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> [“Chronic anxiety is a form of illness. It's not something you bring on yourself by how you feel on any given day. It isn't about happiness and sadness. Anxiety doesn't care if you're happy or not, just like cancer doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-barnard/chronic-anxiety-is-a-form-of-illness-it-s-not-something-you-bring-on/)

[Sara Barnard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-barnard/)

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## More by Sara Barnard

> [“I want the world, I think. Even if it scares me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-barnard/i-want-the-world-i-think-even-if-it-scares-me/)

[Sara Barnard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-barnard/)

> [“She was crazy, and she was unpredictable, but she was also generous and open-hearted and like no friend I'd ever had before.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-barnard/she-was-crazy-and-she-was-unpredictable-but-she-was-also-generous-and/)

[Sara Barnard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-barnard/)

> [“Even when you see it coming, there's no avoiding the inevitable.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-barnard/even-when-you-see-it-coming-there-s-no-avoiding-the-inevitable/)

[Sara Barnard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-barnard/)

> [“Little victories are everything in a world where worst-case scenarios are on an endless loop in your head.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-barnard/little-victories-are-everything-in-a-world-where-worst-case-scenarios/)

[Sara Barnard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-barnard/)

> [“This is what happens when you come out of your shell. You get rocks thrown at you by the universe.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-barnard/this-is-what-happens-when-you-come-out-of-your-shell-you-get-rocks/)

[Sara Barnard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-barnard/)

> [“People in pain can be very self-destructive. And sometimes they pull in the people who are close to them, often without realizing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-barnard/people-in-pain-can-be-very-self-destructive-and-sometimes-they-pull/)

[Sara Barnard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-barnard/)

> [“Here are three separate but similar things: shyness, introversion and social anxiety. You can have one, two or all three of these things simultaneously.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-barnard/here-are-three-separate-but-similar-things-shyness-introversion-and/)

[Sara Barnard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-barnard/)

> [“Chronic anxiety is a form of illness. It's not something you bring on yourself by how you feel on any given day. It isn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-barnard/chronic-anxiety-is-a-form-of-illness-it-s-not-something-you-bring-on/)

[Sara Barnard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-barnard/)

> [“Someone like you is brilliant and amazing.' I said. 'Why can't you see that in yourself?' The unfairness of it was starting to sink…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-barnard/someone-like-you-is-brilliant-and-amazing-i-said-why-can-t-you-see/)

[Sara Barnard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-barnard/)

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