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About Anxious Avery

Anxious Avery is an original, relatable, animated show about an introverted Black girl named Avery, who has anxiety.

Each episode focuses on a specific type of anxiety that turns into a terrifying nightmare she has once she goes to sleep.

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If you’re looking for an animated show about neurodivergent introverts with anxiety, Anxious Avery is for you!

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Creators

Created by Hayley Armstrong and Charlotte Moore, Anxious Avery features an opening theme song that is performed by Hayley who voices the main character, Avery, and all of the other characters in the series. The animation and artwork is done by artist, writer, and acclaimed journalist, Charlotte Moore.

Anxious Avery Episode Descriptions

Episode 1 of Anxious Avery, “The Party Invite” is about Avery’s fear of social interactions. She doesn’t want to go to a persistent acquaintance’s housewarming party, due to her social anxiety, but the acquaintance refuses to take no for an answer. Watch Anxious Avery Episode 1: The Party Invite

Episode 2 of Anxious Avery, “Baby Blues” is about Avery’s fear of intrusive thoughts. Those thoughts are amplified when she’s left alone to care for a baby. Watch Anxious Avery Episode 2: Baby Blues

Episode 3 of Anxious Avery, “Humiliation Station” is about Avery’s fear of embarrassing herself. That fear fuels her desire to stay at home alone instead of going out and being around others. Watch Anxious Avery Episode 3: Humiliation Station

Episode 4 of Anxious Avery, “The Hang Up” is about Avery’s fear of talking on the phone. She has a nightmare about a sentient phone forcing her to call a dentist for her toothache. Watch Anxious Avery Episode 4: The Hang Up

Episode 5 of Anxious Avery, “The Health Scare” is about Avery’s fear of getting sick. It focuses on health anxiety and hypochondria. She has a nightmare about a group of doctors and a nurse who attempt to surgically remove an unknown, rare source of fatal illness from her conscious body. Watch Anxious Avery Episode 5: The Health Scare

Episode 6 of Anxious Avery, “Brain Drain” is about Avery’s fear of being happy. It features a noisy, pessimistic, living brain that bombards her with negative thoughts, but only when things in her life are going well. Watch Anxious Avery Episode 6: Brain Drain

Episode 7 of Anxious Avery, “End Of The World” is a special episode about Avery’s fear of the world ending by climate change, or a nuclear apocalypse. It features a longer nightmare sequence where she travels through a confusing afterlife at the end of the world. Watch Anxious Avery Episode 7: End Of The World

Episode 8 of Anxious Avery, “The Quiet Zone” is about Avery’s fear of talking to people. It explores how hard it is for Avery, an introvert, to live in a world full of talkative extroverts. She ends up taking a driverless ride share car to avoid talking to a chatty driver. The car turns into a rocket, which then takes her into quiet, deep, outer space. Watch Anxious Avery Episode 8: The Quiet Zone

Episode 9 of Anxious Avery, “The Bug Battle” is about Avery’s fear of bugs and insects. In this episode, she is tormented by bugs like flies, crickets, and moths. She later has a nightmare about being hunted by a massive insect in the rainforest. (narrated by a David Attenborough-like voice.) Watch Anxious Avery Episode 9: The Bug Battle

Episode 10 of Anxious Avery, “The Side Effect” is about Avery’s fear of side effects that come with anxiety medications. It features a nightmare sequence that parodies medication commercials that list several side effects ranging from headache and runny nose to something more serious like vampirism and developing the voice of a bridge troll with emphysema. Watch Anxious Avery Episode 10: The Side Effect

Episode 11 of Anxious Avery, “The Common Realm” is about how Avery feels like she has to justify her introverted personality to people because they don’t understand it. People think that because she enjoys being alone, she’s “weird,” “unhappy” and “lonely” which couldn’t be further from the truth. The nightmare sequence in this episode is inspired by The Twilight Zone episode, “Number 12 Looks Just Like You.” Watch Anxious Avery Episode 11: The Common Realm

Where Can I Watch Anxious Avery?

New episodes of Anxious Avery drop Monday nights at 8pm CST on Youtube.

Anxious Avery’s Mission

Anxious Avery is a passion project that aims to help promote understanding of introverted people who struggle with anxiety.