40 Supportive Quotes to Help Ease Your Anxiety

I don’t know about you, but I love me a good quote.  

There’s something about reading motivational quotes, especially when I am feeling anxious, that help put things into perspective and calm my overthinking mind.  They also act as little reminders that “this too shall pass” and that I can overcome anything.   

Here is a list of my favorite quotes about overcoming anxiety.  I hope these provide the motivation, encouragement and support you need to feel a little less anxious and a little more confident to take on whatever life throws at you.  

  1. “In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived. How well we have loved. How well we have learned to let go.” – Jack Kornfield

  2. “Anxiety’s like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you very far.”—Jodi Picoult

  3. “The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.” – Henry Miller

  4. “You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.” – Dan Millman

  5. “Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.” – Deepak Chopra

  6. “Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.”  – Oprah Winfrey

  7. “Everything you have ever wanted, is sitting on the other side of fear.” – George Addair

  8. “Sometimes the bad things that happen in our lives put us directly on the path to the most wonderful things that will ever happen to us.” – Nicole Reed

  9. “For fast acting relief, try slowing down.” – Lily Tomlin

  10. “Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be.” – Wayne W. Dyer

  11. “Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.” —Charles Spurgeon

  12. “We must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.”—David Mamet

  13. Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.”—William S. Burroughs

  14. “Not everything that weighs you down is yours to carry.” —Anonymous

  15. “The way you tell your story to yourself matters.”—Amy Cuddy

  16. “Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges.”—Bryant McGill

  17. “The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.”—Sydney J. Harris

  18. “Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.”—Eckhart Tolle

  19. “We live only a few conscious decades, and we fret ourselves enough for several lifetimes.”—Christopher Hitchens

  20. “You don’t drown by falling into water. You only drown if you stay there.”—Zig Ziglar

  21. “Anxiety happens when you think you have to figure out everything all at once. Breathe. You’re strong. You got this. Take it day by day.”—Karen Salmansohn

  22. “Anxiety is a lot like a toddler. It never stops talking, tells you you’re wrong about everything, and wakes you up at 3 am.”—Anonymous

  23. “You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”—Jon Kabat-Zinn

  24. “Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.”—Anonymous

  25. “Don’t believe every worried thought you have. Worried thoughts are notoriously inaccurate.”—Renee Jain

  26. “If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.”—Frank A. Clark

  27. “You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” – Olin Miller

  28. “It’s OKAY to be scared. Being scared means you’re about to do something really, really brave.” – Mandy Hale

  29. “Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.” – Kahlil Gibran 

  30. “Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest taken between two deep breaths.” – Etty Hillesum

  31. “What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.” – Martha Graham

  32. “Life is 10% of what you experience and 90% of how you respond to it.” – Dorothy M. Neddermeyer 

  33. “More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgment. More blessed, less stressed. More love, less hate.” – Roy T. Bennett

  34. “Just because I can’t explain the feelings causing my anxiety doesn’t make them less valid.” – Lauren Elizabeth

  35. “If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.” – Pema Chodron

  36. ​​“Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.” – Buddha

  37. “I just give myself permission to suck…I find this hugely liberating.”—John Green

  38. “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” —Anne Lamott

  39. “Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.” —Walter Anderson

  40. “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” —Steven Hayes

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