Quotes About Stress

It ain't easy to do nothing, now that society is telling everyone that their body is fundamentally flawed and about to self-destruct. People are afraid they're on the verge of death all the time

Trochee trips from long to short;From long to long in solemn sortSlow Spondee stalks.

I don't panic unless I have to. Wastes energy.

Christmas is more stressful with present buying and making sure everyone gets included, but Thanksgiving is really not that. I don't ever really get stressed out about the food.

In fact, whenever Ben thought about it, his worry would slowly evaporate. But when he didn't think about it, it niggled and made him need to think about it again.

She added in a tight, defensive voice that she panicked when she did jobs, it gave her existential panic. She could do them for a while, but it felt like darning socks in a burning building. Time was running out and . . . Did he ever get that?

Burnout is like your spare tyre going flat. Remember, to take care of you.

Finally, don't underestimate the power of appropriate touch. Hand holding has been found to decrease levels of the stress hormone cortisol. A friendly touch can also be calming. In other words, the simple act of touching another human is a way of connecting with others to protect ourselves—and them.

Much of my life was a dreary grind in which I was responsible for everything, always. For someone else to take that responsibility, even for a few minutes, was pure pleasure.

Where do things start going off-track to turn a good day into a medium or bad day? 2 Are there specific events or behaviors that trigger it? 3 What's one thing I could change in my day that would make a noticeable improvement?

I have had not so good of a week.

With perfection comes pressure. Students here are some of the best in the country, and sometimes, they have to let off a little steam. What five girls don't know, though, is that steam can scald just as badly as an open flame.

She was too busy to freak out, but that was the only thing keeping her from freaking out.

In the 1950s at least less was expected of women. Now we're supposed to build a career, build a home, be the supermum that every child deserves, the perfect wife, meet the demands of elderly parents, and still stay sane.

On of the prerequisites for my mobile phone is that I have to be able to fling it at a wall if I lose my temper.

It's a tough thing-you get in a situation where you feel you have to be perfect all the time and it sucks.

When you're young, you try to meet that expectation that people have of you. It can be very stressful. But with time it's become less of problem.

Im like any other composer. If you give me five years to write a symphony, Im still going to be asking for more time two days before its due.

Farmers only worry during the growing season, but townspeople worry all the time.

There is a time for everything. There is a time when I sit down, I concentrate myself on the problem of my bills, but I would not worry before that. One thing at a time.

If I was the type of person who had tennis, tennis, tennis all the time and I went to bed and ended up dreaming about tennis, I would go nuts.

Half the time, my job is basically to talk people off the ledge. It's more psychological than just me picking up some sticks and counting, "1, 2, 3, 4."

We have this cultural obsession with work and productivity as if we're better people if we don't stop and take some time for ourselves.

I try to exercise in nature, and I try to play golf once a month. The last time I played golf with my wife, however, she got better scores than me, which became an additional source of stress.