Anxiety touches many lives, leaving people feeling isolated and overwhelmed. Simple words of wisdom can provide comfort and remind us that we’re not alone. We’ve collected some of the best quotes to help ease your mind and offer a dose of calm.
These quotes are meant to inspire and support you. They come from various authors, speakers, and thinkers who have faced anxiety too. Let their words remind you that it’s okay to feel anxious and that you can find peace again.
Inspirational Anxiety Quotes
“Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.”
“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.”
“Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.”
“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.”
“Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.”
“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.”
“Smile, breathe, and go slowly.”
“Do what you can, with what you’ve got, where you are.”
“It’s not time to worry yet.”
“No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen.”
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”
“Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.”
“Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.”
“He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.”
“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.”
“Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.”
“We must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.”
“Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere.”
“Surrender to what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be.”
“Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety; after all, it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly.”
“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.”
“No amount of anxiety can change the future. No amount of regret can change the past.”
“Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.”
“The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it.”
“Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.”
“You can’t always control what goes on outside, but you can always control what goes on inside.”
“Present fears are less than horrible imaginings.”
“The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do.”
“The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable.”
“If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.”
“Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health.”
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”
Famous Anxiety Quotes
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
“You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.”
“Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.”
“Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.”
“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.”
“Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.”
“Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.”
“Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.”
“Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety; after all, it is only in the darkest nights that the stars shine more brilliantly.”
“There is no trouble so great or grave that cannot be much diminished by a nice cup of tea.”
“Each moment of worry is a little piece of the future we destroy.”
“You can’t always control what goes on outside, but you can always control what goes on inside.”
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”
“It isn’t the mountain ahead that wears you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.”
“When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened.”
“Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity.”
“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.”
“Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.”
“The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.”
“A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.”
“Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its grief, but only empties today of its strength.”
“How much pain have cost us the evils which have never happened.”
“The way you tell your story to yourself matters.”
“Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health.”
“Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday.”
“Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.”
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
“Anxiety is love’s greatest killer.”
“I have woven a parachute out of everything broken.”
“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.”
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
“Worry is interest paid on trouble before it falls due.”
Positive Anxiety Quotes
“You don’t have to control your thoughts; you just have to stop letting them control you.”
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”
“Worry is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere.”
“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.”
“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.”
“Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.”
“Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.”
“If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.”
“Don’t let your mind bully your body into believing it must carry the burden of its worries.”
“Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday.”
“You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.”
“Smile, breathe, and go slowly.”
“People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them.”
“How much pain have cost us the evils which have never happened!”
“Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.”
“Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.”
“We must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.”
“Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.”
“Every moment is a fresh beginning.”
“The best way out is always through.”
“You can’t always control what goes on outside, but you can always control what goes on inside.”
“Sometimes, the most productive thing you can do is relax.”
“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.”
“Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.”
“Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.”
“Calmness is the cradle of power.”
“Do what you can, with what you’ve got, where you are.”
“It isn’t the mountain ahead that wears you out; it’s the grain of sand in your shoe.”
“Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”
“Let go of your worries and be completely present in the moment.”
“Stress is an alarm clock that lets you know you’re attached to something not true for you.”
Relatable Anxiety Quotes
“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.”
“Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.”
“Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.”
“P.S. You’re not going to die. Here’s the truth: anxiety has never killed anyone.”
“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.”
“Worry is the stomach’s worst poison.”
“My anxiety doesn’t come from thinking about the future but from wanting to control it.”
“The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.”
“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.”
“It’s not time to worry yet.”
“A day of worrying is more exhausting than a week of work.”
“Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity.”
“There is no trouble so great or grave that cannot be diminished by a nice cup of tea.”
“Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.”
“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”
“Anxiety is love’s greatest killer.”
“Sometimes, the most productive thing that you can do is to step outside and do nothing… relax and enjoy nature.”
“Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.”
“Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.”
“Anxiety is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you very far.”
“Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.”
“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.”
“Anxiety happens when you think you have to figure out everything all at once. Breathe. You’re strong. You got this.”
“It’s okay to not be okay. Just don’t give up.”
“Surrender to what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be.”
“Overthinking is the biggest cause of our unhappiness. Keep yourself occupied. Keep your mind off things that don’t help you.”
“Feelings are just visitors. Let them come and go.”
“Sometimes, the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.”
“To feel that one has a place in life solves half the problem of contentment.”
“Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all, it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly.”
“Worrying is carrying tomorrow’s load with today’s strength – carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time.”
Motivational Anxiety Quotes
“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.”
“Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.”
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”
“Do not be afraid of tomorrow; for God is already there.”
“Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity.”
“You can’t always control what goes on outside, but you can always control what goes on inside.”
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.”
“The best way out is always through.”
“The only way to escape the abyss is to look at it, gauge it, sound it out, and descend into it.”
“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.”
“Don’t let your difficulty fill you with anxiety, after all, it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly.”
“You cannot always control what goes on outside, but you can always control what goes on inside.”
“Smile, breathe, and go slowly.”
“Feelings are just visitors. Let them come and go.”
“Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday.”
“Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.”
“No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen.”
“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.”
“Anxiety is love’s greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you. You want to save him, but you know he will strangle you with his panic.”
“Not everything that weighs you down is yours to carry.”
“All stress, anxiety, depression, is caused when we ignore who we are, and start living to please others.”
“Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.”
“When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul.”
“Do what you can, with what you’ve got, where you are.”
“Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.”
“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.”
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”
“It’s not time to worry yet.”
“Keep walking through the storm. Your rainbow is waiting on the other side.”
“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”
“Breathe. You are strong enough to handle your challenges, wise enough to find solutions to your problems, and capable enough to do whatever needs to be done.”
Calming Anxiety Quotes
“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.”
“Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.”
“P.S. You’re not going to die. Here’s the white-hot truth: if you can handle the worst-case scenario in your mind, you have the power to handle anything.”
“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.”
“You can’t always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.”
“Somewhere in your mind there’s a peaceful place — find it and let it guide you when anxiety strikes.”
“Worrying is carrying tomorrow’s load with today’s strength – carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time. Worrying doesn’t empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.”
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”
“Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.”
“You have a treasure within you that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.”
“Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.”
“Calmness is the cradle of power.”
“No amount of anxiety can change the future. No amount of regret can change the past.”
“It’s not time to worry yet.”
“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”
“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.”
“Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.”
“Surrender to what is, let go of what was, have faith in what will be.”
“Don’t let your mind bully your body into believing it must carry the burden of its worries.”
“It’s okay to not have it all figured out yet. Breathe. Step back. Take it one day at a time.”
“Life is ten percent what you experience and ninety percent how you respond to it.”
“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”
“Worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you very far.”
“The only way out is through.”
“Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.”
“Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity.”
“Your anxiety is lying to you.”
“You’ll never find peace of mind until you listen to your heart.”
“Don’t let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all, it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly.”
“Inhale the future, exhale the past.”
“The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.”
“There is no trouble so great or grave that cannot be much diminished by a nice cup of tea.”
Thought-Provoking Anxiety Quotes
“Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.”
“We consume our tomorrows fretting about our yesterdays.”
“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”
“Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.”
“I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.”
“Anxiety is love’s greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you.”
“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.”
“Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity.”
“Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.”
“Smile, breathe, and go slowly.”
“Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.”
“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.”
“Present fears are less than horrible imaginings.”
“Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.”
“Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.”
“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.”
“Worry is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere.”
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”
“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.”
“Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.”
“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.”
“You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.”
“No amount of anxiety can change the future. No amount of regret can change the past.”
“The mind can weave itself warmly in the cocoon of its own thoughts, and dwell a hermit anywhere.”
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
“In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.”
“My anxiety doesn’t come from thinking about the future but from wanting to control it.”
“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”
“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.”
“Anxiety’s like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you very far.”
“If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.”
“Keep your mind busy. It will keep you from worrying about things that don’t need to be worried about.”
Celebrity Anxiety Quotes
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”
“Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.”
“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.”
“Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.”
“Anxiety’s like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you very far.”
“Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.”
“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.”
“Worry is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.”
“Worrying is carrying tomorrow’s load with today’s strength – carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time.”
“Anxiety is love’s greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you.”
“If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.”
“No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen.”
“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.”
“Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity.”
“Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency. Nothing is that important.”
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”
“It’s not time to worry yet.”
“Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.”
“People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them.”
“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.”
“The best way out is always through.”
“Smile, breathe, and go slowly.”
“Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.”
“Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.”
“Anxiety is the subtle and pervasive thief of our vision.”
“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest taken between two deep breaths.”
“I have woven a parachute out of everything broken.”
“The sky is falling, the wind is calling, stand for something, or die in the morning.”
“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.”
“You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.”
“Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.”
“Act the way you’d like to be and soon you’ll be the way you act.”
Short Anxiety Quotes
“Feelings are just visitors, let them come and go.”
“Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.”
“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.”
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”
“Do what you can, with what you’ve got, where you are.”
“Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future but from wanting to control it.”
“It’s not time to worry yet.”
“No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.”
“Worrying is like paying a debt you don’t owe.”
“Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.”
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
“Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.”
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.”
“You can’t always control what goes on outside, but you can always control what goes on inside.”
“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.”
“Rule number one: Don’t sweat the small stuff. Rule number two: It’s all small stuff.”
“Every moment is a fresh beginning.”
“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.”
“Panic causes tunnel vision. Calm acceptance of danger allows us to more easily assess the situation and see the options.”
“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.”
“Anxiety’s like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you very far.”
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”
“Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity.”
“Surrender to what is. Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be.”
“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”
“Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry. Worry never fixes anything.”
“Breath is the power behind all things…. I breathe in and know that good things will happen.”
“There is no trouble so great or grave that cannot be much diminished by a nice cup of tea.”
“Anxiety is the monster that lives in our mind, but we have the key to keep it on a leash.”
“Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges. So relax.”
The Bottom Line
Reflecting on these powerful anxiety quotes reminds us that we are not alone in our struggles. They offer comfort, understanding, and encouragement, making tough times a bit more bearable. Each quote carries a unique perspective, helping us find strength and calm in different ways.
Whether you need a boost of confidence or a moment of peace, these quotes can guide you through your anxiety. Keep them close, and let their wisdom help you navigate your feelings. Sometimes, a few simple words can make all the difference.
