Here is our collection of stress and anxiety quotes to help with anxiety and calm down your mind and feelings
Anxiety and nervousness drain your energy and make you unhappy and unsatisfied.
Living with anxiety, nervousness, and tension strains your body and can adversely affect your health and immune system. You need to learn to calm down, relax, and not take things too personally.
A Collection of Anxiety Quotes to Relax and Let Go
“One of the things that comedy has given me over the years is a really good ability to laugh at myself and to not take things that don’t really matter too seriously. I feel like very little offends me anymore. I’m really grateful for that because I think I was a pretty uptight little kid.”
“Learn to let go. That is the key to happiness.”
“I’ve always sung in the shower. Now I make the stage a mental shower in order not to get too uptight and enjoy it.”
Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.
“Choose your tools carefully, but not so carefully that you get uptight or spend more time at the stationery store than at your writing table.”
You need to loosen up. Life becomes more fun and easy when you loosen up.
“A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing.”
“I always feel sorry for people who think more about a rainy day ahead than sunshine today.”
“If you are uptight, you cannot be happy and calm.”
“I’m not uptight. I’m conscientious. There’s a difference.”
“It’s fine to admit being nervous – after the event. But if you tell people you’re uptight before the game, it can be like, ‘That guy’s got problems. We can’t trust him.”
“You don’t want to be too uptight about anything. Especially your job.”
“Stop being uptight. Being uptight drains your energy and makes you anxious and resentful.”
Anxiety Quotes and Relieving Nervousness
More quotes to help with anxiety
“Laughing at fear is one of the best things you can do. When you are afraid, instead of just plunging into panic, laugh. The fear gets really uptight and leaves.”
“I enjoy an evening stroll. It helps me to reflect and eases stress.”
“The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.”
“I stress, worry, get nervous and I start to over-think about a lot of things, but I think a little bit of doubt and nervousness always keeps me on my feet.”
“A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.”
“I’m more contented and at peace with myself now than I was as a box-office queen. I’ve even reached a stage where it doesn’t shatter me if somebody prints something bad about me.”
“Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.”
“Stress, anxiety and depression are caused when we are living to please others.”
“When you first start out with something new, you’re always a little uptight.”
Stress and Anxiety Quotes
“When you let go of your expectations, when you accept life as it is, you’re free. To hold on is to be serious and uptight. To let go is to lighten up.”
“I cannot always control what goes on outside. But I can always control what goes on inside.”
“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.”
“Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere.”
“Breathe, let go, and remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.”
“Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.”
“I care very much what the fans think. I’m starting to loosen my grip on caring about what critics say, because I think that critics care about what fans think of them, too, so there’s a little bit of a refraction there, through that glass.”
“Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.”
“Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.”
“My anxiety doesn’t come from thinking about the future but from wanting to control it.”
Anxiety Quotes for Calmness
Quotes about coping with anxiety and bringing calmness into life.
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”
“The truth is that there is no actual stress or anxiety in the world; it’s your thoughts that create these false beliefs.”
“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.”
“Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health.”
“Peace in the world starts with peace in oneself. If everyone lives mindfully, everyone will be more healthy, feel more fulfilled in their daily lives and there will be more peace.”
“If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.”
“Take a deep breath and do the difficult thing first.”
“Life can change in an instant; don’t be so worried about the future that you forget to celebrate what you have right now.”
“Peace of mind is the antidote for anxiety.”
“The nearer a man comes to a calm mind, the closer he is to strength.”
“Many people with mental illness suffer in silence, afraid to seek help for fear of victimization.”
“The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.”
“Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.”
You Can Change the Way you Feel and Loosen up
Quotes are a good tool for changing one’s mindset and make it more positive.
However, in case of anxiety disorder, or a problem with mental health, quotes are not the remedy. In this case, professional help is the answer.
“Practically everybody knows what its like to feel anxious, worried, nervous, afraid, uptight, or panicky. Often, anxiety is just a nuisance, but sometimes it can cripple you and prevent you from doing what you really want with your life. But I have some great news for you: You can change the way you feel.”
“It sounds funny, but my biggest fear is that I’m not perfect. I’m a perfectionist, and I get upset when things go wrong or when I don’t do well. I used to be very uptight, but I’ve learned to loosen up.”
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