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1	These are tropes that have to deal with nervousness and anxiety. Check out these tropes already, because your staring at me is making me nervous.
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3	PsychologyTropes, FearTropes, ShynessTropes, TropesToCope and TropesOfAwkwardness are closely related; expect a lot of overlap.
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8	* AfraidToHoldTheBaby: Someone is anxious about holding a baby because something might go wrong.
9	* AnxietyDreams: Dreaming about things you're worrying about.
10	* AppearanceAngst: Worrying over parts of your appearance.
11	* BulliedIntoDepression: Being bullied makes someone depressed because they're worrying when their bully will strike next.
12	* CatharticChores: Cleaning to deal with anxiety.
13	* CigaretteOfAnxiety: Having a smoke to calm yourself.
14	* CommitmentAnxiety
15	* CommitmentIssues: A character feels anxious about committing to a long-term relationship.
16	* DistressedDrinkJitters: Showing anxiety via shaking hands while trying to hold a drink.
17	* DistressedWoodchopping: Chopping wood to deal with anxiety.
18	* EyesAlwaysAverted: People who are shy often don't like to make eye contact.
19	* FreakOut: A person experiences something so traumatic they completely lose it (either temporarily or permanently).
20	* HollywoodPsych: Inaccurate psychology in media.
21	* HyperventilationBag: Breathing into a paper bag while having a panic attack to calm down.
22	* IdentityBreakdown: Being so uncertain of who or what you are leading to a complete mental break.
23	* MovingAngst: Having worries over moving to a new environment.
24	* NervousTics: Habits that characters unconsciously do when anxious or scared.
25	* NervousWreck: Someone who is constantly worrying and panicking.
26	* NeverendingTerror: A never-ending looming sense of doom.
27	* NotWearingPantsDream: A dream/nightmare where a character is in their underwear in public and is embarrassed about it.
28	* OverlyNervousFlopSweat: Excessive sweating due to nervousness or fear.
29	* PerformanceAnxiety: When a character can't use their abilities under the pressure of an audience.
30	* ProneToTears: Characters who are anxious a lot may also cry a lot as a result.
31	* RepressionNeverEndsWell: Characters who hide things build up anxiety until it comes out messily.
32	* ShrinkingViolet: A character is extremely shy and introverted, often due to anxiety.
33	* SociallyAwkwardHero: The hero is a good-hearted person but also has social anxiety.
34	* StressVomit: Someone gets so anxious they throw up.
35	* WhatIfTheBabyIsLikeMe: Parents worrying that their child will have some negative aspect of themselves.
36	* WorryingForTheWrongReason: One character expresses some concern about a situation, and then another corrects them with a new concern.
37	* YouHadUsWorriedThere
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