40 Anxiety Quotes To Help You Calm Down If You're Panicking About Coronavirus, Too
Find some peace and stop worrying so much about the pandemic.
Obviously, there have been huge fears and concerns brought to life as of recently due to COVID-19, otherwise known as Coronavirus. This has been a fast-spreading virus that is infecting many people all over the world at lightning speeds with no current vaccine available to help people get over it or grow immune to it eventually.
It’s even infecting our beloved celebrities like Tom Hanks and his wife Rita — that just seems rude, being that he’s one of America’s favorite actors ... and if he can get it, it feels like anyone can now. There was a tweet that read, “It’s like it picked the celebrity we cared the most about to make a point.” SO TRUE.
There has been researching done to confirm that the people most susceptible to contracting this frightening sickness are those who are ages 60 and above, as well as people who have weaker or compromised immune systems. Also, if you're already sick with some other disease or illness, it puts you more at risk for contracting the viral infection. All this definitely isn’t to say that anyone who's not in those categories are immune to getting coronavirus — it just means they’re less likely to catch it through anything other than extremely close proximity, inhaling germs from a cough or sneeze of someone who has it or suffer from the worst symptoms of it.
Precautions are being taken all over the U.S. now that President Trump has declared the pandemic a national emergency. Universities all over the country are switching their classes to online-only rather than meeting on campuses after Spring break is over, with places like Harvard and Stanford leading the charge in an attempt to get ahead of the fast-spreading illness. Also, there has been a plethora of large events being canceled, including events like the NBA games and March Madness. Even churches are making adjustments for the coming Sundays. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints told its members that there would be no visitors or audience members at its otherwise massively attended, semi-annual General Conference.
What's more, there's been a sudden mass panic at the local grocery stores — people have been emptying the shelves of essential household supplies like hand sanitizer, bleach and toilet paper. But hey, if you feel more in control of a situation having lots of rolls of toilet paper, be my guest.
If you’re looking for something to bring you peace and calmness in this sudden time of mass hysteria, we've gathered a few words of wisdom to help everyone calm down in the face of panic. Look to these anxiety quotes to help you come to terms with the coronavirus pandemic and get yourself in a place to handle the situation in a healthier way:
1. Only slightly funny and ironic.
“Breath is the power behind all things…I breathe in and know that good things will happen.” — Tao Porchon-Lynch
2. Remember to stay centered.
“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” — Thich Nhat Hanh
3. Staying calm is key when everyone is acting crazy.
“Calmness if the cradle of power.” — Josiah Gilbert Holland
4. Let it be.
“Simply let experience take place very freely, so that your open heart is suffused with the tenderness of true compassion.” — Tsoknyi Rinpoche
5. You can't control everything.
“Don’t try to force anything. Let life be a deep let go. God opens millions of flowers every day without forcing their buds.” — Osho
6. Set your mind on positivity.
“Set peace of your mind as your highest goal and organize your life around it.” — Brian Tracy
7. Things will settle down soon.
“Many a clam river begins as a turbulent waterfall, yet none hurtles and foams all the way to the sea.” — Mikhail Lermontov
8. Distract yourself with something productive.
“Doing something that is productive is a great way to alleviate emotional stress. Get your mind doing something that is productive.” — Ziggy Marley
9. Be grateful that you're OK right now.
“Rule number one is, don’t sweat the small stuff. Rule number two is, it’s all small stuff.” — Robert Eliot
10. Stop stressing.
“Give your stress wings and let it fly away.” — Terri Guillemets
11. You can choose to be calm and centered.
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” — William James
12. You will feel so much better once you stop worrying about if you're going to get sick too.
“The day she let go of the things that were weighing her down, was the day she began to shine the brightest.” — Katrina Mayer
13. What will happen will happen.
“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” — Oprah Winfrey
14. The power of your mind is greater than you think.
“The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.” — James Allen
15. Things aren't always perfect, but you can learn to see the good in them.
“When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.” — Buddha
16. Remember that you are in control of what and how you think.
“It is not the actions of others which trouble us, but rather it is our own judgments. Therefore, remove those judgments and resolve to let go of your anger, and it will already be gone.” — Marcus Aurelius
17. It's easy to stay calm when you stay in control.
“Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.” — Paramahansa Yogananda
18. Learning to stay centered in the face of adversity will be good for you in the long run.
“Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health.” — Dalai Lama
19. You got this.
“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.” — Dan Millman
20. Don't give in to the panic you see around you.
“The one thing we really don’t need is mass hysteria. 80% of people have such minor symptoms, they don’t actually require any medical care at all. The 20% who do feel quite ill need to be evaluated, and some of them will require hospitalization and some of them will require intensive care.” — Dr. Robert Murphy
21. Not everyone is going to get severely sick.
“The vast majority of cases are going to be mild, and people are going to recover just like they do from a cold or flu-like illness.” — Dr. Amesh Adalja
22. You will be okay.
“P.S. You’re not going to die. Here’s the white-hot truth: if you go bankrupt, you’ll still be okay. If you sing off-key, get beat by the competition, have your heart shattered, get fired…it’s not going to kill you. Ask anyone who’s been through it.” — Danielle LaPorte
23. Let go of your anxiety.
“Anxiety is love’s greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you. You want to save him, but you know he will strangle you with his panic.” — Anais Nin
24. How you respond to this pandemic says a lot about who you are.
“Life is 10% what you experience and 90% how you respond to it.” — Dorothy M. Neddermeyer
25. You are in the driver's seat.
“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
26. Do you believe in yourself?
“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
27. Take things one step at a time.
“Smile, breathe, and go slowly.” — Thich Nhat Hanh
28. Do something different.
“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” — Steven Hayes
29. Take control of your life.
“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.” — Dan Millman
30. Don't let people spoil what you have going.
“The only thing that could spoil a day was people. People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself.” — Ernest Hemingway
31. Let those things go.
“People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them.” — George Bernard Shaw
32. Focus less on your anxiety and more about how you respond to the situation.
“Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.” — Arthur Somers Roche
33. Do something about it. Right now.
“Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.” — Walter Anderson
34. It's okay to laugh a little about what's going on.
“Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.” — Grenville Kleiser
35. People usually only think of themselves.
“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
36. You have control of you.
“You can’t always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.” — Wayne Dyer
37. Peace is found inside of you.
“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
38. Don't give your strength to your anxieties.
“Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.” — Charles Spurgeon
39. Stop dwelling on the negative and focus on the positive.
“People tend to dwell more on negative things, with. Judgments, guilt and anxiety produced by thoughts about the future and so on.” — Eckhart Tolle
40. You can start the change we all need.
“When things change inside you, things change around you.” — Unknown
Hayley Small is a writer who focuses on pop culture, religion and relationship topics.