Stress Quotes

“Some people aren't meant for school... That doesn't mean they aren't meant for life." (Page 376)”
― Alice Oseman, Solitaire

“As soon as you notice you’re anxious, bring your mind to your thoughts without judgment or labeling. Just observe what your mind is thinking about because it's almost always unconscious thinking that is taking place, and the best thing we can do is to turn that unconscious thinking into conscious thinking.”
― Todd Perelmuter

“The sooner you can remember to bring your conscious awareness to your anxious thoughts and feelings, the sooner they can be released. Through practice and over time you’ll be able to recognize anxiety even before it arises.”
― Todd Perelmuter

“Flowers remind me of the beauty and brevity of life. They teach patience as you await some to bloom, enhancing their beauty. And then they're gone.

Moral of this story: Enjoy every single second of this life. Embrace the beautiful parts, don't stress the areas awaiting to bloom...enjoy the process. We are but a breath, so treasure each one.”
― Sanjo Jendayi

“if I do everything perfectly and work my ass off, then I'll be ok.
That kind of thing, in the end, limits your ability to enjoy life; and it doesn't get the best out of you, it really doesn't”
― Hugh Jackman

“Going on stage always felt like being shot out of a cannon. My stomach would tighten as I got closer to the backstage area. You wondered why you put yourself through all the stress. Then BOOM! You're on, adrenalin pumping, and thinking: "THIS is why I do it!”
― Stewart Stafford

“The real character of men and women comes to the surface under stress.
--Laura Ingalls Wilder: What Would You Do?April 5, 1918”
― Stephen W. Hines, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Farm Journalist: Writings from the Ozarks

“...the fast models of mechanization have taken over how we think about scholarship and ourselves. Slowing down is a matter of ethical import. To drive oneself as if one were a machine should be recognized as a form of self-harm.”
― Maggie Berg, Slow Professor: Challenging the Culture of Speed in the Academy

“We often think of fight or flight as the main defensive reaction human beings turn to when faced with a threat. When under stress, we flee or hunker down for the impending battle. While this reaction does characterize a pervasive human tendency, researchers have documented another stress-response system that many people engage in when under threat: a “tend and befriend” response. They seek out other people for support and care.”
― Ethan Kross, Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It

“Activity alone doesn’t get the job done nor relieve your stress. You need to take the right action.”
― Cathy Burnham Martin, Healthy Thinking Habits: Seven Attitude Skills Simplified

“Put your problems on WhatsApp status
they Will disappear after 24 hours.”
― Jordan Hoechlin

“People often bemoan the demands in their lives. And in some sort of deeply lamenting tone they say, “Don’t you understand? My bucket is full.” But when you spend your life committed to a small bucket it might be full, but your life is not and neither is your rationale for complaining.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Mindfulness is the only doorway to the unhurried life.”
― @Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Please, allow yourself some king of release, even if it involves eating the whole tub of Cool Whip. A Snickers bar can be very therapeutic. Whatever works for you, whatever makes you feel as if a pin has been stuck inside the stress balloon you've been building up inside. ... Let it out.”
― Jim Brickman, Jim Brickman -- Simple Things: Piano/Vocal/Chords

“Realize that stress doesn't happen because the world has made some pact against you personally.”
― Jim Brickman, Jim Brickman -- Simple Things: Piano/Vocal/Chords

“So what can you do about your own manic moments? I tell myself, 'It's okay if I have no clue what to do. I will go through a few tough moments--I've gotten through worse moments before in my life. Every tough moment actually does make me stronger and smarter.”
― Jim Brickman, Jim Brickman -- Simple Things: Piano/Vocal/Chords

“Just realize that things Will go wrong. Freaking out isn't going to make it better.”
― Jim Brickman, Jim Brickman -- Simple Things: Piano/Vocal/Chords

“When you sense yourself about to commit an unfriendly act, talk yourself out of it by asking yourself two questions and making two statements. They won't all apply at the same time, but at least one of them should work.
- Will this fix anything?
- Is this how I want to be remembered?
- You are welcome here.
- I should be helping you.”
― Tim Sanders, The Likeability Factor: How to Boost Your L-Factor and Achieve Your Life's Dreams

“Stress in the workplace is a normal thing in the world of business, but what are you doing about it?”
― Anath Lee Wales, your life can be changed.: the true guide to become a change maker!

“There’s one thing about being a worrier, you’re prepared to go to mind-torturing lengths to worry today today on the off-chance it will avoid an even worse worry tomorrow. The alternative would be not to fret today as the catastrophe is unlikely to happen tomorrow.”
― Derek J. Taylor, A Horse in the Bathroom: How An Old Stable Became Our Dream Village Home

“Sometimes, stress can be useful and inspire us to tackle challenges. But stress can also feel overwhelming, making us constantly worry about how things will turn out.”
― Jessica Speer, Middle School - Safety Goggles Advised: Exploring the WEIRD Stuff from Gossip to Grades, Cliques to Crushes and Popularity to Peer Pressure

“When stress feels overwhelming, it's important to find support and to take care of yourself while getting your stress level back to a manageable level.”
― Jessica Speer, Middle School - Safety Goggles Advised: Exploring the WEIRD Stuff from Gossip to Grades, Cliques to Crushes and Popularity to Peer Pressure

“Margot has always wanted to be the kind of person who can become too distraught to eat, but the truth is funerals make her hungry.”
― Laura van den Berg, I Hold a Wolf by the Ears: Stories

“Sea World orcas work as many as eight shows a day, 365 days a year. In the ocean, these whales can swim up to ninety miles a day. In captivity, the tanks are measured in feet. In the ocean, orcas have highly evolved and cohesive matriarchal cultures. Generations of family members, combining both females and males, spend their entire lives together—with each family, or pod, communicating its own unique dialect. In captivity, little to none of this exists. Orca culture is effectively destroyed.”
― Jason Hribal, Fear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal Resistance

“The capacity of man himself is only revealed when, under stress and responsibility, he breaks through his educational shell, and he may then be a splendid surprise to himself no less than to his teachers.”
― Harvey Williams Cushing

“Tussen opa's laatste woorden en zijn eerste had hij maar één regel opengelaten. '...heb jij dat ook: om drie, vier uur 's nachts wakker worden en alle, alle zorgen van jezelf en iedereen op je borst voelen drukken. Of nee, bij mij begint het lager: in de maag. Knagend gevoel, wat is het, onbehagen over hoe 't met ons gaat, of angst over hoe 't met ons zal aflopen. De kleinste muizenissen opgeblazen tot wereldrampen.”
― F. Springer, Bougainville

“You'd think with all that time on my hands, I'd spend some of it thinking about Melly and Rusty. You'd assume I'd take some time to process everything that happened with James But it was like a brick wall went up, and every time I tried to bring forward the chaos of the previous week, some protective instinct would kick in and I'd literally fall asleep.”
― Christina Lauren, The Honey-Don't List

“She never knew how
Hard it could truly get until
She was drowning, just
Beneath the surface,
Unable to catch even a
Breath of air as she
Strangled herself, encumbering
Herself with
Meaningless tasks and studies, burdening
Herself with
Meaningless thoughts and duties,
No matter how much her heart
Willed her to rest,
Her brain told her to
Keep going, and, inevitably,
She broke”
― -L.S.

“Healthy, well-balanced people tend to have uncomplicated faces. Faces only become complicated after years of layering from mental and emotional stress.”
― Donna Goddard, Nanima: Spiritual Fiction

“I should have listened to my own inner voice. My fear of relaxing lived within me for a reason. Anxiety and stress were necessary tools for survival. My vigilance had always kept me and the ones I loved safe. And then I let myself be lulled into dropping my guard, all for science. Tricked into finding serenity. Manipulated into thinking that being a human was anything more than pure and simple weakness and mediocrity. And now what did I have? A dead husband.”
― Sascha Rothchild, Blood Sugar