The largest part of what we call personality is determined by how we've opted to defend ourselves against anxiety and sadness.

Alain de Botton

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We are always doing something to cover up our basic existential anxiety. Some people live that way until the day they die.

Present fears are less than horrible imaginings.

William Shakespeare

Nervousness always provokes mistakes, and mistakes lead to easy convictions.

If you know people who are suicidal, or if you know people who are bipolar, depressed, have panic attack disorder, just be there for them. They're going through something that's very, very hard.

Worry is a prayer to chaos.

Gabby Bernstein

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