Anxiety was introduced as a new emotion in Pixar's Inside Out 2 in 2024, voiced by Maya Hawke as Riley enters her teenage years. The character quickly moved beyond the film into TikTok edits, reaction videos and soundboards, where short panicked lines became shorthand for modern overthinking. Clips are reused because the performance exaggerates a feeling almost everyone recognizes, turning everyday stress, social worry and racing thoughts into a recognizable joke that still circulates in meme culture.