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Anxiety Quotes: 200 Insights to Soothe Your Soul and Navigate Life's Challenges

Delve into the profound world of anxiety quotes,where words become beacons of solac    e and understanding.From renowned psychologists to ordinary individuals bravely sharing their struggles,these quotes offer insight,empathy,and encouragement to navigate the tumultuous waters of anxiety.Whether seeking validation,coping strategies,or simply a reminder that you're not alone,these snippets of wisdom resonate deeply.Join us as we explore the power of words to shed light on the complexities of anxiety and inspire hope in the hearts of those who wrestle with it.

Anxiety quotes: 

1. “Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.”—Walter Anderson

2. “Stress is an ignorant state.It believes that everything is an emergency.Nothing is that important.”—Natalie Goldberg

3. “Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending,he turned into a butterfly.”—Anonymous proverb

4. “There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.”—Epictetus

5. “Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows,but only empties today of its strength.”—Charles Spurgeon

6. “How much pain have cost us the evils which have never happened.”—Thomas Jefferson

7. “We must have a pie.Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.”—David Mamet

8. “Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind.If encouraged,it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.”—Arthur Somers Roche

9. “No need to hurry.No need to sparkle.No need to be anybody but oneself.”—Virginia Woolf

10. “I just give myself permission to suck…I find this hugely liberating.”—John Green 

Anxiety quotes sad: 

11. “Believe in yourself and all that you are.Know that there is something inside of you that is greater than any obstacle.”– Christian D Larson 

12. “Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.”—Pema Chodron 

13. “Trust yourself.You’ve survived a lot,and you’ll survive whatever is coming.”— Robert Tew 

14. “Don’t believe every worried thought you have.Worried thoughts are notoriously inaccurate.”—Renee Jain 

15. “If you want to be happy,be.”—Leo Tolstoy
16. “The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.”—John C.Maxwell

17. “When everything seems to be going against you,remember that the airplane takes off against the wind,not with it.”— Henry Ford

18. “We must be willing to let go of the life we’ve planned,so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”—Joseph Campbell 

19. “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”—William James

20. “You can’t stop the waves,but you can learn to surf.”—Jon Kabat-Zinn

Anxiety quotes positive:

21. “Everything you have ever wanted,is sitting on the other side of fear.”— George Addair

22. Don’t let your mind bully your body into believing it must carry the burden of its worries.—Astrid Alauda

23. “The best thing one can do when it is raining,is to let it rain.”—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

24. “Many of us feel stress and get overwhelmed not because we’re taking on too much,but because we’re taking on too little of what really strengthens us.”—Marcus Buckingham

25. “If you want to conquer the anxiety of life,live in the moment,live in the breath.”—Amit Ray

26. “Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is,rather than as you think it should be.”–Wayne W.Dyer

27. “If you don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it,change the way you think about it.”–Mary Engelbreit

28. “Physical comforts cannot subdue mental suffering,and if we look closely,we can see that those who have many possessions are not necessarily happy.In fact, being wealthy often brings even more anxiety.”—Dalai Lama

29. “It’s been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will.”—Lucy Maud Montgomery

30. “For fast acting relief,try slowing down.”—Lily Tomlin
Dark anxiety quotes:

31. “Anxiety happens when you think you have to figure out everything all at once.Breathe.You’re strong.You got this.Take it day by day.”—Karen Salmansohn

32. “In our daily lives,we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful,but the gratefulness that makes us happy.”—Albert Clarke

33. “Anxiety is a lot like a toddler.It never stops talking,tells you you’re wrong about everything,and wakes you up at 3am.”—Anonymous

34. “Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind.If encouraged,it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.”—Arthur Somers Roche

35. “In order to move on,you must understand why you felt what you did and why you no longer need to feel it.”—Mitch Albom

36. “Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.”—Jim Rohn 37. “You don’t drown by falling into water.You only drown if you stay there.”—Zig Ziglar

38. “Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending,he turned into a butterfly.”—Proverb 

39. “Sometimes the bad things that happen in our lives put us directly on the path to the most wonderful things that will ever happen to us.”—Nicole Reed

40. “Stress is an ignorant state.It believes everything is an emergency.”—Natalie Goldberg

Anxiety attack quotes:

41. “No amount of anxiety can change the future.No amount of regret can change the past.”—Karen Salmansohn

42. “Happiness is not a brilliant climax to years of grim struggle and anxiety.It is a long succession of little decisions simply to be happy in the moment.”—J.Donald Walters

43. “Do not anticipate trouble,or worry about what may never happen.Keep in the sunlight.”—Benjamin Franklin

44. “We all have anxiety about things.We all have little insecurities,but eventually you have to face your fears if you want to be successful,and everybody has some fear of failure.”—Nick Saban

45. “Don’t be pushed by your problems.Be led by your dreams.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson
46. “By being yourself,you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before.”—Edwin Elliot

47. “Most people are about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”—Abraham Lincoln

48. “You don’t have to control your thoughts.You just have to stop letting them control you.”—Dan Millman

49. “Don’t settle: Don’t finish crappy books.If you don’t like the menu,leave the restaurant.If you’re not on the right path,get off it.”—Chris Brogan 

50. “For us,there is only the trying.The rest is not our business.”—T.S.Eliot
Living with anxiety quotes:

51. “We live only a few conscious decades,and we fret ourselves enough for several lifetimes.”—Christopher Hitchens

52. “Our stresses,anxieties,pains and problems arise because we do not see the world,others or even ourselves as worthy of love.”—Prem Prakash

53. “I know but one freedom and that is the freedom of the mind.”—Antoine de Saint-Exupery

54. Life is ten percent what you experience and ninety percent how you respond to it.—Dorothy M.Neddermeyer 

55. “If you can’t fly then run,if you can’t run then walk,if you can’t walk then crawl,but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”―Martin Luther King Jr.

56. Trust yourself.You’ve survived a lot,and you’ll survive whatever is coming.—Robert Tew

57. “Actually spending ten minutes clearing off one shelf is better than fantasizing about spending a weekend cleaning out the basement.”—Gretchen Rubin

58. “Everything you have ever wanted,is sitting on the other side of fear.”—George Addair 

59. Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light.”—Madeleine L’Engl

60. “Every moment is a fresh beginning.”—T.S.Eliot
Positive anxiety quotes short:

61. “Happiness is when what you think,what you say,and what you do are in harmony.”—Mahatma Gandhi

62. “Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart.Who looks outside,dreams.Who looks inside,awakens.”—Carl Jung

63. “The universe doesn’t allow perfection.”—Stephen Hawking

64. “It isn’t what you have,or who you are,or where you are,or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy.It is what you think about.”—Dale Carnegie

65. “Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.”—Eckhart Tolle

66. “Smile,breathe,and go slowly.”—Thich Nhat Hanh

67. “Rule number one: Don’t sweat the small stuff.Rule number two: It’s all small stuff.”—Robert S.pEliot

68. “We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean.But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.”—Mother Teresa

69. “You must learn to let go.Release the stress.You were never in control anyway.”—Steve Maraboli

70. “Worrying is carrying tomorrow’s load with today’s strength- carrying two days at once.It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time.Worrying doesn’t empty tomorrow of its sorrow,it empties today of its strength.”―Corrie Ten Boom
Overwhelmed anxiety quotes:

71. “Be grateful for the home you have,knowing that at this moment,all you have is all you need.”—Sarah Bon Breathnach

72. “At the end of the day,tell yourself gently: ‘I love you,you did the best you could today,and even if you didn’t accomplish all you had planned,I love you anyway.”—Anonymous

73. “You have dug your soul out of the dark,you have fought to be here; do not go back to what buried you.”—Bianca Sparacino

74. “Surrender to what is,let go of what was,and have faith in what will be.”—Sonia Ricotti

75. “When I let go of what I am,I become what I might be.”–Lao Tzu
76. “Anxiety’s like a rocking chair.It gives you something to do,but it doesn’t get you very far.”―Jodi Picoult

77. “It’s OKAY to be scared.Being scared means you’re about to do something really,really brave.”―Mandy Hale,

78. “Anxiety was born in the very same moment as mankind.And since we will never be able to master it,we will have to learn to live with it—just as we have learned to live with storms.”―Paulo Coelho,

79. “When you feel overwhelmed, remember: A little at a time is how it gets done.One thing,one task,one moment at a time.”—Anonymous

80. “The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.”—Sydney J.Harris

Short anxiety quotes for Instagram:

81. “Some days,doing ‘the best we can’ may still fall short of what we would like to be able to do,but life isn’t perfect—on any front—and doing what we can with what we have is the most we should expect of ourselves or anyone else.”—Fred Rogers

82. A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you.”—Joyce Meyer

83. I promise you nothing is as chaotic as it seems.Nothing is worth diminishing your health.Nothing is worth poisoning yourself into stress,anxiety,and fear.”―Steve Maraboli

84. “He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.”—Marcus Aurelius

85. Once you realize there is life after mistakes,you gain a self-confidence that never goes away.”―Bob Schieffer,

86. “The more honest you are,the more open,the less fear you will have,because there’s no anxiety about being exposed or revealed to others.”―Dalai Lama

87. “Relax; the world’s not watching that closely.It’s too busy contemplating itself in the mirror.”―Richelle E.Goodrich,

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

89. “Happiness is not something readymade.It comes from your own actions.”—Dalai Lama

90. “Self-observation is the first step of inner unfolding.”―Amit Ray
Inspirational anxiety quotes:

91. “Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.The best is yet to come.”—Zig Ziglar

92. “Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky.Conscious breathing is my anchor.”—Thich Nhat Hanh

93. “I just give myself permission to suck.I find this hugely liberating.”—John Green

94. “Be happy with what you have.Be excited about what you want.”—Alan Cohen

95. “Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.”—Walter Anderson

96. “Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way,ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.”–Deepak Chopra

97. “You can’t always control what goes on outside.But you can always control what goes on inside.”–Wayne Dyer

98. “Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety; after all it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly.”–Ali Ibn Abi Talib

99. “Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest taken between two deep breaths.”—Etty Hillesum 

100. “Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety.”–Plato
Anxiety quotes inspire your life:

101. “Never fear shadows.They simply mean there’s a light shining somewhere nearby.”–Ruth E.Renkel 

102. “Every tomorrow has two handles.We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.”—Henry Ward Beecher

103. Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity.—T.S.Eliot

104. “Never let the future disturb you.You will meet it,if you have to,with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.”—Marcus Aurelius 

105. “Present fears are less than horrible imaginings.”―William Shakespeare
106. “Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.”—William S.Burroughs

107. “People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them.”—George Bernard Shaw

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

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

110. “What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.”—Martha Graham

Best overall anxiety quotes:

111. “As long as you are breathing,there is more right with you than wrong with you,no matter what is wrong.”―Jon Kabat-Zinn

112. “Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges.So relax.”―Bryant McGill

113. “Trust yourself.You’ve survived a lot,and you’ll survive whatever is coming.”―Robert Tew 

114. “Our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows,but only empties today of its strengths.”―C.H.Spurgeon

115. “Life is like riding a bicycle.To keep your balance,you must keep moving.”—Albert Einstein

116. “I’ve had a lot of worries in my life,most of which never happened.”―Mark Twain

117. “Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen.Keep in the sunlight.”―Benjamin Franklin

118. “For us,there is only the trying.The rest is not our business.”―T.S.Eliot

119. “There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won’t cure,but I don’t know many of them.”―Sylvia Plath 

120. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”―Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Quotes about overcoming anxiety:

121. “Every tomorrow has two handles.We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.”―Henry Ward Beecher 

122. “Let fear be a counselor and not a jailer.”―Tony Robbins

123. “I promise you nothing is as chaotic as it seems.Nothing is worth diminishing your health.Nothing is worth poisoning yourself into stress,anxiety,and fear.”―Steve Maraboli

124. “Present fears are less than horrible imaginings.”―William Shakespeare

125. “You don’t have to control your thoughts.You just have to stop letting them control you.”―Dan Millman
126. “Nothing is permanent in this wicked world — not even our troubles.”—Charlie Chaplin

127. “Actually spending ten minutes clearing off one shelf is better than fantasizing about spending a weekend cleaning out the basement.”—Gretchen Rubin

128. “Do not fight your negative emotions.Observe and befriend them.”—Haemin Sunim

129. “We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned,so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”—Joseph Campbell

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

Quotes about living with anxiety:

131. “Anxiety is love’s greatest killer.It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you.You want to save him,but you know he will strangle you with his panic.”―Anais Nin

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

133. “Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.”―Ralph Waldo Emerson

134. “We tend to think that the future happens later,but we’re creating it in our minds every day.”―Lori Gottlieb

135. “Worrying is like paying a debt you don’t owe.”―Mark Twain
136. “Mattie sat at the table,obsessing,orbiting around herself.She was sick of her worried,hostile mind.It would have killed her long before,she felt,if it hadn’t needed the transportation.”—Anne Lamott 

137. “You can’t just take Tylenol to deal with anxiety.Being able to be level with people,being honest about your problem — that is a huge help.”—Royce White

138. “Anxiety was born in the very same moment as mankind.And since we will never be able to master it,we will have to learn to live with it—just as we have learned to live with storms.”―Paulo Coelho

139. “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.”―William Faulkner

140. “Feelings don’t try to kill you,even the painful ones.Anxiety is a feeling grown too large.A feeling grown aggressive and dangerous.You’re responsible for its consequences,you’re responsible for treating it.But...you’re not responsible for causing it.You’re not morally at fault for it.No more than you would be for a tumor.”―Patrick Ness

Deep anxiety quotes:

141. “Unease,anxiety,tension,stress,worry — all forms of fear — are caused by too much future,and not enough presence.―Eckhart Tolle

142. “The largest part of what we call‘personality’is determined by how we’ve opted to defend ourselves against anxiety and sadness.”―Alain de Botton

143. “In the end,just three things matter: How well we have lived.How well we have loved.How well we have learned to let go.”—Jack Kornfield

144. “Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.”―William S.Burroughs

145. “I am waiting for my case to come up / and I am waiting / for a rebirth of wonder.”―Lawrence Ferlinghetti

146. “He who fears he shall suffer,already suffers what he fears.”―Michel de Montaigne

147. People have a hard time letting go of their suffering.Out of a fear of the unknown,they prefer suffering that is familiar.”―Thich Nhat Hanh 148. “If you want to conquer the anxiety of life,live in the moment,live in the breath.”―Amit Ray

149. “Anxiety is a living body / Poised beside us like a shadow./ It is the last creature standing,/ The only beast who loves us / Enough to stay.”―Amanda Gorman

150. “Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.”―Søren Kierkegaard
Funny anxiety quotes: 

151. “There cannot be a crisis next week.My schedule is already full.”―Henry Kissinger

152. “Remember,today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.”―Dale Carnegie

153. “For fast-acting relief,try slowing down.”―Lily Tomlin

154. “We must have a pie.Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.”―David Mamet

155. “Smile,it’s free therapy.”—Douglas Horton
156. “To succeed in life,you need three things: a wishbone,a backbone,and a funny bone.”—Reba McEntire

157. “The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.”―Sydney J.Harris

158. “My ability to turn good news into anxiety is rivaled only by my ability to turn anxiety into chin acne.”―Tina Fey

159. “When I hear somebody sigh,‘Life is hard,’I am always tempted to ask,‘Compared to what?’”―Sydney J.Harris

160. “Thankfully,perseverance is a great substitute for talent.”—Steve Martin

Anxiety quotes to help relax your mind and ease fears:

161. “Everything you have ever wanted,is sitting on the other side of fear.”–George Addair

162. Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows,but only empties today of its strength.”–Charles Spurgeon

163. “You must learn to let go.Release the stress.You were never in control anyway.”–Steve Maraboli

164. “Anxiety is love’s greatest killer.It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you.You want to save him,but you know he will strangle you with his panic.”―Anaïs Nin

165. “If you’re going through hell keep going.”–Winston Churchill
166. “Anxiety’s like a rocking chair.It gives you something to do,but it doesn’t get you very far.”―Jodi Picoult

167. There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature.–Henry David Thoreau

168. What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow?–Thomas a Kempis

169. “Be not afraid of life.Believe that life is worth living,and your belief will help create the fact.”–William James

170. “Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is,rather than as you think it should be.”–Wayne W.Dyer

Anxiety quotes to help calm the mind:

171. “Anxiety was born in the very same moment as mankind.And since we will never be able to master it,we will have to learn to live with it—just as we have learned to live with storms.”―Paulo Coelho

172. “How can a person deal with anxiety? You might try what one fellow did.He worried so much that he decided to hire someone to do his worrying for him.He found a man who agreed to be his hired worrier for a salary of $200,000 per year.After the man accepted the job,his first question to his boss was,“Where are you going to get $200,000 per year?” To which the man responded,“That’s your worry.”―Max Lucado

173. “People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them.”—George Bernard Shaw

174. “I promise you nothing is as chaotic as it seems.Nothing is worth diminishing your health.Nothing is worth poisoning yourself into stress,anxiety,and fear.”―Steve Maraboli

175. “Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.”–Ralph Waldo Emerson
176. “Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.The best is yet to come.”–Zig Ziglar

177. “Trust yourself.You’ve survived a lot,and you’ll survive whatever is coming.”–Robert Tew

178. “Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky.Conscious breathing is my anchor.”—Thich Nhat Hanh

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

180. Anxiety is the hand maiden of creativity.–T.S.Eliot
Anxiety quotes to help calm your mind:

181. “P.S.You’re not going to die.Here’s the white-hot truth: if you go bankrupt,you’ll still be okay.If you lose the gig,the lover,the house,you’ll still be okay.If you sing off-key,get beat by the competition,have your heart shattered,get fired…it’s not going to kill you.Ask anyone who’s been through it.” —Danielle LaPorte

182. “Anxiety is love’s greatest killer.It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you.You want to save him, but you know he will strangle you with his panic.” —Anais Nin

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

184. “Life is 10 percent what you experience and 90 percent how you respond to it.” —Dorothy M.Neddermeyer

185. “Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way,ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.” —Deepak Chopra

186. “If you trade your authenticity for safety,you may experience the following: anxiety,depression,eating disorders,addiction,rage,blame,resentment,and inexplicable grief.” —Brené Brown

187. “The largest part of what we call‘personality’is determined by how we’ve opted to defend ourselves against anxiety and sadness.” —Alain de Botton

188. “Smile,breathe,and go slowly.” —Thích Nhất Hạnh

189. “People have a hard time letting go of their suffering.Out of a fear of the unknown,they prefer suffering that is familiar.” —Thích Nhất Hạnh

190. “You don’t have to control your thoughts.You just have to stop letting them control you.” —Dan Millman
More Anxiety quotes:

191. “If you always do what you’ve always done,you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” —Steven Hayes

192. “The only thing that could spoil a day was people.People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself.” —Ernest Hemingway

193. “People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them.” —George Bernard Shaw

194. “Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind.If encouraged,it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.” —Arthur Somers Roche

195. “Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.” —Walter Anderson

196. “Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows,but only empties today of its strength.” —Charles Spurgeon

197. “Good humor is a tonic for mind and body.It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression.It is a business asset.It attracts and keeps friends.It lightens human burdens.It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.” —Grenville Kleiser

198. “People tend to dwell more on negative things than on good things.So the mind then becomes obsessed with negative things,with judgments,guilt and anxiety produced by thoughts about the future and so on.” —Eckhart Tolle

199. “The other thing is that if you rely solely on medication to manage depression or anxiety,for example,you have done nothing to train the mind,so that when you come off the medication,you are just as vulnerable to a relapse as though you had never taken the medication.” —Daniel Goleman

200. “Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
In closing,the journey through anxiety quotes unveils a tapestry of resilience and empathy,reminding us that we're not defined by our struggles but by how we navigate them.As we reflect on the shared experiences and wisdom encapsulated in these quotes,may they serve as guiding lights during moments of darkness and uncertainty.Let them be a reminder that,amidst the chaos,there is strength in vulnerability and hope in connection.Embrace the courage to seek support,practice self-compassion,and move forward with newfound resilience.

By: QuotidianVerse Team.

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