Anxiety Quotes Quotes

“I saw a meme the other day with a picture of Marilyn Manson and Robin Williams. It said about the former, this isn’t the face of depression, and about the latter, this is. This really struck a chord and it’s been on my mind since then. As someone who has continuously dipped in and out of chronic depression and anxiety for close to three decades now, and I’ve never previously spoken about the subject, I finally thought it was time I did.
These days it’s trendy for people to think they’re cool and understanding about mental illness, posting memes and such to indicate so. But the reality is far different to that. It seems most people think if they publicly display such understanding then perhaps a friend will come to them, open up, and calmly discuss their problems. This will not happen. For someone in that seemingly hopeless void of depression and anxiety the last thing they are likely to do is acknowledge it, let alone talk about it. Even if broached by a friend they will probably deny there is a problem and feel even more distanced from the rest of the world.
So nobody can do anything to help, right? No. If right now you suspect one of your friends is suffering like this then you’re probably right. If right now you think that none of your friends are suffering like this then you’re probably wrong. By all means make your public affirmations of understanding, but at least take on board that an attempt to connect on this subject by someone you care about could well be cryptic and indirect.
When we hear of celebrities who suffered and finally took their own lives the message tends to be that so many close friends had no idea. This is woeful, but it’s also great, right? Because by not knowing there was a problem there is no burden of responsibility on anyone else. This is another huge misconception, that by acknowledging an indirect attempt to connect on such a complex issue that somehow you are accepting responsibility to fix it. This is not the case. You don’t have to find a solution. Maybe just listen. Many times over the years I’ve seen people recoil when they suspect that perhaps that is the direct a conversation is about to turn, and they desperately scramble for anything that can immediately change the subject. By acknowledging you’ve heard and understood doesn’t mean you are picking up their burden and carrying it for them.
Anyway, I’ve said my piece. And please don’t think this is me reaching out for help. If this was my current mindset the last thing I’d ever do is write something like this, let alone share it.”
― R.D. Ronald

“Head Vs Heart:

A crowded mind
Leaves no space
For a peaceful heart”
― Christine Evangelou, Beating Hearts and Butterflies: Poetry of Wounds, Wishes and Wisdom

“A desperate soul needs a good and inspiring music”
― Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

“I wondered how you would react when i revealed to you my hidden parts, my ugly parts that don't do well in the sunlight”
― Ashley Berry, Separate Things: A Memoir

“Anxiety is the result of choice.”
― Haresh Sippy

“Listen to the feelings deep down inside.
Ask, 'Why are you here?' and wait for their reply.
Anxiety will share what you need to know,
helping you understand, so you can let it go.”
― Lyra Brave, Luna Heartstrong & the Whimsical Wormhole

“All life and everything he knew contained within the kaleidoscope of colors and impulse he knew as life would be gone, shriveled, turned to dust if he could not rise and control and express and be free. Finally, be free. Finally.

He couldn’t wait.”
― Nick Oliveri, Becoming the Conjurer

“Don’t let some people’s blase attitude towards human relationships in the modern world fool you into thinking that humans are dispensable, that family and friends are dispensable, that marriages are dispensable. They are not and they never will be. Good people are your key to sanity. Good people are your survival.”
― Sam Owen, Anxiety Free: How to Trust Yourself and Feel Calm

“You see, sometimes, dear reader, things can feel out of hand,
like you're spinning around in a wild, swirling band.
When you lose control, your worries start to grow,
imagining the worst about all the things you don't know.”
― Lyra Brave, Luna Heartstrong & the Whimsical Wormhole

“Either you want change or you want comfort, but you can't have both.”
― Kierra C.T. Banks

“As we have seen, rituals play important psychological functions. Thanks to their highly structured and reliably predictable nature, they serve as an anchor in the storm that is our world. By providing a sense of order and control over the frequently disorderly and uncontrollable situations we face in our daily lives, they help us cope with anxiety. Moreover, engaging in regular ritual activities requires effort and commitment, which helps performers practice discipline and strengthen self-control.”
― Dimitris Xygalatas, Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living

“Our relationships with others echo the relationship with Self.”
― Kierra C.T. Banks

“Our relationships with others often echo the relationship with Self.”
― Kierra C.T. Banks

“Now I understood a little what it meant to be frightened. It was like desperately gasping for air in a place without oxygen.”
― Sohn Won-Pyung, Almond

“I've learned to honor my anxiety instead of just hoping that it passes. I've learned that if I close my eyes life would no longer just be a moment that flashes that some bridges will burn and I don't have to mourn the ashes and that there was never anything truly wrong with wearing rose-colored glasses.”
― LUMMIE

“Often, what we call 'anxiety' is a coping mechanism we lean on, a disguise for the deeper, unexplored fears that truly drive our emotions.”
― Manal El-Ramly, Transcending Anxiety: From Fear to Freedom: Transforming Unacknowledged Fears Into a Life of Freedom and Happiness Book

“Anxiety is like a drama queen, always exaggerating and pulling tricks out of its sleeve. But guess what? You've got the wit to see through its act! You're acing this life game, and success is your middle name! So, show anxiety at the exit door, 'cause you're destined for greatness, and nothing can stop you from achieving it!”
― lifeispositive.com

“Normalize understanding that being cared for properly is both an inherent right and basic need (see Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, 1943 ).”
― Kierra C.T. Banks

“A rich, full, and meaningful life comes about through accepting your thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and taking effective action, guided by your deepest values.”
― Russ Harris

“Learning to sit with ambiguity can be a very important start at a life liberated from anxiety.”
― Kelly G. Wilson, Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly Wrong: A Guide to Life Liberated from Anxiety

“We need to take back the power of managing our lives. Stop measuring yourself against your own high demands, or the expectations of others. Fail a thousand times, stand up, and do it again. It’s not about succeeding, it’s about the lessons learned along the way.”
― Tersia Gouws, Coping with Anxiety Journal : Living the Life You Deserve

“As we live the long-overdue anguish of fearing them, our greatest nightmares refuse to happen. As soon as we relax, they snatch us, unprepared. The consolation is that the pain of having them, not rarely, is less than that of waiting for them. When I lost everything, I felt like I was a victim. What a strange feeling! I reassessed everything that had happened to me and I felt like a miserable, a pitiful boy. And I fell into the trap of the idiots, who when suffering feel privileged, as if suffering was synonymous with suffering well. I needed to suffer more. I needed to suffer well. Without allowing fear and pain to overwhelm me. Assigning to events no more consideration than they deserved.”
― S. Zuppardi, The Black Shila

“In the corporate hustle, don't let the weight of success be the anchor of your mental well-being. Seek balance, not burnout.”
― Abhysheq Shukla, Feelings Undefined: The Charm of the Unsaid

“My heart, it seemed, had deserted its confines within my chest, choosing instead to take residence in my head, my ears, and every fiber of my trembling being.”
― Neda Aria, Bella Donna

“Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its troubles, but it empties it of its strength.”
― George Seaton Bowes

“Anxiety is giving the attention that God deserves to something far more inferior than Him.”
― Kingsley Opuwari Manuel

“Anxiety was the great silencer.”
― Gretchen McNeil, Four Letter Word

“Black holes, blue holes, bottomless bodies of wate,. Exploding stars, event horizons, a place so dark light get out once it's in”
― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places

“We must replace anxiety and hope with courage.”
― Bert McCoy, A Lil' Bert Can't Hurt: Words and Wisdom for Daily Life

“Quand je refuse une sortie, car je ne le sens pas, que je ne me sens pas bien, il me pose souvent cette fameuse question : « Pourquoi tu n’es pas bien ? Quelle est la raison ? ».
Le problème, c’est qu’il n’y en a pas une seule bien distincte, je ne sais pas pourquoi je ne vais pas bien. Je fais vraiment de mon mieux pour rester sociale, mais je n’y arrive plus, et j’ai graduellement arrêté de vouloir essayer de lui expliquer. Je ne sais pas quoi lui dire de plus à part « Parfois, ça ne va pas, il n’y a pas de raison précise ou de solutions définies pour améliorer les circonstances, c’est tout. »”
― Charlie, Les couleurs du changement