Michel de Montaigne Quotes

When pressure builds up, don't panic. Pray! Prayer is a tremendous stress reliever. It can be your safety valve.

I'm less crazy and unhappy when I'm writing.

When I am stressed, my No. 1 reliever is my music.

Escapism is survival to me.

Running is a part of my medicine. It's what helps relieve my stress, and it's what helps me get away from the concerns of business and anything else that's going on in my life that I need to escape from at times - to find who I am. Running really helps me with that.

I listen to music when I'm feeling down or just a certain way. I don't know what I'd do without it!

When I'm having a bad day, I pick up my guitar.

One of the things I did to make myself feel better is that I kicked up my running even more. I knew that I had to stay active, that I had to keep living as if my life was actually going to unfold naturally because when you stop, when you freeze, and you think about it, that's when the demons come and can drag you down.

Every night, I have to read a book, so that my mind will stop thinking about things that I stress about.

I've cooked plenty of meals when I was sad, lonely, depressed, angry, bored, and/or under the weather. My primary aim in these circumstances is generally to cheer myself up, to fill my stomach with something warm so I can feel comforted and fed, usually just with a quick soup or an omelet.

I'm reading more than ever. I used to find it tedious, but now it's like my little friend - it takes my mind off things.

Therapy is not to 'talk about' things, but to change the person's life, and to relieve suffering, such as depression, anxiety, or relationship problems.

Music is the medicine of the mind.

In recounting our woes, we often soothe them.

When you are totally depressed, you should try giggling. Just make yourself laugh. Force yourself to laugh.

I have occasionally - if ever I do interviews that are difficult or nerve-wracking - I take my wife's dog tags and have them in my pocket because it's a very quick way to realize that what I'm doing is not that important. It's not really worth getting stressed about because it's not, you know, war.

As miserable as I was, once I started singing, I felt better.

I don’t care if it’s dog piss. It makes me feel better.

I have such a stressful job that the only way I can get it out of my mind is by running hard.

Sometimes a little comfort food can go a long way.

I love sports because it takes me away from reality, and I tell people, 'No matter how bad your life is, if you are having problems at home, you are having problems at work, that's the beauty of sports.'

I love music - it's soothing and takes away from all the other stuff.

I think that running creates a sense of balance in my life. And it really calms me down.

Music is a saviour for me.

A lot of time, people enter the most depressing situations, and they are the funniest people on Earth, because they have to be. It's a coping mechanism.