Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.
Charles Spurgeon
Generally speaking, the anxiety will pass, which is easy for me to say when I'm not in the middle of an anxiety attack. When you're in the... →
Scott Stossel
Many nights, I would begin the evening fueled by caffeine and nicotine, which I needed to propel me out of torpor and hopelessness - only to... →
During high school, I would purposely lose tennis and squash matches to escape the agony of anxiety that competitive situations would provoke in me.
There's a book that's critical to understanding anxiety, a 17th-century book, 'The Anatomy of Melancholy,' by Robert Burton. I wanted... →
All the textbooks talk about avoidance as a classic hallmark of anxiety disorder. So you need a therapist who is sympathetic and understanding but... →
There is an element in which anxiety co-represents with aspects of my personality I wouldn't want to give up. It allows you to have foresight. I... →
Anxiety has afflicted me all my life.
I had no trouble with strangers finding out about my anxiety. It was my friends and colleagues I was concerned about.
To grapple with and understand anxiety is, in some sense, to grapple with and understand the human condition.