My current therapist likes to say that exercise in any form is a gift we give ourselves. It’s a gift of action, of honoring the body by moving it, flexing it, challenging it. It’s a gift of satisfaction.
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Quotes tagged ‘Anxiety’
I am just really tired of living in a state of permanent anxiety.
— Maya Goldsmith, Oliver Goldstick, Spencer Hastings, Troian Bellisario, imdb.com
Most of the time, rejection is not even about you.
Mick Davies: I reckon you could finish me off without breaking a sweat. Am I right? Castiel: I don't sweat under any circumstances.
— Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner, Castiel, Misha Collins, imdb.com
If this is my last day on earth, I do not want it to be socially awkward.
I've been waking up every day since he was born with a sick feeling. Wondering who was gonna die today. And it scares the shit out of me. And then I woke up this morning, and it was gone. I think that scares me more.
Today I convinced myself it's okay to give up. Don't take risks. Stick with the status quo, no drama. Now just isn't the time. But my reasons aren't reasons they're excuses. All I'm doing is hiding from the truth and the truth is, I'm scared Stefan. I'm scared that if I let myself be happy for one m…
— Kevin Williamson, Julie Plec, Elena Gilbert, Nina Dobrev, imdb.com
You have plenty of people in your life who love you deeply and for good reason. Do not lose sight of this fact. Your anxiety does not make you unlovable. Not even close.
Because of my anxiety, I struggle to see my value. I only see a million flaws.
If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present.
That noise in our head is selfish, afraid and angry. That noise is self-satisfied, self-important and certain. That noise pushes intimacy away and will do anything it can to degrade those that might challenge us.
If you don't allow a feeling to begin, you also don't let it end.
Minds are useful when we need to conceptualize, plan, theorize. But when we depend on them to guide our inner lives, we're lost.
Any time you’re feeling anxious, simply take slow, deliberate breaths. Be aware of and focus on your inhalation and exhalation. Repeat.
Anxiety traps you in your own head by lying to you, making you think things are impossibly bad so you won’t try to fix it. Let people help you by offering outside perspective.
Anxiety is exacerbated by a loss of control. Remember to prioritize issues based on what you can do for them, rather than how much stress they cause. The more effort you can make, the more in control you’ll feel.
It may be more important for you to be authentic than to look a certain part. People will detect that you are not being yourself, and it impacts your confidence and anxiety level.
Anxiety plays tricks. It tells you that everything you feel is serious. Depression paints everything in black and white. Together, they skew perceptions.
Nightmares kept a nigga from closing his lids Since a kid, I’ve been haunted by visions of death Such a trip, now it’s normal, I customed the grip Think they gone? Nah, they’re just dormant, them haunters ain’t left
I simply am a damaged human swimming in a pool of emotions everyday of my life. There's a ragin' violent storm inside of my heart at all times. I don't know what peace feels like. I don't know how to relax.