Quotes About Anxiety

All we have to do is keep on denying how frightened we actually are. And then, bit by bit, we will have arrived at the place we most fear, the thing from which we have been averting our eyes. No additional effort required.

All we have to do is not react as if this is a full-blown crisis. All we have to do is keep on denying how frightened we actually are. And then, bit by bit, we will have arrived at the place we most fear, the thing from which we have been averting our eyes. No additional effort required. There are ways of preventing this

losing one's job is much less frightening when getting it seemed an accident in the first place.

Mum spent a lot of time in my formative years gently reminding me that people don't think about us nearly as much as we think they do, because they're all busy worrying what people are thinking about them.

Oddly enough constantly being on the verge of malnourishment, exhaustion and mortal terror isn't really conductive to romance.

No matter how hard you've worked, there's always something to worry about.

My teeth were already clenched with fury by then, with a new addition of lurking anxiety: was I starting to feel evil? Yes, now I was worrying I'd be turned to the dark side by too much crochet.

they were wild-eyed and terrified even in their courage.

Als ik hem in de werkplaats gedag zeg, doet hij wel alsof hij me kent, maar elke keer slaat zijn brein op hol van paniek, zo van: Wie is ze nou o nee ik zou moeten weten wie ze is o nee ik faal volkomen als mens. - Aadhya over Orion

And I was so tired of being afraid all the time. It felt like I had been afraid and afraid without stopping forever.

gently reminding me that people don't think about us nearly as much as we think they do, because they're all busy worrying what people are thinking about them.

mother seemed happy because the school yard where Rafik would spend his recesses was surrounded by a high stone wall. She'd recently started talking about 'safety' in a way that made Liyana jumpy. Liyana never thought about safety unless someone else brought it up. She didn't WANT to think about it either. SHE WANTED TO LIVE IN AN UNLOCKED WORLD

Each morning he begs his parents not to read the newspaper, knowing how their faces go half-blank and mad

There are people we have never seen who are busy thinking up things we should be worried about.

Any of them could have a disaster before the school year is over. You could have a disaster an hour from now. Bending over. Something could hit you. People carry guns in glove compartments and lunch boxes. Cars spin out of control in minor drizzle. The more you know, really, the more you have to worry and fret about. It's a miracle anyone can sleep at all.

Fears are nothing more than a state of mind

INDECISION is the seedling of FEAR!

You have to understand you cannot have faith and fear at the same time; you can only have one or the other.

FAITH and FEAR make poor bedfellows. Where one is found, the other cannot exist.

THE FEAR OF LOSS OF LOVE

The fear of POVERTY The fear of CRITICISM The fear of ILL HEALTH at the bottom of most of one's worries The fear of LOSS OF LOVE OF SOMEONE The fear of OLD AGE The fear of DEATH

Fear of competition from followers. The leader who fears that one of his followers may take his position is practically sure to realize that fear sooner or later.

One or more of the basic fears.

The six basic fears are: