Andrew Bernstein Quotes

Remember that stress doesn't come from what's going on in your life. It comes from your thoughts about what's going on in your life.

The truth is that stress doesn't come from your boss, your kids, your spouse, traffic jams, health challenges, or other circumstances. It comes from your thoughts about these circumstances.

The truth is that stress doesn't come from your boss, your kids, your spouse, traffic jams, health challenges, or other circumstances. It comes from your thoughts about these circumstances.

Look closer at the stress in your own life and you can identify that negative emotions are always built on counterfactual statements.

There is no stress in the world, only people thinking stressful thoughts.

There is no such thing as stress; only people thinking stressful thoughts.

The truth is that there is no actual stress or anxiety in the world; it's your thoughts that create these false beliefs. You can't package stress, touch it, or see it. There are only people engaged in stressful thinking.

We are not disturbed by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about what happens to us.

It's time we learned the truth about stress. It's time we identified the thoughts that actually create our stress and learned to dismantle them one by one.

What's taking place during stress is actually much simpler than a transaction between stressful life events and you. There aren't two parties involved in stress. There is only one - your own mind.

Your mind can do wonders, so scary movies are not the healthiest for me because it does freak me out.

Stress is never a given. There are people who get divorced amicably. There are people who pack up and move with no emotional toll. There is no stressor 'out there' in the world. We experience stress - or we don't - depending on what we believe.

Every day there's a lot of things I block out, because if I start visualising things, I tend to go completely insane. I've always had anxiety issues, and it can totally overwhelm me and suck me under if I'm not keeping focused. I just think and think until I have a panic attack, and then it dies down.

The first principle of cognitive therapy is that all your moods are created by your 'cognitions,' or thoughts. A cognition refers to the way you look at things - your perceptions, mental attitudes, and beliefs. It includes the way you interpret things - what you say. about something or someone to yourself.

'What if?' statements throw fuel on the fire of stress and worry. Things can go in a million different directions, and the more time you spend worrying about the possibilities, the less time you'll spend focusing on taking action that will calm you down and keep your stress under control.

The less you think counterfactually, the less you experience stress. Stress, in this light, isn't a bad thing. It's simply a warning system telling you that your mind has lost touch with what's real.

I used to have to think about awful things to get myself emotionally connected to something.

I think that whenever you feel reactive or are being reactive as opposed to proactive, that inherently - consciously or subconsciously - creates a lot of stress.

It's really easy to catastrophise everything. I'd like to think as I've gotten older, I do a bit better with that.

I would say I'm too guilty of dwelling on things too long.

I let previous instances creep up in my thought process sometimes. I think that's where things go awry, and that's where the walks come in. I'm not giving up many hits, just putting them on base for free.

I have struggled with anxiety and depression since I was a teenager.

If you start to dwell on your pain, the amount of pain will increase.

I suffer anxiety and a lot of insecurities, depression and stuff.

I don't stay in the constant worried and over-thinking zone.