Quotes About Anxiety

Watching someone have a panic attack was like looking in the eyes of someone trapped behind glass, drowning right in front of you.

she felt such an intense sensation of happiness it frightened her, because surely there was a price to pay for this sort of bliss.

Ever since she'd been living alone, she'd gone to bed with the television on; the comforting banality of the murmuring voices and flickering images warded off the feeling of terror that could sometimes overwhelm her.

Even a really bad ordinary argument, where feelings were hurt, would be so much better than this permanent sense of dread. She could feel it everywhere: in her stomach, her chest, even her mouth had a horrible taste to it. What was it doing to her health?

Every morning I worry that somebody I know will be killed in a terrorist attack that day. That means the terrorists have won, Ben tells me. He doesn't understand that I'm fighting off the terrorists by worrying about them. It's my own personal War on Terror.

I'm not going to stop worrying. I like worrying. I come from a long line of worriers. It's in my blood. I just want you to make it stop hurting, please, Dr. Hodges.

Only those who have feared they will lose everything feel true gratitude for their lucky lives.

Separation anxiety was the very first label Joy heard applied to her oldest child, the first of many labels she'd hear over the years, but Joy had felt no sense of foreboding when she heard that first one. She'd felt foolish pride: my child can't bear to be separated from me! That's how much she loves me. Amy used to cling to her like a koala, her face pressed against Joy's collarbone.

Full-time work caused a kind of claustrophobic terror to build and build within her chest until one day there was a humiliating emotional spillage that resulted in her termination or resignation

I like worrying. I come from a long line of worriers. It's in my blood.

I must eat," said Amy. "Brooke, go tell Mum we have to eat something now because you're getting a migraine." "You tell her you have to eat because you're having a panic attack," retorted Brooke. "Tell her Logan is hungry," said Troy. "She won't want Logan to be hungry." "I told her I was hungry an hour ago," said Logan.

Sometimes they purposely asked people over just to give themselves the incentive to clean up in a frantic rush before they arrived. But

It was the not knowing. The not fucking knowing.

Before meeting your baby it is impossible to know how profound the feeling of love is and how intense the anxious feelings about your baby's survival and well-being can be. —Baby Love, "Australia's Baby-Care Classic," by Robin Barker

Her anti-anxiety medication was making her anxious

was nervous, when she didn't

Looking after the baby is like taking some sort of terrifying, never-ending practical exam.

And maybe she didn't need to go ahead with the Plan after all. Maybe it was going to be OK. Maybe that clamping sensation around her head was gone.

It was annoying that the better stuff you got, the less relaxed you could be about it.

Hank didn't know that Lyn had no right to feel anxious when everyone knew her life was so wonderful, while Cat's was falling to pieces and Gemma couldn't seem to make one.

Do you know the only difference between fear and excitement is the exhalation? When you're afraid, you hold the air in the top part of your lungs. You need to exhale. Like this. Ahhhh. Like that sound people make after a firework explodes.

How could she explain to Felicity that her anxiety was like a strange, mercurial little pet she was forced to look after? Sometimes it was quiet and pliable; other days it was crazy, running around in circles, yapping in her ear.

If you didn't suspect you had social anxiety, you wouldn't bother doing the quiz; you'd be too busy chatting with the receptionist.

Think of your worst pre-match nerves. Except there's no match. It's just Tuesday morning. That's how it feels to be me.