Quotes About Anxiety

We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.

Freedom, although it has brought [modern man] independence and rationality, has made him isolated and, thereby, anxious and powerless.

The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.

I was afraid of being rejected, yes. I was also afraid of being accepted for the wrong reasons.

Anxieties are diffuse states of tension (caused by a loss of mutual regulation and a consequent upset in libidinal and aggressive controls) which magnify and even cause the illusion of an outer danger, without pointing to appropriate avenues of defense or mastery.

Germans grew reluctant to stay in communal ski lodges, fearing they might talk in their sleep. They postponed surgeries because of the lip-loosening effects of anesthetic. Dreams reflected the ambient anxiety. One German dreamed that an SA man came to his home and opened the door to his oven, which then repeated every negative remark the household had made against the government.

Fear can be passed on to others and, similar to fear of flying, its smell can be sensed by people in outlandish places or fussy situations. Its apprehension may be nasal or actuated through our brain, our memory or the sensorial spread, and not at the least through a sixth sense. (One could still feel the smell of fear )

Waiting is a battle against time. Waiting is time going by and it can be enjoyed, when we are in a privileged state of hope or looking forward. Conversely, waiting can be time wasted or killed, when we are in a state of distress and anguish. ("Waiting for a place behind the geraniums " )

I'm going to be really scared," he muttered. "I don't like badgers. Stormpaw is the meanest cat in ThunderClan!

He knew he had been unfair, but they had asked a question he wasn't ready to answer, a question so frightening that he couldn't begin to think what it might mean. What if Bluestar never recovered?

What's wrong, Hollypaw?" Leafpool looked up. "You look as though you've just lost our entire supply of poppy seeds!" Then her face grew serious. "You haven't, have you?

Sandstorm sighed. "I was afraid you were going to say that.

And," Squirrelflight continued, "if I'm right, it's even worse than we thought.

Somewhere in there Clear Sky could be dying—and there's nothing I can do about it.

Anything could happen," Spiderleg growled. "RiverClan might chase WindClan off the moor. They might decide to accuse us of taking the kits instead. Leafpool told Firestar that WindClan is desperate enough to do anything.

His belly cramped with apprehension

Breezepelt flinched at the mention of the Dark Forest.

What happens if he kills me here? Will I be really dead?

Cinderpaw can hardly sit still," Hollypaw commented. "Poor Honeypaw looks petrified," Lionpaw whispered. "But Poppypaw looks as calm as a vixen.

I think I'd better take some of Gramps' sleeping pills, I'm never going to be able to sleep without them. In fact I think I'd better take a supply of them. He's got plenty, and I'm sure I'll have a few bad nights at home before I get straightened out. Oh, I hope it's just a few.

Most people, after one success, are so cringingly afraid of doing less well that they rub all the edge off their subsequent work.

Unable to attribute misfortune to chance, unable to accept their ultimate insignificance within the greater scheme, the people looked for monsters in their midst.

Fear is ever-present, waiting to be called to the surface. Change brought fear, and fear brought destruction.

It's not a major crisis that will typically cause a woman to melt down. Forces somehow rally to meet these big challenges when they come. It's the little things, the drip-drip-drip of Chinese torture, the dozens of daily irritations that, over time, can send us straight into the fetal position crying for our mommy. Or God. Or chocolate. Or medication. Or all four, depending on the day