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Social Anxiety

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion. I would rather ride on earth in an ox cart, with a free circulation, than go to heaven in the fancy car of an excursion train and breathe a malaria all the way. – Henry David Thoreau, Walden: Or, Life in the Woods, “Economy” #infj

When one has too great a dread of what is impending, one feels some relief when the trouble has come. – Joseph Joubert

One of my sensory problems was hearing sensitivity, where certain loud noises, such as a school bell, hurt my ears. It sounded like a dentist drill going through my ears. – Temple Grandin #hsp

The shy and the extroverted have this in common — that they both fancy they are the center of attention. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

Men are not against you; they are merely for themselves. – Gene Fowler, Skyline, 1961

For those uneasy with the world, solitude is the only guarantee of confidence. – Terri Guillemets

Troubles are a lot like people — they grow bigger if you nurse them. – Author Unknown

If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago today. – E. Joseph Cossman

Real difficulties can be overcome, it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable. – Theodore N. Vail

I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief…. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free. – Wendell Berry, “The Peace of Wild Things”

People gather bundles of sticks to build bridges they never cross. – Author Unknown

Some people are so sensitive they feel snubbed if an epidemic overlooks them. – Frank Hubbard

…her mind astir with pictures and emotions. – Israel Zangwill, Dreamers of the Ghetto, “From a Mattress Grave,” 1897 #infj

For peace of mind, resign as general manager of the universe. – Author Unknown #infj

A hundredload of worry will not pay an ounce of debt. – George Herbert

Heavy thoughts bring on physical maladies; when the soul is oppressed so is the body. – Martin Luther

Wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weights you down. – Toni Morrison

Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. – Swedish Proverb

We live in a very tense society. We are pulled apart… and we all need to learn how to pull ourselves together…. I think that at least part of the answer lies in solitude. – Helen Hayes #infj

For the INFJ, all of reality is surreal. – Terri Guillemets