to death: Jack, I think your first problem is you stay up too late looking at memes, so let’s try taking a nap</p> </blockquote> <p>My real life therapist: Okay, before we start, I found this hilarious video I know you’d love.<br/></p> </blockquote> <p>Therapist in media: serious face the whole time</p> <p>My therapist: *laughs awkwardly*</p> </blockquote> <p>therapists in media: refined, cultured, poised, “I’m afraid I haven’t [heard of the nerdy thing their patient just referenced]”</p> <p>my old therapist derek, from across the reception area, seeing me for the first time after the summer of 2015: HEY DID YOU SEE AGE OF ULTRON?? IT SUCKED, RIGHT???</p> <p>my current therapist ian, in our very first appointment: do you like star wars? anxiety is like the force, it can consume you, or you can learn to keep it in balance… you’re my padawan now</p> </blockquote> <p>Actual things my therapist has told me:</p> <p>“You’re bassicly a glorified sad lizard.” (It makes sense with context)</p> <p>“Damn girl you need to get your shit together.”</p> <p>“Go home and cry. Stop drinking in bathtubs. Eat something that isn’t bleach or memes.”</p> <p>I’ll add more tomorrow after I see her again.</p> </blockquote>http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/172926428546http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/172926428546Sat, 14 Apr 2018 10:39:19 -0400texts<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/a1897587d7f603575bac230c18e28cc8/tumblr_p4xpnvjqmp1w8dxm6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/171600265088http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/171600265088Tue, 06 Mar 2018 15:37:00 -0500pictures<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/f599a6a7bb31af4cff9f3f4b54d769e8/tumblr_p2odt0QIog1rs9omco1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/ee73d113e12624915f86d9674a378429/tumblr_p2odt0QIog1rs9omco2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/ac2ccb33fe9f5d74dacf3b75dc0d5ad8/tumblr_p2odt0QIog1rs9omco3_500.png"/><br/> <br/>http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/171562184411http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/171562184411Mon, 05 Mar 2018 13:29:58 -0500pictures<p><a href="https://avoidantgooglesearch.tumblr.com/post/168168110197/google-search-how-to-sustain-a-one-on-one" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">avoidantgooglesearch</a>:</p><blockquote><p><b>google search: </b>how to sustain a one-on-one conversation when you have terrible social skills and nothing worthwhile or interesting to say</p></blockquote>http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/171525421326http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/171525421326Sun, 04 Mar 2018 13:17:12 -0500texts<p><a href="http://anarchetypal.tumblr.com/post/171315506068/i-saw-this-post-earlier-about-therapists-and-it" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">anarchetypal</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>i saw <a href="http://punkrockgrantaire.tumblr.com/post/171312510133" target="_blank">this</a> post earlier about therapists and it reminded me of my old therapist paul, who in my opinion is one of the greatest men alive and who did not put up with my bullshit for even one second</p> <p>anyway i go in to see paul one week in the summer of 2016, and i’m doing my usual bullshit which consists of me talking shit about myself, and paul is staring at me, and then he cuts me off and says that he’s got a new tool for helping people recognize when they’re using negative language, and gets up and goes over to his desk</p> <p>and i’m like alright hit me with that sweet sweet self-help article my man, because i’m a linguistic learner and whenever paul’s like <i>here i have a tool for you to use</i> it’s pretty much always an article or a book or something</p> <p>paul opens a drawer, takes something out, and turns back around. i stare.</p> <p>i say, paul.</p> <p>is that a nerf gun.</p> <figure data-orig-width="331" data-orig-height="588" class="tmblr-full"><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/44f420b0dc94e17a84102f95a01dc3e6/tumblr_inline_p4rqhvWH3d1qftyp5_540.png" alt="image" data-orig-width="331" data-orig-height="588"/></figure><p>yeah, says paul.</p> <p>i say, are you gonna shoot me with a nerf gun in this professional setting.</p> <p>he happily informs me that that’s really up to me, isn’t it. and sits back down. and gestures, like, <i>go ahead, what were you saying?</i></p> <p>and i squint suspiciously and start back up about how i’m having too much anxiety to leave the house to run errands, like it was a miracle to even get <i>here</i>, like i’ve forgone getting groceries for the past week and that’s so <i>stupid</i>, what a stupid issue, i’m an idiot, how could i–</p> <p>a foam dart hits me in the leg.</p> <p>i go, <i>hey! </i>because my therapist just shot me in the leg. paul blinks at me placidly and raises an eyebrow. i squint again.</p> <p>i say, slowly, it’s– not a stupid issue, i’m not stupid, but it’s frustrating me and i don’t want it to be a problem i’m having.</p> <p>no dart this time. okay. sweet.</p> <p>so the rest of the hour passes with me intermittently getting nailed with tiny foam darts and then swearing and then fixing my language and, wouldn’t you know it, i start liking myself a little more by the end of the session, which is mildly infuriating because paul can tell and he’s very smug about it </p> <p>anyway i leave his office and the lady having the next appointment walks in and i hear <i>what’s all over the floor?</i> and paul very seriously says c<i>ognitive behavioral therapy tools</i>.</p> </blockquote>http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/171518965801http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/171518965801Sun, 04 Mar 2018 09:28:06 -0500textstherapy<p>therapist: so how do you feel about your body me: idk i just work here</p><br /> http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/169931640656http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/169931640656Sat, 20 Jan 2018 15:05:15 -0500texts<p><a href="http://onderon.tumblr.com/post/154705387111/onderon-the-force-is-like-anxiety-explain" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">onderon</a>:</p><blockquote> <p><a href="http://notastupidbird.tumblr.com/post/154705360206/the-force-is-like-anxiety" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">notastupidbird</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://onderon.tumblr.com/post/154705278641/the-force-is-like-anxiety" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">onderon</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>the force is like anxiety</p></blockquote> <p>explain</p> </blockquote> <p>with me, always</p> </blockquote>http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/169891857071http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/169891857071Fri, 19 Jan 2018 13:04:54 -0500texts<p><a href="http://setheverman.tumblr.com/post/168292278178/quick-question-how-does-a-human-relax-i-would" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">setheverman</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>quick question how does a human relax? i would like to try it</p></blockquote>http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/168400662463http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/168400662463Sun, 10 Dec 2017 14:20:13 -0500texts<p><a href="http://internetcrisis.tumblr.com/post/108468924248/ladies-and-gentlemen-youre-now-experiencing-an" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">internetcrisis</a>:</p><blockquote><p>ladies and gentlemen, you’re now experiencing an emotional turbulence. please buckle up and relax; it will be over shortly. sorry for the discomfort you’re feeling and enjoy the rest of the journey called life. </p></blockquote>http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/167411226421http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/167411226421Sun, 12 Nov 2017 09:23:23 -0500texts<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/b27cbce240831ff9638f9f1bffc9ca4e/tumblr_oybsgvXWvB1w7u8nmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="https://positive-memes.tumblr.com/post/166742819545/fun-drinking-game" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">positive-memes</a>:</p><blockquote><p>Fun drinking game!</p></blockquote>http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/167042433165http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/167042433165Thu, 02 Nov 2017 03:31:02 -0400pictures<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://officialcommanderlexa.tumblr.com/post/134309502199" target="_blank">officialcommanderlexa</a>:</p><blockquote> <p>my life is basically just a constant cycle of finally getting past the thing i was stressing about and then immediately finding something else to stress me out even if it isn’t happening for another 4 months</p> </blockquote>http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/165635793816http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/165635793816Fri, 22 Sep 2017 21:41:32 -0400texts<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gotitforcheap.tumblr.com/post/139272438294" target="_blank">gotitforcheap</a>:</p><blockquote> <p><b>my clone:</b> wow I feel anxious</p> <p><b>me:</b> haha this guy gets it </p> </blockquote>http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/164911795646http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/164911795646Sat, 02 Sep 2017 19:35:52 -0400texts<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/3690713aabbccb20ef7f547ee97ec5ec/tumblr_ojqsydfsFV1udc3abo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/164735527726http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/164735527726Mon, 28 Aug 2017 23:02:57 -0400youcandoitpictures<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/9b4b4965db0b187fae5796133b43810f/tumblr_ouyml6dOCm1sd5neeo2_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/ebe4bb58afdf3400dde0cefc443e5201/tumblr_ouyml6dOCm1sd5neeo1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://sushipng.tumblr.com/post/164387240558/you-can-get-through-it-i-believe-in-you" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">sushipng</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>You can get through it ! I believe in you !</p></blockquote>http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/164408344364http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/164408344364Sun, 20 Aug 2017 11:55:40 -0400gifsyoucandoit<p><a href="https://indulgentsuggestions.tumblr.com/post/164366411234/it-will-hurt-less-i-swear-this-pain-wont-last" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">indulgentsuggestions</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>it will hurt less, i swear. this pain won’t last forever - all you have to do is exist through it. you got this.</p></blockquote>http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/164391611561http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/164391611561Sat, 19 Aug 2017 23:54:45 -0400youcandoittexts<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/577f8ad4bb2284649b4c0159cbcf6450/tumblr_oiz1ymleN51qbg6fto1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/587f392534e545ff64aeb22b65cc9d11/tumblr_oiz1ymleN51qbg6fto2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/163995628941http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/163995628941Wed, 09 Aug 2017 16:23:28 -0400picturesbob ross<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/dc1582124b7e23b46c31ba21d0491bba/tumblr_oehe6o8AgJ1stfro3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/163956141224http://a-n--x-i-e--t-y.tumblr.com/post/163956141224Tue, 08 Aug 2017 16:01:17 -0400picturesyoucandoit