stress case
Perpetually tense individual
A stress case is someone who is extremely anxious, overwhelmed, or on the verge of breaking down: She's been a total stress case since the merger was announced.
The term frames a person's frazzled state as a temporary condition—implying they're not always like this, just currently maxed out.
Sometimes used self-deprecatingly: Sorry I snapped at you, I'm such a stress case this week.
- worrywartHabitual fretter, informal
- nervous wreckPerson overwhelmed by anxiety
- bundle of nervesExtremely anxious person
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- overthinkingDwelling excessively on thoughts
frazzled · neurotic · tense · on edge · panicked · mental breakdown · meltdown · burnout · high-strung · edgy · jittery · overwhelmed · freakout · grammar · declension · inflection · nominative · accusative
- worriersworrier, fretter, overthinker, worrywart, worry wart
stress casezen master
Epitome of tranquil expertise
stoic · cool cat · steady Eddie · cool head · cucumber
stress casecool head
Calm temperament under stress
ice man · unflappable · steady hand · rock · anchor
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