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The documentary "Anxiety Club" follows comedians using humor and therapy to make anxiety feel less isolating.

Tiffany Jenkins shares her experience with exposure therapy and the emotional realities behind the film.

Anxiety Club is a documentary that pulls anxiety out of the shadows and into the open through humor, honesty, and personal narratives. Directed by Wendy Lobel, the film follows a group of brilliant, self-revealing comedians who use stand-up and storytelling to unpack their mental health struggles. The film’s mission is to reduce isolation, challenge stigma, and show that anxiety is extremely personal and yet widely shared. It creates an environment where vulnerability and humor coexist, offering audiences a sense of being understood.

I had the pleasure of speaking with Tiffany Jenkins, whose openness anchors some of the documentary’s most powerful moments. Known for her raw, self-aware humor and massive online following, she has built a platform around radical honesty about mental health, addiction, and recovery. Her willingness to be “seen in the mess,” not just the resolution, is part of what makes her so impactful.

As she shared, she has “always been open and honest about mental health,” and when approached about the film, her instinct was, “why the heck not, if it’s gonna help someone else out there.” She says the responses in her comment section are what inspire her to continue her mental health advocacy. Seeing people share their own stories gives her the courage to keep going, reinforcing that transparency reaches people in a way that curated narratives often do not.

The film follows Jenkins during exposure therapy sessions, offering an unfiltered look at the therapeutic process, an opportunity that psychology graduate students rarely have access to. These sessions often involve structured exercises that ask her to face specific fears, such as drinking from her........

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