If I take death into my life, acknowledge it, and face it squarely, I will free myself from the anxiety of death and the pettiness of life — and only then will I be free to become myself.Martin Heidegger
One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.Bertrand Russell
It's sad, actually, because my anxiety keeps me from enjoying things as much as I should at this age.Amanda Seyfried
Most fears are basic: fear of the dark, fear of going down in the basement, fear of weird sounds, fear that somebody is waiting for you in your closet. Those kinds of things stay with you no matter what age.R. L. Stine
Depression is a devastating illness, causing great suffering in the afflicted and anxiety to their nearest and dearest: it can hit at any age.John Cornwell
Standing on the apex of our planet is humbling. I'm starved of oxygen, depleted of reserves, unable to eat, and bound by anxiety. This is a dangerous place. Yet the symbolism of standing on top of the world gives me a chance to experience time on a cosmic scale.Conrad Anker
Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.Charles Spurgeon
Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.Henry Ward Beecher
True happiness is... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Worrying doesn't change the future; it only exacerbates our problems by leading to anxiety, stress, and physical health issues. Worry, in essence, is a futile endeavor.Rob Burbea
We are a society of notoriously unhappy people: lonely, anxious, depressed, destructive, dependent — people who are glad when we have killed the time we are trying so hard to save.Will Self
Today I escaped anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions, not outside.Marcus Aurelius
Life is very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present, and fear the future.Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.Khalil Gibran