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These Quotes Will Soothe You When You Are Too Stressed To Function

When stress is the problem, slack is the solution.
Holly Riordan
April 19, 2017
“You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.”
— Steve Maraboli, Life, The Truth, and Being Free
Tagged: Stress, Control, Let Go
“I promise you nothing is as chaotic as it seems. Nothing is worth diminishing your health. Nothing is worth poisoning yourself into stress, anxiety, and fear.”
— Dr. Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
Tagged: Stress, Chaos, Anxiety, Fear
“In times of stress, the best thing we can do for each other is to listen with our ears and our hearts and to be assured that our questions are just as important as our answers.”
— Fred Rogers, The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember
Tagged: Stress, Listen, Questions
“The mind can go either direction under stress—toward positive or toward negative: on or off. Think of it as a spectrum whose extremes are unconsciousness at the negative end and hyperconsciousness at the positive end. The way the mind will lean under stress is strongly influenced by training.”
— Frank Herbert, Dune
Tagged: Stress, positive, Negative, Training
“My body needs laughter as much as it needs tears. Both are cleansers of stress.”
— Mahogany SilverRain, Ebony Encounters: A Trilogy of Erotic Tales
Tagged: Stress, Laughter, Tears
“What is hard work? It takes strength, energy, and stress to truly care about others enough to place oneself last, but it is easy to wrap oneself up and selfishly scramble on the heads of others.”
— Criss Jami, Killosophy
Tagged: Stress, Energy, strength
“Each moment of worry, anxiety or stress represents lack of faith in miracles, for they never cease.”
— T. F. Hodge, From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph over Death and Conscious Encounters with "The Divine Presence"
Tagged: Stress, worries, Anxiety, Miracles
“When you are stressed on mind... to pour it out, is the behavior, most kind!”
— Sujit Lalwani, Life Simplified!
Tagged: Stress, Feelings, emotions
“No matter how strong or strong-willed you are, you cannot live a stressful, maxed-out life without that pace eventually biting you in the butt. It is necessary to take breaks, set parameters, and be kind to yourself if you want to continue making an impact in your little corner of the world.”
— Cynthia Mendenhall, Spunkify Your Life: 8 Secrets to Living with More Focus, Fascination, and Fun
Tagged: Stress, Pacing, Breaks
“Whether we know it or choose to admit it, we are either an Encourager or a Discourager. We each make a choice as to which type we will be… every day. Discouragers bring ‘stresspools.’ I call any of those places that add unnecessary stress and aggravation ‘stresspools.’ They are just as stinky and rotten as cesspools, but ‘stresspools’ wreak of tension, strain, anxiety, worry, hassle, pressure, and emotional trauma.”
— Cathy Burnham Martin, The Bimbo Has Brains: And Other Freaky Facts
Tagged: Stress, pressure, tension, Anxiety
“Fear, anxiety, stress and panic, all these are basic evolutionary expression of the human brain. They are part of the normal human condition.”
— Abhijit Naskar, The Islamophobic Civilization: Voyage of Acceptance
Tagged: Stress, Anxiety, Panic
“Stress itself is not what’s toxic. It’s our relationship to it that's the hazard.”
— Lisa Cypers Kamen, Are We Happy Yet?: Eight Keys to Unlocking a Joyful Life
Tagged: Stress, Toxic, Relationships
“I find that my days are far more smooth and pleasant when I don’t give someone the leverage to annoy or stress me. Just smile, giggle to yourself, or wave.”
— Cathy Burnham Martin, The Bimbo Has Brains: And Other Freaky Facts
Tagged: Stress, Smiles, annoyed
“I admit. I confess. I confront. The three likely phrase to live stressless.”
— Bhavik Sarkhedi, The Weak Point Dealer
Tagged: Stress, Confessions, Confrontation
“Positive emotions and mental states may make people more resilient to stress, like sturdy tree branches that bend but don’t break when battered by a storm.”
— Melanie Greenberg PhD, The Stress-Proof Brain: Master Your Emotional Response to Stress Using Mindfulness and Neuroplasticity
Tagged: Stress, Positivity, Optimism
“When stress is the problem, slack is the solution.”
— Tom DeMarco, Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency
Tagged: Stress, Slack, Relaxation
“Let go of the real source of our unhappiness: our own self-obsession. Stress, loneliness, pessimism, financial worries, and unhappy relationships all have one thing in common: they're all about 'me.'”
— David Michie, Mindfulness Is Better Than Chocolate: A Practical Guide to Enhanced Focus and Lasting Happiness in a World of Distractions
Tagged: Stress, Unhappy, Lonely
“According to research, people who live with animals have decreased anxiety and lower blood pressure. They have lower cholesterol. They are more relaxed and less stressed and are, overall, in better health. U”
— Mary Kubica, The Good Girl
Tagged: Stress, Dogs, Pets, cats
“Being under stress is like being stranded in a body of water. If you panic, it will cause you to flail around so that the water rushes into your lungs and creates further distress. Yet, by calmly collecting yourself and using controlled breathing you remain afloat with ease.”
— Alaric Hutchinson, Living Peace
Tagged: Stress, Panic, calm
“Conscious breathing is the best antidote to stress, anxiety and depression.”
— Amit Ray, Living Moment Breath
Tagged: Stress, Anxiety, Depression
“Rest and your energy will be restored.”
— Mrs Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Tagged: Stress, Rest, Energy
“Overworking leads to exhaustion.”
— Mrs Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Tagged: Stress, Overworking, Exhaustion
“Stress kills when you fuel the initial reaction with negative thoughts, aggressive behavior, belief and trust in the uncomfortable physical and emotional symptoms it causes. Don’t fuel it, and watch how fast stress disappears.”
— Charles F. Glassman, Brain Drain The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life
Tagged: Stress, Negativity, Aggression
“The best way to reduce stress in your life is to stop screwing up.”
— Roy F. Baumeister, Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength
Tagged: Stress, Screwing Up, Mistakes
“No one ever wants to hear about how stressed out anyone else is, because most of the time everyone is stressed out. Going on and on in detail about how stressed out I am isn't a conversation. It'll never lead anywhere.”
— Mindy Kaling, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?(And Other Concerns)
Tagged: Stress, Conversations, Chitchat
“When you stress out, things will stress out around you. Always control your thoughts and pacify any unnecessary stress. Control your vibrations and you are the master of your own harmony.”
— Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
Tagged: Stress, Control, harmony
“Stress can destroy much more than just our physical health. Too often, it eats away at our hope, belief, and faith.”
— Charles F. Glassman, Brain Drain The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life
Tagged: Stress, Hope, Faith, Health
“Spare the stress on your neck muscles... Looking backward takes more energy; it's more painful than looking forward! Go ahead!”
— Israelmore Ayivor, Daily Drive 365: Daily thoughts for Positive Living
Tagged: Stress, Energy, Pain
“If you decide to focus on one thing at a time, instead of trying to solve everything at once, and just do that one thing, then you will feel a sudden decrease in stress.”
— Gudjon Bergmann, Yes! You Can Manage Stress
Tagged: Stress, Focus, To-Do List
“Stress is equivalent to weapons of mass destruction armed for wrong reasons. The difference is that, it is less costly as compared to the atomic bombs! However, it destroys faster!”
— Israelmore Ayivor, Daily Drive 365: Daily thoughts for Positive Living
Tagged: Stress, weapons, bombs