Quotes About Anxiety

Nothing made sense to me anymore. I knew I was young, I knew I was small. But I was worried that I might already be ruined.

I always strive to keep a balance with my fears. I don't like to be ruled by them. At the same time, I don't like the idea of living my life totally free of any fears. I like having that moderation.

There isn't so much to be afraid of, out there. I can remember thinking it was funny to find that out, on the last night of my life; I'd spent the rest of it being afraid of everything.

We lose many things simply out of our fear of losing them.

We are all the fools of time and terror: Days Steal on us and steal from us; yet we live, Loathing our life, and dreading still to die.

If! If! If! There were so many ifs in life, never any sense of security, always the dread of losing everything.

Perhaps all anxiety might derive from a fixation on moments - an inability to accept life as ongoing.

Not me, paranoia's the garlic in life's kitchen, right, you can never have too much.

In headaches and in worry Vaguely life leaks away, And Time will have his fancy To-morrow or today.

There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable.

My fear was like a stray dog, roving the neighborhood of my life, looking for a new source of worry.

Of all the mental and physical polluters of life, nothing exercises such a poisonous effect as fear.

There are few things more liberating in this life than having your worst fear realized.

The minute anyone's getting anxious I say, You must eat and you must sleep. They're the two vital elements for a healthy life.

Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear.

Why is life speeded up so? Why are things so terribly, unbearably precious that you can't enjoy them but can only wait breathless in dread of their going?

I was scared. Do you know what it's like to hold someone else's life in your hands? It's like playing God. Can you think of anything scarier than that?

Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.

You're always haunted by the idea you're wasting your life.

Mum and dad were very much friends, and up to life. There was no anxiety for anything when I was growing up, they just taught me to be me.

Unfortunately, on one or both of my shoulders sits lots of anxiety and that is a controlling factor in my life.

My life has been regulated by insomnia.

I was never afraid of anything in the world except the dentist.

Fear is a very explosive emotion, but it has a short life span. It's the sprint. The marathon is hope.