“The scientists found that those with anxiety experienced lasting plasticity long after an emotional experience (aka a ‘stimulus’) ended. This means the brain was unable to distinguish new, irrelevant situations from something that’s familiar or non-threatening, resulting in anxiety. In other words,…”— Lindsay Holmes, huffingtonpost.com
“Just because someone lives with anxiety, it doesn’t mean that their anxiety defines them.”— Koty Neelis, thoughtcatalog.com
“Anxiety is not something that can be cured with a simple ‘everything will be alright. there’s nothing to worry about.’ The thing about anxiety is that nobody’s entirely sure where it comes from or what causes it.”— Koty Neelis, thoughtcatalog.com
“We can't choose how things affect us and we can't choose the cards we are dealt in life, but we can accept them and play the best game possible. The only setbacks we have in life are the things we allow to be defined as setbacks. If you accept everything about who you are and learn to embrace it, yo…”— Kirsten Corley, elitedaily.com
“Anxiety disorder is far more extensive than an ailment of someone who just worries too much. It is reflective of complete panic and it affects every aspect of life for those who suffer from it.”— Kirsten Corley, elitedaily.com
“It’s a toxic cycle: Your thoughts become your worries and your worries become your thoughts.”— Lindsay Holmes, huffingtonpost.com
“Some panic attacks come out of nowhere, without a whisper of a warning, while others are fear-induced, brought on by confronting the situation that gives them anxiety in the first place. Regardless of when it happens, it’s never pleasant — and it’s rarely convenient.”— Lindsay Holmes, huffingtonpost.com
“The last thing that will calm down an anxious person is telling them ‘calm down.’”— Lindsay Holmes, huffingtonpost.com
“The big tip-off that you may be suffering with anxiety is when your sleepless nights start to cause daytime tiredness.”— Jane Aniston, amazon.com
“Anxiety’s like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you very far.”— Jodi Picoult, amazon.com
“In addition, many people with anxiety disorders often suffer from depression as well. People with anxiety disorders also have an elevated risk for developing substance abuse problems with alcohol or other drugs or with both alcohol and drugs. These problems may stem, at least in part, from attempts…”— Lance Levan, amazon.com
“You can think of anxiety as extreme, chronic or recurrent nervousness. If it stays with you even after you are out of the situation or the mere thought of the non-existing makes it real, then it is likely that you may be suffering from an anxiety disorder.”— Jacob Wilson, amazon.com
“Thoughts are like drops of water filling an enormous pot. The pot is your life. Do you want your life filled with negative thoughts or healthy thoughts? It happens one ‘drop’ at a time. Patience is the key.”— Lawrence Wallace, amazon.com
“One of the things that really maintains and worsens anxiety symptoms and panic symptoms is the phenomenon of getting worked up about the symptoms themselves.”— Robert Duff, amazon.com
“Not everything is black and white, but when you engage in polarized thinking, there are no such things as shades of grey”— Robert Duff, amazon.com