11
nerve-racking
9
stressful
5
distressing
5
trying
3
creepy(adjective, anxious, nervous, agitating, disquieting)
3
disturbing
3
worrying
2
anxious
2
frightening
2
tense
2
upsetting
2
vexing
2
worrisome
1
agonizing
1
alarming
1
dangerous
1
disagreeable
1
disquieting
1
fraught
1
hairy
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