I Have Anxiety! Meme Template

Eric Cartman from South Park, in his red jacket and teal hat, rants with his fists balled up and his eyebrows slammed down, pointing and jabbing as he goes.

He yells "Anxiety! That means I'm in my shell and have a hard time expressing myself!" at full volume, which is the whole gag: the loudest possible claim to being shy.

Reach for it when somebody uses a diagnosis as a get-out-of-chores card.

• me explaining to my manager why I can't join the 9am call