Helpful Fear Quotes

Patients with fibromyalgia syndrome have symptoms of chronic pain, and often experience severe fatigue.  The symptoms of  fibromyalgia syndrome can keep sufferers from their chosen profession, unable to perform common daily tasks. Sufferers of FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME also report having distress, activity avoidance,  and disability as fibromyalgia symptoms, but the role of fear has received only limited attention.   Fear is a common problem from which none of us is immune.  According to a well-known doctor,   90% of the chronic patients who see today’s physicians have one common symptom, fear.

Maybe the following fear quotes will motivate you  to deal with your fears, fears which make your fibromyalgia symptoms even worse.

“We have nothing to fear but fear itself.”
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt

“Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind. People grow old only by deserting their ideals and by outgrowing the consciousness of youth. Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. You are as old as your doubt, your fear, your despair. The way to keep young is to keep your faith young. Keep your self-confidence young. Keep your hope young.”                      - Dr. L.F. Phelan

“Stop playing small with your life. Tackle your fears, let go of the past and reach deep into your heart to reconnect with the person you were destined to be. Then go out into the world today and do something small to make it a better place.”     – Robin Sharma

“What is love?”  “The total absence of fear,”  said the Master.  “What is it we fear?”  “Love,” said the Master.        – Anthony De Mello

“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”
- Jon Kabat-Zinn

“There is no enlightenment outside of daily life.”
– Thich Nhat Hahn

“When you are angry, you want to ease your suffering. That is a natural tendency. There are many ways to find relief, but the greatest relief comes from understanding. When understanding is there, anger will go away by itself.  When you understand the situation of the other person, when you understand the nature of suffering, anger has to vanish, because it will be transformed by compassion.”
- Thich Nhat Hahn

“From time to time, to remind ourselves to relax and be peaceful,
We may wish to set aside some time for a retreat, a day of mindfulness,
When we walk slowly, smile, drink tea with a friend, and enjoy being together
“As if we are the happiest people on Earth.”
- Thich Nhat Hahn

In the next section we will explore Stress Tips for the Symptoms of  Fibromyalgia Syndrome.