quotations about worry & worrying
Drink poison rather than worry.
IBN GABIROL
Mibhar HaPeninim
One of the worst features about worrying is that it destroys our ability to concentrate. When we worry, our minds jump here and there and everywhere, and we lose all power of decision. However, when we force ourselves to face the worst and accept it mentally, we then eliminate all these vague imaginings and put ourselves in a position in which we are able to concentrate on our problem.
WILLIS H. CARRIER
attributed, How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
You're worried about what-ifs. Well, what if you stopped worrying?
SHANNON CELEBI
Driving Off Bridges
Worry is negative prayer, or prayer in reverse. It is a habit which is not to be taken lightly, for it is an evil one.
MARTHA LEMASTERS
"Worry is ingratitude to God in advance", Vero Beach Newsweekly, February 8, 2016
A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work.
JOHN LUBBOCK
The Use of Life
Worrying is not looking for a solution, but just reviewing the "problem" over and over.
MELVIN R. HALL
The Sky's the Limit: Go for the Gold!
A little worrying, like a little fear, is natural and healthy. It is what keeps us following basic traffic laws, not putting our hand on a hot burner, or playing baseball with a glass jar. But just like being consumed with fear can paralyze you, so can worrying non-stop. The emotions are from different spectrums of the rainbow but they both end up doing the same things -- making you paranoid, tepid, and unable to savor life that is in front of you.
DENNIS WYATT
"Worrying Half Your Life Away", The Ceres Courier, February 10, 2016
Worry is our happiness-eater.
NIKKI GEMMELL
"Is it worth the worry?", The Australian, March 4, 2017
You can't wring your hands and roll up your sleeves at the same time.
PAT SCHROEDER
attributed, Get Out of Your Own Way: Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior
The idea that worrying is a fruitful endeavour is predictive of excessive worrying.
ERIC RASSIN
Thought Suppression
People believe that since they have worried about a particular thing that didn't happen, their worrying alone was like the magical ounce of prevention.
CHRIS BENSON
"Dr. Maxie Maultsby Says: Stop Worrying and Get On With Your Life", Ebony, February 1981
Worrying is not fun; worrying is very draining. Ever notice how during and after you've worried over something, how very drained you feel both mentally and physically? Worrying is very detrimental to the human body. This is called stress, and stress will either mutate or kill the very cells of your physical body.
NATHAN WHITING
A Journey of Remembering: While Seeking the Ultimate Love
Rule number one is, don't sweat the small stuff. Rule number two is, it's all small stuff.
ROBERT S. ELIOT
attributed, Words of Wellness: A Treasury of Quotations for Well-Being
Stop worrying. Nobody gets out of this world alive.
CLIVE JAMES
attributed, Secrets of Resilient People: 50 Strategies to Be Strong
While many people think they are just worriers, they do not realize that they actually worry for a reason. Their worry is an attempt to protect themselves! If you're wondering how such a nagging, persistent, annoying, and sometimes distressing psychological state can be helpful, you're probably not alone. It turns out that worrying about something puts your mind into a negative state, but this helps, because when something negative does happen, you don't feel that much worse. You've already been feeling bad.
SRINI PILLAY
"Managing worry in generalized anxiety disorder", Harvard Health Publications, February 17, 2016
Worry is an unproductive, useless form of fear, and that makes it, by definition, unhealthy.
MAXIE MAULTSBY JR.
Ebony, February 1981
What worries you masters you.
HADDON W. ROBINSON
attributed, Drawing Closer, Growing Stronger: Making the Most of Your Walk with God
What does worry accomplish except to breed more worry?
DEAN KOONTZ
Odd Apocalypse
Each moment of worry, anxiety or stress represents lack of faith in miracles, for they never cease.
T. F. HODGE
From Within I Rise
Worry is like a stream of fear trickling through man's mind, which if not controlled will flood and drown all other thoughts in the mind and overtakes the mind entirely.
PANO GEORGE KARKANIS
Thoughts for Meaningful Life