25 TV Moments That Just Stressed People The Heck Out

Recently, we asked the BuzzFeed Community what the most anxiety-inducing TV moment is. Here are some of the most stressful!

Warning: SPOILERS AHEAD!

1.
On Game of Thrones, when Jon is suffocating during the Battle of the Bastards:

HBO

“There’s no scene in TV history that accurately expresses what a panic attack feels like more than the moment in ‘The Battle of the Bastards’ episode of Game of Thrones when Jon Snow is being crushed under the weight and chaos of men and must fight his way through so he can finally breathe again. If you want to know what someone with anxiety deals with, watch that scene.”

—sabrinabecnel08

2.
On The Vampire Diaries, when The Other Side was collapsing while a bunch of the main characters were there:

3.
On Grey’s Anatomy, when Cristina was forced to operate on Derek with a gun to her head during the hospital shooting:

ABC

“I know he survives, but it still gives me anxiety rewatching.”

—fadedmusicalartist74

4.
On Sherlock, when Moriarty tells Sherlock he has to jump off the hospital roof or John, Mrs. Hudson, and Lestrange will die:

Sherlock looks down at the ground from the top of the building, and Moriarty says he told him how this ends, and that Sherlock's death is the only thing that will call off the killers

5.
On Lost, when Jin tries to save Sun while she’s stuck in the submarine:

ABC

—shellezbellez

6.
On The X-Files, when Mulder and Scully find the mother of the inbred boys under the bed:

Scully sees the mother under the bed. She tells her maybe one day she'll learn the pride and love when you know your boy will do anything for you

7.
On Big Little Lies, when Perry attacks Celeste on the stairs:

Celeste and her friends fight Perry as he tries to attack her until Bonnie pushes him down the stairs

8.
On New Girl, when Jess thought she had meth and enlisted the roommates in trying to hide it during Winston’s background check:

Jess tries to put the meth down the sink drain and Winston walks in and sees it

9.
On The Good Doctor, when Shawn is trying to save a patient in the basement as it fills with water:

in the basement, Shawn says "I am okay...except for the water. Please hurry!"

10.
On Black Sails, when John Silver had to swim through a sunken ship to find an air pocket:

John underwater looking up and seeing bodies and debris

11.
On Hannibal, when Hannibal stabbed Will after killing Jack:

NBC

“Every single second of that scene had me ON EDGE, IN TEARS, and IN ABSOLUTE AWE. I mean seriously, holy shit. Holy shit.”

—williamthebloody

“You knew something bad was going to happen (to Jack at the very least). Watching all three of our ‘heroes’ get gutted (literally) was horrifying and heartbreaking enough, but the actual anticipation sent chills down my spine.”

—bennbennmw

12.
On Chernobyl, when each person was given 90 seconds to run out onto the roof and try to clear as much debris as possible:

the workers are told this will be the most important 90 seconds of their lives then are sent onto the roof

13.
On Grey’s Anatomy, when Meredith had to keep her hand on a bomb inside a patient’s chest:

ABC

“The tension in that episode was through the ROOF.”

—mgsmiles

14.
On Bones, when Brennan and Hodgins were buried alive:

Brennan tells Hodgins the've been buried alive

15.
On Game of Thrones, when Cersei was about to blow up the sept and Margaery realized something was up and tried to evacuate it:

Margaery says they need to leave and yells to be let through as below, a man tries to stop the sept from blowing up

16.
On CSI, when Nick was buried alive and the coffin filled with ants:

CBS

“Nick’s kidnapper buried him alive and live-streamed his struggle to his frantic coworkers who were desperately trying to find him. Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, the coffin filled with ants…crawling in his nose, ears, mouth…I’m still shuddering 15 years later.”

—marybashara

17.
On Lost, when Charlie is drowning and tries to tell Desmond that it’s not Penny’s boat:

ABC

—dizzytooth81

18.
On Breaking Bad, when Hank found the book from Gale in Walter’s bathroom:

Hank sees an inscription from GB in the book and flashes back to talking with Walt about the W.W. inscription, guessing that it stood for Walter White

19.
On Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, when Rebecca got caught breaking into Josh’s apartment to delete the text she sent him, so she made up a lie about someone breaking her window, then had to get Paula to break the window in order to cover up her lie:

Rebecca is trying to guess Josh's passcode, but Josh comes in and asks how she got in there

20.
On The Mandalorian, when they were about to reveal who the Jedi that answered The Child’s call was:

Luke saying he'll give his life to protect the child

21.
On NCIS, when Jimmy talked Palmer out of jumping off the ledge:

Palmer says Jimmy doesn't have an answer for his dad, and Jimmy says he doesn't but has seen far too many people die already

22.
On Julie and the Phantoms, when the Phantoms got caught up at the Hollywood Ghost Club while Julie was waiting for them to show up at the dance so they could perform:

Flynn tells Julie she can't stall much longer and tells her to perform without the holograms. Julie says she can't and that they'll be there

23.
On Mr. Robot, when Elliot had to fight Mr. Robot for control of his body while trying to stop the cyber bombings:

To himself, Elliot says as he's trying to use the kill command to stop the attack, Mr. Robot is trying to use it on him. He gets up and says he needs to keep going

24.
On Sherlock, when John is trapped under the bonfire:

BBC

“The way Mary and Sherlock rush over there to get him, and you see John trying to get out from all the wood and branches in time before the bonfire is lit and he is burned alive…The first time I watched it I had to turn it off because it was so intense, I had difficulties breathing.”

—nellieeng_

25.
And finally, on Supernatural, when Castiel finally admits his feelings for Dean as he’s about to die:

Dean asks why it sounds like he's saying goodybe, and Castiel says it is, and says he loves Dean before getting dragged to hell

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25 TV Moments That Just Stressed People The Heck Out

Recently, we asked the BuzzFeed Community what the most anxiety-inducing TV moment is. Here are some of the most stressful!

1.
On Game of Thrones, when Jon is suffocating during the Battle of the Bastards:

2.
On The Vampire Diaries, when The Other Side was collapsing while a bunch of the main characters were there:

3.
On Grey’s Anatomy, when Cristina was forced to operate on Derek with a gun to her head during the hospital shooting:

4.
On Sherlock, when Moriarty tells Sherlock he has to jump off the hospital roof or John, Mrs. Hudson, and Lestrange will die:

5.
On Lost, when Jin tries to save Sun while she’s stuck in the submarine:

6.
On The X-Files, when Mulder and Scully find the mother of the inbred boys under the bed:

7.
On Big Little Lies, when Perry attacks Celeste on the stairs:

8.
On New Girl, when Jess thought she had meth and enlisted the roommates in trying to hide it during Winston’s background check:

9.
On The Good Doctor, when Shawn is trying to save a patient in the basement as it fills with water:

10.
On Black Sails, when John Silver had to swim through a sunken ship to find an air pocket:

11.
On Hannibal, when Hannibal stabbed Will after killing Jack:

12.
On Chernobyl, when each person was given 90 seconds to run out onto the roof and try to clear as much debris as possible:

13.
On Grey’s Anatomy, when Meredith had to keep her hand on a bomb inside a patient’s chest:

14.
On Bones, when Brennan and Hodgins were buried alive:

15.
On Game of Thrones, when Cersei was about to blow up the sept and Margaery realized something was up and tried to evacuate it:

16.
On CSI, when Nick was buried alive and the coffin filled with ants:

17.
On Lost, when Charlie is drowning and tries to tell Desmond that it’s not Penny’s boat:

18.
On Breaking Bad, when Hank found the book from Gale in Walter’s bathroom:

19.
On Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, when Rebecca got caught breaking into Josh’s apartment to delete the text she sent him, so she made up a lie about someone breaking her window, then had to get Paula to break the window in order to cover up her lie:

20.
On The Mandalorian, when they were about to reveal who the Jedi that answered The Child’s call was:

21.
On NCIS, when Jimmy talked Palmer out of jumping off the ledge:

22.
On Julie and the Phantoms, when the Phantoms got caught up at the Hollywood Ghost Club while Julie was waiting for them to show up at the dance so they could perform:

23.
On Mr. Robot, when Elliot had to fight Mr. Robot for control of his body while trying to stop the cyber bombings:

24.
On Sherlock, when John is trapped under the bonfire:

25.
And finally, on Supernatural, when Castiel finally admits his feelings for Dean as he’s about to die:

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Recently, we asked the BuzzFeed Community what the most anxiety-inducing TV moment is. Here are some of the most stressful!

1. On Game of Thrones, when Jon is suffocating during the Battle of the Bastards:

2. On The Vampire Diaries, when The Other Side was collapsing while a bunch of the main characters were there:

3. On Grey’s Anatomy, when Cristina was forced to operate on Derek with a gun to her head during the hospital shooting:

4. On Sherlock, when Moriarty tells Sherlock he has to jump off the hospital roof or John, Mrs. Hudson, and Lestrange will die:

5. On Lost, when Jin tries to save Sun while she’s stuck in the submarine:

6. On The X-Files, when Mulder and Scully find the mother of the inbred boys under the bed:

7. On Big Little Lies, when Perry attacks Celeste on the stairs:

8. On New Girl, when Jess thought she had meth and enlisted the roommates in trying to hide it during Winston’s background check:

9. On The Good Doctor, when Shawn is trying to save a patient in the basement as it fills with water:

10. On Black Sails, when John Silver had to swim through a sunken ship to find an air pocket:

11. On Hannibal, when Hannibal stabbed Will after killing Jack:

12. On Chernobyl, when each person was given 90 seconds to run out onto the roof and try to clear as much debris as possible:

13. On Grey’s Anatomy, when Meredith had to keep her hand on a bomb inside a patient’s chest:

14. On Bones, when Brennan and Hodgins were buried alive:

15. On Game of Thrones, when Cersei was about to blow up the sept and Margaery realized something was up and tried to evacuate it:

16. On CSI, when Nick was buried alive and the coffin filled with ants:

17. On Lost, when Charlie is drowning and tries to tell Desmond that it’s not Penny’s boat:

18. On Breaking Bad, when Hank found the book from Gale in Walter’s bathroom:

19. On Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, when Rebecca got caught breaking into Josh’s apartment to delete the text she sent him, so she made up a lie about someone breaking her window, then had to get Paula to break the window in order to cover up her lie:

20. On The Mandalorian, when they were about to reveal who the Jedi that answered The Child’s call was:

21. On NCIS, when Jimmy talked Palmer out of jumping off the ledge:

22. On Julie and the Phantoms, when the Phantoms got caught up at the Hollywood Ghost Club while Julie was waiting for them to show up at the dance so they could perform:

23. On Mr. Robot, when Elliot had to fight Mr. Robot for control of his body while trying to stop the cyber bombings:

24. On Sherlock, when John is trapped under the bonfire:

25. And finally, on Supernatural, when Castiel finally admits his feelings for Dean as he’s about to die:

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1.
On Game of Thrones, when Jon is suffocating during the Battle of the Bastards:

2.
On The Vampire Diaries, when The Other Side was collapsing while a bunch of the main characters were there:

3.
On Grey’s Anatomy, when Cristina was forced to operate on Derek with a gun to her head during the hospital shooting:

4.
On Sherlock, when Moriarty tells Sherlock he has to jump off the hospital roof or John, Mrs. Hudson, and Lestrange will die:

5.
On Lost, when Jin tries to save Sun while she’s stuck in the submarine:

6.
On The X-Files, when Mulder and Scully find the mother of the inbred boys under the bed:

7.
On Big Little Lies, when Perry attacks Celeste on the stairs:

8.
On New Girl, when Jess thought she had meth and enlisted the roommates in trying to hide it during Winston’s background check:

9.
On The Good Doctor, when Shawn is trying to save a patient in the basement as it fills with water:

10.
On Black Sails, when John Silver had to swim through a sunken ship to find an air pocket:

11.
On Hannibal, when Hannibal stabbed Will after killing Jack:

12.
On Chernobyl, when each person was given 90 seconds to run out onto the roof and try to clear as much debris as possible:

13.
On Grey’s Anatomy, when Meredith had to keep her hand on a bomb inside a patient’s chest:

14.
On Bones, when Brennan and Hodgins were buried alive:

15.
On Game of Thrones, when Cersei was about to blow up the sept and Margaery realized something was up and tried to evacuate it:

16.
On CSI, when Nick was buried alive and the coffin filled with ants:

17.
On Lost, when Charlie is drowning and tries to tell Desmond that it’s not Penny’s boat:

18.
On Breaking Bad, when Hank found the book from Gale in Walter’s bathroom:

19.
On Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, when Rebecca got caught breaking into Josh’s apartment to delete the text she sent him, so she made up a lie about someone breaking her window, then had to get Paula to break the window in order to cover up her lie:

20.
On The Mandalorian, when they were about to reveal who the Jedi that answered The Child’s call was:

21.
On NCIS, when Jimmy talked Palmer out of jumping off the ledge:

22.
On Julie and the Phantoms, when the Phantoms got caught up at the Hollywood Ghost Club while Julie was waiting for them to show up at the dance so they could perform:

23.
On Mr. Robot, when Elliot had to fight Mr. Robot for control of his body while trying to stop the cyber bombings:

24.
On Sherlock, when John is trapped under the bonfire:

25.
And finally, on Supernatural, when Castiel finally admits his feelings for Dean as he’s about to die: