Quotes About Distress

Every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

Humor is a means of obtaining pleasure in spite of the distressing effects that interface with it.

The Lord had been very gracious, and spoke peace to me in the time of my distress, and I now most ungratefully turned again to folly; at times I felt sharp reproof, but I did not get low enough to cry for help.

When I read passages like this, I want to look for the nearest wall to bang my head against.

There's this whole idea that you've got the blues and you're going to write. Bullshit. When I feel really bad, all I want to do is sit in front of the TV with the remote control and check out.

Too frequent rewards indicate that the general is at the end of his resources; too frequent punishments that he is in acute distress.

If there weren't so many damned umlauts in Pema's last name—it is a royal pain to find the damned symbol list—she might be worth consulting and quoting, for she believes that "when we encounter pain in our life we breathe into our heart with the recognition that others also feel this." Can I learn to deepen compassion by realizing that my distress is shared, that there are many other people all over the world feeling pain worse than mine?

Emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT) is a short-term, systematic, and tested intervention to reduce distress in adult love relationships and create more secure attachment bonds.

We want to make an impact on the world, but we end up making or selling playthings that are developed to keep us distracted and designed to deconstruct. We have turned the activities that were meant to be the stuff of life into mere means of subsisting in it.

Really, the combination of the scabs and the ointment looks hideous. I can't help enjoying his distress. "Poor Finnick. Is this the first time in your life you haven't looked pretty?" I say. "It must be. The sensation's completely new. How have you managed it all these years?" he asks. "Just avoid mirrors. You'll forget about it," I say. "Not if I keep looking at you," he says.

I'm in pain. That's the only way I get your attention

She got very squeaky. It was like someone stabbing a mouse with a fork repeatedly.

Però quins són els pitjors dolors? Per a mi, sempre és el dolor del moment.

I was going to ask your thoughts on the war, but if you're too upset . .

I slowly stand, looking down at my clothes. I wish that there were bloodstains or tears, something to outwardly show how hurt I am.

I wish that there were bloodstains or tears, something to outwardly show how hurt I am.

We must forget the prewar time, which was totally different. The sooner we adjust ourselves to the new, changed world, to its new, albeit harsh, beauties, the sooner will each individual be able to find his own personal happiness. The distress of Germany will spiritualize and deepen us.

I miss your silent stature, your avoided days of disaster, your present state of distress.I'm cinnamon, cloves and fire, you are the rested cedarwood of desire.

Where does one run to escape from feelings?

those who live under a self-imposed pressure to be optimal in their enjoyment of things suffer a measure of distress.

research on happiness shows that those who live under a self-imposed pressure to be optimal in their enjoyment of things suffer a measure of distress.

Art Is a Way Out. Do not let life overwhelm you. When the old paths are choked with the débris of failure, look for newer and fresher paths. Art is just such a path. Art is distilled from suffering.

Please," he begs, his tears overwhelming his emotional nanites' attempt to ease his distress. "Please give me a sign. That's all I ask. Just a sign that you haven't abandoned me." And then I realize that, although there is a law against my direct communication with an unsavory, I do not have a law against signs and wonders.