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Sticker Paralysis

The effect caused by having a really awesome sticker and no appropriate place to use it. General symptoms include keeping the sticker in a drawer and never actually using it. Sometimes resulting in affixation remorse.
"I have contracted a case of sticker paralysis from this Vintage Apple sticker. I can't decide if I should put it on my fake plastic guitar or my rear window or my skateboard. It is too precious to use on just anything.
by grimfish March 5, 2009
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work paralysis

n. the inability to get work done because of it's large quantity. Similar to writer's block, but applies to all work with a deadline.
the stack of paperwork had reached an all time high, and i was hit with work paralysis
by PhoenixFanatic April 10, 2011
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Perfectionist Paralysis

The inability to start on a project, assignment, essay or any creative task due to the fear of not getting it perfectly right.
Joe: You haven't started writing your paper yet?
Bob: Nope
Joe: Isn't it due tomorrow?
Bob: Yep.
Joe: I thought you went to the library and did your research, made your notes and wrote your outline.
Bob: I've got perfectionist paralysis.
by anthubc2010-perfectionist_par October 14, 2010
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Shitpile Paralysis

1) You have such a huge pile of shit to do you can't figure out what to tackle first.

2) One of those moments where you have so much to do, but can't focus on one thing so you end up just doing nothing or surfing the internet.
I might not be able to complete that report on-time because of my shitpile paralysis, but I have updated my facebook status seven times.
by Kacinitis July 20, 2012
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Shit paralysis

The inability to move from having to shit extremely bad.

Having to poop so bad if you move you're going to poop your pant.
I was stuck at the bottom of the stairs, suffer from shit paralysis.

I was stuck at the bathroom door with shit paralysis for like 5 minutes.
by Pulpi1 June 1, 2014
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Panic Paralysis

Fear of COVID-19 causing paralysis of healthcare systems, reduced efficiency, and overuse of personal protective equipment.
It took you 3 hours to see one patient?! Wow, talk about panic paralysis.
by BDR9595 March 31, 2020
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sleep paralysis

Medically, little is know of the cause of sleep paralysis. Experienced worldwide and throught history, SP occurs to otherwise normal people at the onset, or the end of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. Simply stated, SP seems to be an experience opposite sleep walking. Rather than your body unconscincely moving mimicing a dream, your conscince mind will be rendered unable to move your body. A subject will suddenly become completely aware of his/her surroundings, but will be unable to move their body or even wake up. Hallucinations and intense fear accompany the experience, as subjects may scence an evil presence that often sits on the subject's chest and interferes with the ability to breathe normally. The physical form of the presence varies from time period and culture, older instances involved witches, or "hags" and many new cases involve aliens. These subjects will experience many of the stereotypical events of an alien abduction, such as paralysis, floating sensation, and auditory hallucinations. The event can last from several seconds, to several minutes, with the subject either falling deeper into sleep, or snaping out and waking. The experience usually leaves the subject confused and disoriented and often, even after waking, the subject believes the event to have been an actual experience. SP is not known to be harmfull, and paralysis has never been know to adversly effect invoulentary muscles such as heart or lungs, although an elevated heart rate may occur from the scence of fear. If you have experienced sleep paralysis, it is important to keep in mind that it is largely a dream. Any experiences that take place are created by your mind. Having a bit of knowledge of what is actually going on, often helps subjects to deal with it.
When I was younger, I believed that I was being abducted by space aliens. Now that I understand more, I realize that I was really only experiencing sleep paralysis.
by Sholc January 29, 2007
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