Anxiety Quotes
“Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” – Les Brown
A quote that describes most of us all too well. Some of us are allowing our fears to dictate our lives. While others are pushing forward toward their goals and dreams. Fear is a natural and legitimate part of life and it is perfectly
understandable to have certain fears or doubts.
So I’ve decided to put together some inspirational quotes from influential people throughout history. Living by their example can help us achieve the life that we desire.
Quotes Describing Life With Anxiety
According to Corrie ten Boom – “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.”
“People tend to dwell more on negative things than on good things. So the mind then becomes obsessed with negative things, with judgments, guilt and anxiety produced by thoughts about the future and so on.” – Eckhart Tolle
Thich Nhat Hanh stated “People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they 
prefer suffering that is familiar.”
“To venture causes anxiety, but not to venture is to lose one’s self…. And to venture in the highest is precisely to be conscious of one’s self.” – Søren Kierkegaard
No wonder Bram Stoker stated in Dracula that – “Even if she be not harmed, her heart may fail her in so much and so many horrors; and hereafter she may suffer–both in waking, from her nerves, and in sleep, from her dreams.”
Robert E. Neale in The Art of Dying, “Chronic anxiety is a state more undesirable than any other, and we will try almost any maneuver to eliminate it. Modern man is living in anxious anticipation of destruction. Such anxiety can be easily eliminated by self-destruction. As a German saying puts it: ‘Better an end with terror than a terror without end.”
FIGHTING ANXIETY
According to Amit Ray – “If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.”
Anxiety can be fought when you use imagery to fight on your terms. Envision or visualize the place or circumstance that causes you anxiety. When anxiety shows up, start by working on reducing your anxiety.
Daniel Goleman stated – “The other thing is that if you rely solely on medication to manage depression or anxiety, for example, you have done nothing to train the mind, so that when you come off the medication, you are just as vulnerable to a relapse as though you had never taken the medication.” 
Shut your eyes when you imagine. This activity is under your control. Confront anxiety and feel your anxiety levels reduced. Open your eyes if this exercise becomes overwhelming. You are safe and in complete control.
Grenville Kleiser highlighted that “Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.”
Note: Before you start an activity like this, you ought to know exactly what you are fighting. You ought to realize
what your out is and know how to take complete control of it.
When thinking about life, always remember that no amount of guilt will be enough to solve the past and no amount of anxiety can alter the future.
You will live a healthy and elongated life if you overcome your fear and anxiety. I believe you can!