Best Anxiety Quotes | Your Comfort for Tough Days

Anxiety can affect our lives in many ways, causing low self-esteem, social isolation, life paralysis, and lack of energy. But these feelings are not insurmountable! Sometimes, a wise supporting word is all it takes to pull you out of the pit of misery and bring joy back into your life.

Quotes for when you feel overwhelmed

“Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.” — Swedish proverb

Often, when we feel worried and anxious, we tend to catastrophize future issues. The problems that can be dealt with easily turn into a disaster requiring huge energy and mental investment. 

So, make a conscious effort to be objective in assessing what you’re facing. Most probably, you can come up with a few logical and simple steps to deal with any trouble, and all the necessary resources are already with you. Just take a step toward the resolution, and you’ll see the right steps beneath you.

“The world only exists in your eyes. You can make it as big or as small as you want.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald

The chances of your success are no less than those of your failure. However, our brain chooses only the worst-case scenarios for the future! Always remember that the world can turn well in your favor: you’ll get lucky, succeed, and meet great people. Because why not?

“Smile, breathe, and go slowly.” 

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Everything that’s simple works great for our lives, so there’s no need to overcomplicate this short but effective advice. Just be gentle with yourself and move at your own speed.

“The tough times, the days when you’re just a ball on the floor — they’ll pass. You’re playing the long game, and life is totally worth it.” – Sarah Silverman

Moving forward is often not easy, but you don’t even need to do it! Take your time to manage your anxious feelings, pull up your strength, replenish energy resources, and, when you feel ready, continue your life journey. It’s fairly long, and you don’t need to exhaust yourself with short power sprints!

Understanding anxiety quotes

“Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.” — Kahlil Gibran

Have you ever asked yourself where your anxiety comes from? Usually, it’s all about worrying over the potential future issues or something that has already passed. But, hey, you can’t control any of these! The future will unfold just as it should, as many factors are in play. You, in turn, certainly have the tools and power to deal with whatever the future holds for you.

Anticipating, predicting, and catastrophizing beforehand is never of great help. So, once you see and understand a certain problem as life presents it to you, you’ll immediately assess a situation and know what to do to handle it. Instead of trying to solve something before it happens, try to build self-confidence and self-trust to be sure no challenge has a chance to crash you down.

Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal. – Albert Camus

Sometimes people will misunderstand the struggles you face to live a normal life. So, try to become your own most supportive friend—one who understands that anxiety is just a part of the human experience, something you can handle, and who accepts you for who you are without judgment.

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. — Maya Angelou

If you’re reading these words, it seems like you’ve been doing pretty well in life so far! Remember all your strengths and victories, even the small ones (like waking up on time today), to stay confident that whatever situations you may face next, you’re capable of handling them with grace.

“Anxiety’s like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you very far.” — Jodi Picoult, “Sing You Home”

When you feel anxious, your brain signals you something to change or improve in your life. So, one way of managing anxiety is to find the aspect of life that caused these disturbing feelings. Deal with them, and anxiety will peacefully fade away. 

Anxiety attacks are great brain signals by themselves, but you need to take action to turn that energy into growth and resolution.

Living with anxiety quotes

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do thun by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. explore. dream. discover.  – Mark Twain

Horrible imaginings of anxiety make us stall as we’re afraid of possible complications and failures. But, as Mark Twain put it, it’s better to fail than feel sorry for never trying! In the end, even in case of failure, you’ll end up wiser for future success and know for sure that you’ve made an attempt to move forward.

“Nothing is permanent in this wicked world — not even our troubles.” — Charlie Chaplin

Concentrate on the present moment and recognize that whatever difficulties you’re facing are temporary. Life is constantly changing, and just as your troubles have arrived, they will also pass. You can probably recall a problem that once seemed overwhelming, but here you are now, having successfully overcome it!

By focusing on the present, you allow yourself to fully experience and navigate through your challenges without being consumed by the fear that they will last forever. This mindset can help you build resilience, knowing that each moment, good or bad, is fleeting.

“Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.” — Brené Brown

Our mental health thrives when we surround ourselves with unconditional love and support. However, we got used to receiving them from the outside world, neglecting the way we talk to ourselves, even though we’re those who are always in dialogue with the inner self!

Despite your faults and peculiarities, accept and love yourself first to be able to accept and love others. In no time, you will notice how your anxious thoughts and feelings lose their power as your inner dialogue shifts from self-criticism to self-compassion. Also, the less reliant you’ll be on external validation, the more grounded you’ll feel in your own worth. 

Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create. — Roy Bennett

We can anticipate trouble, but we can’t always prevent it, and it’s just a part of our experience as human beings. Instead of wasting your energy and fighting with the normal order of things, channel your energy into creative actions and solutions to shift from a mindset of helplessness to one of strength and confidence. Such a proactive approach not only helps you manage stress but also enables you to shape your circumstances in meaningful ways.

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