Anxiety is a mental health condition characterized by excessive, uncontrollable fear or worry that is out of proportion to the situation, often causing physical symptoms like rapid heartbeat, sweating, and tension. While they say that anxiety is a normal reaction of the brain to stress, as it makes you attentive to potential danger, it can also lead to an anxiety disorder. An anxiety disorder involves persistent, often irrational fear or worry that does not go away, typically lasting for months and potentially worsening over time. May these inspirational quotes for anxiety offer you insights to help you understand and find an effective way to combat anxiety attacks.
1. “Trust yourself. You’ve survived a lot, and you’ll survive whatever is coming.” – Robert Tew
2. “Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.” – Charles Spurgeon
3. “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
4. “Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.” – Henry Ward Beecher
5. “Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.” – Pema Chodron
6. “Stop trying to be less of who you are. Let this time in your life cut you open and drain all of the things that are holding you back.” – Jennifer Elisabeth
7. “You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.” – Steve Maraboli
8. “Beautiful things can happen when you act intuitively and instinctively in a moment of anxiety and do something radical.” – Wangechi Mutu
9. “Smile, breathe, and go slowly.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
10. “Once you know the emotional building blocks of anxiety, you can influence them.” – Chip Conley
11. “Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.” – Swedish Proverb
12. “Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.” – Walter Anderson
13. “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
14. “Act the way that you want to feel.” – Gretchen Rubin
15. “Anxiety is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you very far.” – Jodi Picoult
16. “Gather experience. Look at what you should not look at. A feeling of anxiety is the sure and certain evidence that you should do this.” – Clive Barker
17. “It’s okay to be scared. Being scared means you’re about to do something really, really brave.” – Mandy Hale
18. “Anxiety was born at 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
19. “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
20. “To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.” – Stephen R. Covey
21. “Temperamentally anxious people can have a hard time staying motivated, period, because their intense focus on their worries distracts them from their goals.” – Winifred Gallagher
22. “Our stresses, anxieties, pains, and problems arise because we do not see the world, others, or even ourselves as worthy of love.” – Prem Prakash
23. “Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.” – Kahlil Gibran
24. “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
25. “He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.” – Shannon L. Alder
26. “Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.” – Benjamin Franklin
27. “In my experience, the words “now just calm down” almost inevitably have the opposite effect on the person you are speaking to.” – Elyn R. Saks
28. “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
29. “Relax; the world's not watching that closely. It's too busy contemplating itself in the mirror.” – Richelle E. Goodrich
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30. “A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you.” – Joyce Meyer
More Motivational Anxiety Quotes and Phrases
31. “Everyone needs a reset button so you can start your day without anxiety. For some people, it's running; for some, it's going to the gym. For me, it's meditation.” – Matt Bomer
32. “No longer forward nor behind, I look in hope and fear; But grateful take the good I find, The best of now and here.” – John G. Whittier
33. “Living a life somewhere else in your mind is nothing more than being a prisoner where you are.” – Shannon L. Alder
34. “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” – William James
35. “What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow?” – Thomas a Kempis
36. “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
37. “It's not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.” – Hans Selye
38. “We often hear of people breaking down from overwork, but in nine out of ten they are really suffering from worry or anxiety.” – John Lubbock
39. “Don’t let your mind bully your body into believing it must carry the burden of its worries.” – Astrid Alauda
40. “If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.” – Fred Rogers
41. “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
42. “The mind that constantly wanders through the past is always a terrible mess.” – Marwane Caber
43. “Free time is death to the anxious, and thank goodness I don't have any of it right now.” – Jon Stewart
44. “Never let life’s hardships disturb you because no one can avoid problems, not even saints or sages.” – Nichiren Daishonin
45. “Everything in us presses toward decision, even toward the wrong decision, just to be free of the anxiety that precedes any big step in life.” – May Sarton
46. “I'm generally known as a happy person, but years ago, I suffered from panic and anxiety. I've learned to manage the fear and pain.” – Goldie Hawn
47. “I promise you nothing is as chaotic as it seems. Nothing is worth your health. Nothing is worth poisoning yourself into stress, anxiety, and fear.” – Steve Maraboli
48. “I live in the present because the past is regret, and the future is anxiety.” – Patrice Evra
49. “It ain't no use putting up your umbrella until it rains.” – Alice Caldwell Rice
50. “There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.” – Epictetus
51. “Don’t believe every worried thought you have. Worried thoughts are notoriously inaccurate.” – Renee Jain
52. “Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven’t half the strength you think they have.” – Norman Vincent Peale
53. “You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings.” – Pearl S. Buck
54. “Going through things you never thought you’d go through will only take you places you never thought you’d get to.” – Morgan Harper Nichols
55. “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford
56. “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
57. “You don’t drown by falling into water. You only drown if you stay there.” – Zig Ziglar
58. “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
59. “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
60. “Comedy is defiance. It’s a snort of contempt in the face of fear and anxiety. And it’s the laughter that allows hope to creep back on the inhale.” – Will Durst
61. “Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” – Reinhold Niebuhr
62. “Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.” – Roy Bennett
63. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu
64. “The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” – Sydney J. Harris
65. “Surrender to what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be.” – Sonia Ricotti
66. “For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.” – Lily Tomlin
67. “You can’t go back and make a new start, but you can start right now and make a brand new ending.” – James R. Sherman
68. “There’s a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they’re absolutely free. Don’t miss so many of them.” – Jo Walton
69. “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” – Anne Lamott
70. “Whatever happens to you belongs to you. Make it yours. Feed it to yourself even if it feels impossible to swallow. Let it nurture you because it will.” – Cheryl Strayed
71. “You don't have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.” – Dan Millman
72. “Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
73. “Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only saps today of its joy.” – Corrie ten Boom
74. “You wouldn't let other people treat you the way you treat yourself.” – Cheryl Richardson
75. “Stop worrying about what can go wrong and get excited about what can go right.” – Tony Robbins
76. “Sometimes the worst place you can be is in your own head.” – Anonymous
77. “Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.” – Walter Anderson
78. “Breathe in courage, exhale fear.” – Anonymous
79. “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” – Wayne Dyer
80. “Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.” – Søren Kierkegaard
81. “Your mind will always believe everything you tell it. Feed it faith.” – Anonymous
82. “Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles.” – Charlie Chaplin
83. “If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.” – Amit Ray
84. “Present fears are less than horrible imaginings.” – Seneca
85. “You can't always control what goes on outside. But you can decide not to be reduced by it.” – Maya Angelou
86. “Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy.” – Roy T. Bennett
87. “You've survived one hundred percent of your worst days.” – Anonymous
88. “Everything you have ever wanted, is sitting on the other side of fear.” – George Addair
89. “Anxiety is love's greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you.” – Anais Nin
90. “If you want to fly, give up everything that weighs you down.” – Buddha
91. “He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.” – Michel de Montaigne
92. “Slow breathing is like an anchor in the midst of an emotional storm.” – Russ Harris
93. “Let go of the thoughts that don’t make you strong.” – Karen Salmansohn
94. “I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.” – Benjamin Franklin
95. “You don’t have to have it all figured out to move forward.” – Roy T. Bennett
96. “It’s okay to make mistakes, to have bad days, to be less than perfect.” – Alison Malee
97. “Life is ten percent what you experience and ninety percent how you respond to it.” – Charles Swindoll
98. “Sometimes it’s okay if the only thing you did today was breathe.” – Yumi Sakugawa
99. “When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in.” – Haruki Murakami
100. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” – Confucius
Share these Uplifting Quotes about Stress and Anxiety with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.
2. “Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.” – Charles Spurgeon
3. “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
4. “Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.” – Henry Ward Beecher
5. “Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.” – Pema Chodron
6. “Stop trying to be less of who you are. Let this time in your life cut you open and drain all of the things that are holding you back.” – Jennifer Elisabeth
7. “You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.” – Steve Maraboli
8. “Beautiful things can happen when you act intuitively and instinctively in a moment of anxiety and do something radical.” – Wangechi Mutu
9. “Smile, breathe, and go slowly.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
11. “Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.” – Swedish Proverb
12. “Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.” – Walter Anderson
13. “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
14. “Act the way that you want to feel.” – Gretchen Rubin
16. “Gather experience. Look at what you should not look at. A feeling of anxiety is the sure and certain evidence that you should do this.” – Clive Barker
17. “It’s okay to be scared. Being scared means you’re about to do something really, really brave.” – Mandy Hale
18. “Anxiety was born at 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
19. “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
21. “Temperamentally anxious people can have a hard time staying motivated, period, because their intense focus on their worries distracts them from their goals.” – Winifred Gallagher
22. “Our stresses, anxieties, pains, and problems arise because we do not see the world, others, or even ourselves as worthy of love.” – Prem Prakash
23. “Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.” – Kahlil Gibran
24. “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
26. “Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.” – Benjamin Franklin
27. “In my experience, the words “now just calm down” almost inevitably have the opposite effect on the person you are speaking to.” – Elyn R. Saks
28. “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
29. “Relax; the world's not watching that closely. It's too busy contemplating itself in the mirror.” – Richelle E. Goodrich
More Motivational Anxiety Quotes and Phrases
31. “Everyone needs a reset button so you can start your day without anxiety. For some people, it's running; for some, it's going to the gym. For me, it's meditation.” – Matt Bomer
32. “No longer forward nor behind, I look in hope and fear; But grateful take the good I find, The best of now and here.” – John G. Whittier
33. “Living a life somewhere else in your mind is nothing more than being a prisoner where you are.” – Shannon L. Alder
34. “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” – William James
35. “What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow?” – Thomas a Kempis
36. “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
37. “It's not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.” – Hans Selye
38. “We often hear of people breaking down from overwork, but in nine out of ten they are really suffering from worry or anxiety.” – John Lubbock
39. “Don’t let your mind bully your body into believing it must carry the burden of its worries.” – Astrid Alauda
40. “If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.” – Fred Rogers
41. “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
42. “The mind that constantly wanders through the past is always a terrible mess.” – Marwane Caber
43. “Free time is death to the anxious, and thank goodness I don't have any of it right now.” – Jon Stewart
44. “Never let life’s hardships disturb you because no one can avoid problems, not even saints or sages.” – Nichiren Daishonin
45. “Everything in us presses toward decision, even toward the wrong decision, just to be free of the anxiety that precedes any big step in life.” – May Sarton
46. “I'm generally known as a happy person, but years ago, I suffered from panic and anxiety. I've learned to manage the fear and pain.” – Goldie Hawn
47. “I promise you nothing is as chaotic as it seems. Nothing is worth your health. Nothing is worth poisoning yourself into stress, anxiety, and fear.” – Steve Maraboli
48. “I live in the present because the past is regret, and the future is anxiety.” – Patrice Evra
49. “It ain't no use putting up your umbrella until it rains.” – Alice Caldwell Rice
50. “There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.” – Epictetus
51. “Don’t believe every worried thought you have. Worried thoughts are notoriously inaccurate.” – Renee Jain
52. “Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven’t half the strength you think they have.” – Norman Vincent Peale
53. “You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings.” – Pearl S. Buck
54. “Going through things you never thought you’d go through will only take you places you never thought you’d get to.” – Morgan Harper Nichols
55. “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford
56. “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
57. “You don’t drown by falling into water. You only drown if you stay there.” – Zig Ziglar
58. “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
59. “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
60. “Comedy is defiance. It’s a snort of contempt in the face of fear and anxiety. And it’s the laughter that allows hope to creep back on the inhale.” – Will Durst
61. “Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” – Reinhold Niebuhr
62. “Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.” – Roy Bennett
63. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu
64. “The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” – Sydney J. Harris
65. “Surrender to what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be.” – Sonia Ricotti
66. “For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.” – Lily Tomlin
67. “You can’t go back and make a new start, but you can start right now and make a brand new ending.” – James R. Sherman
68. “There’s a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they’re absolutely free. Don’t miss so many of them.” – Jo Walton
69. “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” – Anne Lamott
70. “Whatever happens to you belongs to you. Make it yours. Feed it to yourself even if it feels impossible to swallow. Let it nurture you because it will.” – Cheryl Strayed
71. “You don't have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.” – Dan Millman
72. “Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
73. “Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only saps today of its joy.” – Corrie ten Boom
74. “You wouldn't let other people treat you the way you treat yourself.” – Cheryl Richardson
75. “Stop worrying about what can go wrong and get excited about what can go right.” – Tony Robbins
76. “Sometimes the worst place you can be is in your own head.” – Anonymous
77. “Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.” – Walter Anderson
78. “Breathe in courage, exhale fear.” – Anonymous
79. “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” – Wayne Dyer
80. “Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.” – Søren Kierkegaard
81. “Your mind will always believe everything you tell it. Feed it faith.” – Anonymous
82. “Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles.” – Charlie Chaplin
83. “If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.” – Amit Ray
84. “Present fears are less than horrible imaginings.” – Seneca
85. “You can't always control what goes on outside. But you can decide not to be reduced by it.” – Maya Angelou
86. “Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy.” – Roy T. Bennett
87. “You've survived one hundred percent of your worst days.” – Anonymous
88. “Everything you have ever wanted, is sitting on the other side of fear.” – George Addair
89. “Anxiety is love's greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you.” – Anais Nin
90. “If you want to fly, give up everything that weighs you down.” – Buddha
91. “He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.” – Michel de Montaigne
92. “Slow breathing is like an anchor in the midst of an emotional storm.” – Russ Harris
93. “Let go of the thoughts that don’t make you strong.” – Karen Salmansohn
94. “I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.” – Benjamin Franklin
95. “You don’t have to have it all figured out to move forward.” – Roy T. Bennett
96. “It’s okay to make mistakes, to have bad days, to be less than perfect.” – Alison Malee
97. “Life is ten percent what you experience and ninety percent how you respond to it.” – Charles Swindoll
98. “Sometimes it’s okay if the only thing you did today was breathe.” – Yumi Sakugawa
99. “When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in.” – Haruki Murakami
100. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” – Confucius
Share these Uplifting Quotes about Stress and Anxiety with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.