The story begins when Tyler O'Conner, a young gay author, visits a therapist and discovers that he suffers from an anxiety disorder commonly called "Analysis Paralysis" - an inability to take action without imagining the ways that each possible choice could go wrong. The problem is that, unchecked, the condition will lead Tyler into a state of complete inaction. To confront the disorder, Tyler decides to fight through his anxiety and ask his cute neighbor, Shane, out for coffee. Despite a flurry of imagined disasters, the date goes well, and Shane and Tyler ultimately become involved. Against all odds, the relationship moves forward, but not without every step of the way - sex, moving in together, and meeting Shane's parents - preceded by an avalanche of negative, albeit hilarious, fantasies.
Writing
Fantasy sequences that roast every anxious gay's catastrophic imagination.
Acting
Gaffney's physical comedy selling panic attacks as slapstick.
Director
Jason T. Gaffney
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director-star Jason T. Gaffney crowdfunded this after Hollywood kept saying 'gay anxiety rom-com? Too niche.'
The film quietly belongs to a wave of 2010s indie queer cinema that treated mental health as plot, not punchline—pre-'Heartstopper' but spiritually adjacent.
US
