Chris and stress

“	Stress hinders the emotions and physical abilities as swiftly as a bullet.	”
Chris, equating stress with being shot

“	I Really feel like I should be reeled into my Poke Ball and stored in the PC a while.	”
Chris after finding out that Rosechu had a pickle all along

Chris in stressed mode.

Stress is the bane of Christian Weston Chandler's existence.

After high school, Chris soon learned he couldn't blame his shortcomings on his high-functioning autism. Thus, he began to use "stress" as an excuse. However, it's assumed that Chris is probably confusing "stress" with depression or anxiety, refusing to admit that he is in fact, unhappy with his current situation. Given the intensely sheltered lifestyle his parents provided for him well into his twenties, it is highly unlikely Chris ever experienced any form of intense anxiety or pressure that would give him severe psychological and physical effects, apart from his consistent paranoia over getting trolled and, in recent years, the Financhu Crisis. He is, however, prescribed medicine for this "stress". Since Chris tends to exaggerate everything, anything that makes him feel remotely uncomfortable is classified to him as a stressor.

When under the effects of "stress", Chris typically posted videos without his glasses and talked in a more meek voice. It is during these periods that Chris will opt to remove himself from the Internet for about a week or so, and then come back feeling refreshed, rejuvenated and given a new resolve to finish the Love Quest. This is most likely due to his autistic regenerative abilities that make sure that his heart never goes below 0% and into the negatives. Chris often cites stress as the reason why he isn't inspired to work on the comics; precisely why inspiration is needed to make Sonic recolors have sex with each other and kill Chris' enemies is not apparent.

In August 2013, Chris indicated through Facebook that his stress is beginning to take a toll on his health. Given his rather unhealthy lifestyle, it's not unlikely.

Stressors

Category	Examples
Identity	His "mental block" of autism Talking to anyone about anything except himself Having his identity questioned Being referred to with the incorrect pronouns His daily struggle against becoming homosexual (pre-2014) Being called naïve Anything that autism isn't an excuse for
Sonichu comic	Being parodied Copyright issues His characters being accused of homosexuality His characters being redesigned by a fan artist
Online presence	Being famous The existence of webpages outlining his many failures Criticism (constructive or otherwise) Having drawings of him finger-banging Megan confused with Crystal
Domestic life	Chores Back when Bob was still alive, his willingness to call Chris out on his bullshit, and his rare hand-washing (but living in a Superfund site is perfectly okay)
Outside the house	Anything requiring him to leave the house Getting a job Being banned from places he frequents Being banned from conventions Trying to get unbanned from The GAMe PLACe Losing trading card game matches (including to children)
Sweethearts	Taken women and the associated infinitely-high boyfriend-factor Asking girls to go out with him Being friend zoned His hormones
Antagonists	Clyde Cash The Man in the Pickle Suit Bullies Trolls PVCC faculty Having someone pretend to be him Being confronted by his sweetheart's father Being called a child
Other	Pickles Mortality Doses of reality Sega changing the color of Sonic's arms to blue Anything slightly inconvenient Anything that stress isn't an excuse for

Handling stress

• Mass debating
• Having a sweetheart reset his biological clock
• The prospect of having a "sex time"
• Playing vidya
• Hiring prostitutes
• Take medication
• Wishing he were in another dimension
• Switching between souls of Magi-chan, Sonichu, or Mewtwo to escape conflicts

Things that Chris does when stressed

One of the more common symptoms of stress

• Shits himself
• Cries
• Becomes less/more productive than usual
• Rages about his "pitiful adult life" in YouTube videos
• Rages at his mailers
• Sends death threats
• Abuses his cameras
• Crashes into slumber
• Becomes increasingly homophobic
• Becomes increasingly racist
• Sighs excessively
• Suffers from memory loss
• Draws hideous hardcore pornography of his friends and fursonas
• Drinks
• Attempts vehicular homicide
• Considers suicide

Stress sigh

The stress sigh is Chris's usual reaction to stress. Initially an unconscious coping mechanism, Chris has made habit of directing attention to it in an effort to gain sympathy. Chris has used it in conversation to discourage further unwanted scrutiny, or to express disapproval at having his desires deferred. The places where Chris would sigh while speaking in person are noted in all of his written communication with "*sigh*."

The term "stress sigh" is presumed to originate from PVCC, due to the strong connection in Chris between sighing and stress. Chris refers to the stress sigh as only a "sigh," suggesting that to him the link between sighing and stress is implicit.

Chris makes a comparable noise, a short, chirpy "hmph," to express contentment and self-satisfaction, usually of a smug variety.

Hedgehog-defensive state

Chris performing the hedgehog-defensive state.

“

I went full Hedgehog Defensive and let my quills keep others back. It Hurts

”

While being kicked out of the 2018 TooManyGames convention for making unwanted physical contact with other event attendees, stress forced Chris to create the hedgehog-defensive state. Instead of leaving the con, he curled up into a ball on the floor and imagined he had hedgehog quills to keep the "meanies" away, eventually being escorted off of the premises by security. He also blamed the trolls and an event coordinator for causing the stressful situation. It's implied that this is a replacement for the pepper spray he used on 26 December 2014.