Unhelpful Anxiety Advice

Anxiety

Yeah no that's like telling someone deaf to listen more

An image of an elderly man, known as 'Hide the Pain Harold,' raising his arms in celebration with a forced, pained smile. The text overlay reads: 'when someone says ‘don’t be anxious’ and your anxiety is cured'

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Explanation

Explain Bear

Hey, listener, this meme is making fun of people who think you can cure anxiety by just saying 'don't be anxious.' It's like telling someone with a broken leg to just walk it off. You probably don't realize how useless that advice is, but everyone with actual anxiety definitely does.

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Telling a blind to just look