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Broad classification for emotions & inner life.
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Entries concerning embarrassment & cringe.
Browse subtopic → 3Entries concerning anger & frustration.
Browse subtopic → 1Entries concerning relief & satisfaction.
Browse subtopic → 2Entries concerning anticipation & excitement.
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A relentless, single chirp from a ceiling-mounted device timed exclusively for the deepest part of the night.
Read full entry →The proud but catastrophic act of giving a stranger total confidence in navigation you genuinely do not possess.
Read full entry →The quiet act of a delivery driver documenting your absence despite you being three feet away in the shower.
Read full entry →A smelly, oppressive burden of domestic negligence that grows stronger every time you pretend you didn't notice the mess.
Read full entry →A tense, fearful confrontation where neither human nor arachnid is willing to make the first move, ending when you lose sight of it.
Read full entry →An ominous hissing sound designed purely to emotionally break the homeowner before presenting a wildly inflated invoice.
Read full entry →A highly dangerous game of culinary roulette played by those too lazy to walk to the corner shop for fresh dairy.
Read full entry →The panic-inducing failure to put the refuse out, resulting in a sprint down the driveway in your boxers.
Read full entry →A violent, panic-inducing assault on a restroom lock by a stranger who lacks the patience to wait or look at the 'engaged' sign.
Read full entry →The anxiety-inducing destruction of your car's transmission while desperately trying not to roll backwards into a lorry.
Read full entry →A suffocating, inescapable anxiety that hits at exactly 4 PM on Sunday, destroying the remainder of your weekend with thoughts of work.
Read full entry →The intense physical anxiety of trying to bag groceries quickly before the robotic voice accuses you of theft.
Read full entry →The sudden, terrifying realization that you might be doing 34 in a 30 zone, resulting in dangerously slamming on the brakes.
Read full entry →The stomach-churning anxiety experienced while sitting in a greasy garage waiting for a mechanic to hand you a £800 repair bill.
Read full entry →The dangerous, financially ruinous act of pretending a bright orange warning light on your dashboard will just magically fix itself.
Read full entry →The anxiety of having to invent a socially acceptable, fulfilling narrative for two days spent entirely horizontal.
Read full entry →A manufactured, corporate anxiety that makes you feel like a criminal for fulfilling your exact contractual hours.
Read full entry →The modern terror of an unannounced visitor, prompting the residents to army-crawl away from the windows.
Read full entry →A high-stakes cup of tea that must be the precise color of He-Man's face to avoid silent judgment from a plumber.
Read full entry →A relentless descent into anxiety caused by consuming an endless feed of global catastrophes while lying in bed.
Read full entry →The toxic manipulation of someone's loyalty to force them into spending £100 on a night out they will actively hate.
Read full entry →An existential, suffocating panic attack occurring in the dead of night, focused entirely on the bleak, inescapable grind of human existence.
Read full entry →A person who, upon entering a negative emotional state, systematically disseminates hostility, manufactured drama, and unnecessary tension to everyone in their immediate vicinity.
Read full entry →The frantic scramble to hit Ctrl+Shift+T after accidentally extinguishing a crucial piece of research.
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