“love stutters when it gets nervous. love trips over its own shoe laces. love is clumsy. and my heart refuses to wear a helmet.”— Rudy Francisco, rudyfrancisco.tumblr.com
“I can't seem to face up to the facts I'm tense and nervous, and I can't relax I can't sleep 'cause my bed's on fire Don't touch me I'm a real live wire.”— David Byrne, open.spotify.com
“I see someone who's trying very hard. I see someone who's nervous, but stronger than she knows. I see someone who's worried, but doesn't need to be.”— Ruth Ware, amazon.com
“Being afraid or nervous about something new is normal, just don’t let the hurdle hold you back.”— Corinda Lubin-Katz, thoughtcatalog.com
“Social settings are so overwhelmingly nerve wrecking that I used to make every excuse to stay away from events (while simultaneously talking myself through anxiety attacks about being disliked when I wasn’t invited to an event).”— Krystal Naval, thoughtcatalog.com
“Anxiety feels like walking around while wearing a weighted vest. All senses are heightened, but not in some cool Superhero way. Just chaotic. Nervous. Hearts palpitate and palms profusely sweat. Minds race and replay worst case scenarios on a nauseating loop.”— Kris Miller, thoughtcatalog.com
“Nail biting. Foot tapping. Hair twirling. These small signs of nervousness may sound familiar for someone who has social anxiety.”— Sarah Schuster, thoughtcatalog.com
“When I finally saw him, it felt like there was a samba school in my heart.”— Anonymous, facebook.com
“So this morning when I woke up and found you in bed beside me, while it was really, super nice-don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed it very much-it kind of freaked me out. Because I don’t know if I’m ready for that kind of thing yet.”— Meg Cabot, amazon.com
“I formed the impression that she was waiting for me to say something in reply, but words had abandoned me.”— Mohsin Hamid, amazon.com
“In the car I just can't wait To pick you up on our very first date Is it cool if I hold your hand? Is it wrong if I think it's lame to dance? Do you like my stupid hair? Would you guess that I didn't know what to wear? I'm just scared of what you think You make me nervous so I really can't eat”— Blink 182, open.spotify.com
“It's as if I've stepped off the edge of a cliff, and even though my heart's in my mouth and my stomach is in knots, I'm the most excited I've ever been in my life. I'm totally enthralled by him. I want him, every part of him, and I desperately want him to feel the same way about me.”— Serena Grey, amazon.com
“If you notice he suddenly seems giddy again, getting nervous excited or appears to be acting like when you were both dating each other for the first time, there’s a pretty decent chance not only is he thinking about proposing, but he already has the engagement ring picked out and hidden away somewhe…”— American Dating Society, asnamnat.org
“If you’re nervous, he’ll be nervous. People who are nervous are less likely to follow through with something they want to do. So make sure you’re confident! If you remain confident the entire time, it will make it so much easier for him to make his move.”— Bella Pope, herinterest.com
“Whatever you do, do NOT do the I’m-ignoring-you-totally-nope-I-don’t-even-see-you, because they won’t have a clue that you do that out of nervousness/anxiety and they will actually think you HATE them.”— Madison Moore, thoughtcatalog.com
“Sorry. I've never heard you talk about your ex wife, and I got really nervous, and I tried to flirt information out of you.”— Jessica Day, netflix.com
“He is in a constant state of stage fright, he says, because he never knows what part of his life he is going to have to act in next.”— Kurt Vonnegut, amazon.com
“You might be tempted to laugh or make a little joke to ease the tension or hide some your nervousness. Go for it. Your partner's probably just as nervous as you are, and it'll ease the tension for them, too.”— Holly Ashworth, teenadvice.about.com
“Nervous, very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses, not destroyed, not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell. How then am I m…”— Edgar Allan Poe, amazon.com