I want to be afraid but it seems that these days I'm caught under water and I'm falling farther. My heart's getting harder, I'm calling my father. Am I screaming to an empty sky?
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Quotes tagged ‘Anxiety’
At many levels of human interaction there is the opportunity to conflate discomfort with a threat, to mistake internal anxiety for exterior danger, and in turn to escalate rather than resolve.
You have dug your soul out of the dark, you have fought to be here; do not go back to what buried you.
I enjoy knowing that if I can’t be with Nukka, she won’t spend those hours feeling over anxious.
In moving in with my boyfriend, I've created a mental oasis. Don't get me wrong, it's not a wellness spa or anything (I especially like the cupboard you can't store anything in for more than a week before it starts to smell), it's just a place where I know I can keep 'control' of the situation. And…
And because it’s so reactive with the endocannabinoid system, CBD can be a powerful tool for calming an anxious dog.
I enjoy knowing that if I can’t be with Nukka, she won’t spend those hours feeling overly anxious.
I was horrified that my anxiety was written all over my face. Could everyone tell I wasn’t well, or was this just in my head? I know I am a sincere, thoughtful person. But my thoughts were sincere, and they were physically harming me. I felt powerless to stop this cycle.
But what ended up happening was that the restraining order I had against my shitty emotions expired and showed up on my doorstep being like, 'Got a cig? We need to talk.'
Worry is preposterous; we don't know enough to worry.
You're in the middle of something wonderful, something so tremendous you may never experience it again. But you can't really understand how wonderful it is. That makes you impatient. And that, in turn, leads to despair.
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 bee…
I’m always trying to appeal to the people who have hated me up until then.
Of course I'm holding back, I'm insane, you idiot! Remember the other day when you told me I had pit stains? Well, I have cried every 15 minutes on the half hour since you told me that. I am racked with self-doubt, I have panic attacks, I'm claustrophobic, germaphobic, phobia phobic, I talk to mysel…
— Janae Bakken, Debra Fordham, Elliot Reid, Sarah Chalke, imdb.com
I get anxious going into public places because I might have to talk to people.
An estimated 40 million Americans are living with an anxiety disorder. Not only does the condition cause physical issues (think headaches, nausea and shortness of breath), it can also lead to emotional symptoms.
When anxious, uneasy and bad thoughts come, I go to the sea, and the sea drowns them out with its great wide sounds, cleanses me with its noise, and imposes a rhythm upon everything in me that is bewildered and confused.
I wish I could say it worked both ways, but I seldom let anyone care for me in return.
ANXIETY ATTACKS ARENT ALWAYS HYPERVENTILATING ROCKING BACK AND FORTH Sometimes they can be bouts of rage, moments of complete silence, nit-picking, fast paced talking.... there are so many forms of anxiety attacks. Just because it’s not ‘conventional’ doesn’t mean it’s not real
A missed call. An unreturned text. A canceled dinner plan. These have all instilled a huge sense of dread in me in the past, often making me feel sick to my stomach. I would automatically go to the worst-case scenario, rather than shrug these things off for what they really are.