--- title: "11 Anxiety Felt Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Anxiety Felt quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Anxiety Felt sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/799/neelima-dalmia-adhar-92099_anxiety_the-anxiety-felt-in-anticipation-of-a-di_545375.jpg" --- > [“The anxiety felt in anticipation of a disaster is far more disturbing than the actual encounter of the disaster itself for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neelima-dalmia-adhar/the-anxiety-felt-in-anticipation-of-a-disaster-is-far-more-disturbing/) [Neelima Dalmia Adhar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neelima-dalmia-adhar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/799/neelima-dalmia-adhar-92099_anxiety_the-anxiety-felt-in-anticipation-of-a-di_545375.jpg) > [“Most nights I lay on my futon I was sick with anxiety, and felt a pit inside myself as big and empty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-golden/most-nights-i-lay-on-my-futon-i-was-sick-with-anxiety-and-felt-a-pit/) [Arthur Golden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-golden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29f/arthur-golden-1813_anxiety_most-nights-i-lay-on-my-futon-i-was-sick_159328.jpg) > [“Jean Valjean watched these ravages with anxiety. He who felt that he could never do anything but crawl, walk at the most,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-hugo/jean-valjean-watched-these-ravages-with-anxiety-he-who-felt-that-he/) [Victor Hugo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-hugo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f7/victor-hugo-32_anxiety_jean-valjean-watched-these-ravages-with_904788.jpg) > [“Benny knew she was sounding very peculiar but conversation of any kind made her feel less anxious. It filled that great empty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maeve-binchy/benny-knew-she-was-sounding-very-peculiar-but-conversation-of-any/) [Maeve Binchy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maeve-binchy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/maeve-binchy-2785_anxiety_benny-knew-she-was-sounding-very-peculia_1843215.png) > [I was way more comfortable in front of strangers than I was in front of relatives. So when they would laugh at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-lewis/i-was-way-more-comfortable-in-front-of-strangers-than-i-was-in-front/) [Richard Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5b/richard-lewis-20166_alone_i-was-way-more-comfortable-in-front-of-s_346220.jpg) > [“Anxiety felt like a grapnel anchor had been pickaxed into your back, one prong in each lung, one through the heart, one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-sutherland/anxiety-felt-like-a-grapnel-anchor-had-been-pickaxed-into-your-back/) [Krystal Sutherland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-sutherland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20f/krystal-sutherland-15393_anxiety_anxiety-felt-like-a-grapnel-anchor-had-b_1195849.jpg) > [“I once asked you what anxiety felt like, and you told me that most days left you riddled with bullet holes. Every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-a-s/i-once-asked-you-what-anxiety-felt-like-and-you-told-me-that-most/) [d.a.s](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-a-s/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3db/d-a-s-111421_anxiety_i-once-asked-you-what-anxiety-felt-like_8359.jpg) > [I was having pretty bad anxiety attacks and stuff, and I think a lot of it had to do with my physical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-degraw/i-was-having-pretty-bad-anxiety-attacks-and-stuff-and-i-think-a-lot/) [Brian Degraw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-degraw/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1be/brian-degraw-55340_anxiety_i-was-having-pretty-bad-anxiety-attacks_776684.jpg) > [“The job he did kept his brain busy enough to cover up the anxiety; to distract him from his dark thoughts. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-michelle-lynch/the-job-he-did-kept-his-brain-busy-enough-to-cover-up-the-anxiety-to/) [Sarah Michelle Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-michelle-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bc/sarah-michelle-lynch-16904_anxiety_the-job-he-did-kept-his-brain-busy-enoug_3186850.jpg) > [“I said those things and did those things because you'd hurt me," he continued, whispering just outside my ear. "And I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-williams/i-said-those-things-and-did-those-things-because-you-d-hurt-me-he/) [Nicole Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e9/nicole-williams-845_another-day_i-said-those-things-and-did-those-things_3109168.png) > [“It was fortunate that I had not already yielded to the temptation to break with Albertine; the tedium of having to rejoin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcel-proust/it-was-fortunate-that-i-had-not-already-yielded-to-the-temptation-to/) [Marcel Proust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcel-proust/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e5/marcel-proust-114_breaking-up_it-was-fortunate-that-i-had-not-already_821345.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anxiety-felt/#itemlist", "name": "Anxiety Felt Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The anxiety felt in anticipation of a disaster is far more disturbing than the actual encounter of the disaster itself for the human mind can insulate itself from shock or pain when faced with a real assault.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Neelima Dalmia Adhar" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neelima-dalmia-adhar/the-anxiety-felt-in-anticipation-of-a-disaster-is-far-more-disturbing/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/799/neelima-dalmia-adhar-92099_anxiety_the-anxiety-felt-in-anticipation-of-a-di_545375.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/799/neelima-dalmia-adhar-92099_anxiety_the-anxiety-felt-in-anticipation-of-a-di_545375.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/799/neelima-dalmia-adhar-92099_anxiety_the-anxiety-felt-in-anticipation-of-a-di_545375.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The anxiety felt in anticipation of a disaster is far more disturbing than the actual encounter of the…” — Neelima Dalmia Adhar", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Most nights I lay on my futon I was sick with anxiety, and felt a pit inside myself as big and empty as if the world were nothing more than giant hall empty of people.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Arthur Golden" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-golden/most-nights-i-lay-on-my-futon-i-was-sick-with-anxiety-and-felt-a-pit/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29f/arthur-golden-1813_anxiety_most-nights-i-lay-on-my-futon-i-was-sick_159328.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29f/arthur-golden-1813_anxiety_most-nights-i-lay-on-my-futon-i-was-sick_159328.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29f/arthur-golden-1813_anxiety_most-nights-i-lay-on-my-futon-i-was-sick_159328.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Most nights I lay on my futon I was sick with anxiety, and felt a pit inside myself as big and empty as if…” — Arthur Golden", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Jean Valjean watched these ravages with anxiety. 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I felt like I was existing too much in nightlife.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brian Degraw" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-degraw/i-was-having-pretty-bad-anxiety-attacks-and-stuff-and-i-think-a-lot/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1be/brian-degraw-55340_anxiety_i-was-having-pretty-bad-anxiety-attacks_776684.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1be/brian-degraw-55340_anxiety_i-was-having-pretty-bad-anxiety-attacks_776684.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1be/brian-degraw-55340_anxiety_i-was-having-pretty-bad-anxiety-attacks_776684.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was having pretty bad anxiety attacks and stuff, and I think a lot of it had to do with my physical…” — Brian Degraw", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The job he did kept his brain busy enough to cover up the anxiety; to distract him from his dark thoughts. 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