Carrie-Anne Moss Quotes

Some days, 24 hours is too much to stay put in, so I take the day hour by hour, moment by moment. I break the task, the challenge, the fear into small, bite-size pieces. I can handle a piece of fear, depression, anger, pain, sadness, loneliness, illness. I actually put my hands up to my face, one next to each eye, like blinders on a horse.

You're not always happy with things that go on in life on a daily basis. There's nothing I can do. You've got to deal with it and still take care of myself.

What I work hardest at is just trying to not let things get me crazy.

I think things hit me very hard, and I wish I had allowed things to roll off my back a little bit more.

I think there's a danger, for me at least, in retreating and going inward and depression. I have to stay diligent against that tendency.

Across the Atlantic, commercial therapy of all kinds provides so many more comfortable outlets for people when they are under pressure. The English tradition is to get a grip, whereas the American version is to get in touch with your feelings, to say: 'I'm a good person. Isn't it terrible when bad things happen to people like me?'

My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.

I learned certain exercises to help me cope, to get myself in tip-top mental shape to deal with auditions and rejection.

There are times when I think, 'Do I have the energy to be upset?' and the answer is 'no.'

I'm learning what triggers me. What to stay away from. What I do like and what I don't like. To me, I've learned so much about myself that now I'm a stronger person. But I still deal with anxiety. Anxiety doesn't go away.

That's what stress management is about, that's what psychotherapy is about, finding religion, or finding your loved one or your hobby - any of those, they give you more outlets, more of a sense of control, more of a sense of predictability, of social support. They give you the means to psychologically finesse ambiguous outside reality.

Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.

I used to be so intensely preoccupied by unhappiness... now there are times where you might get down, but you can move on much faster now.

Before I started chemotherapy treatments, I wrote down the best advice from doctors, family, friends, books, and survivors and created an 'Owner's Manual' to help me take care of myself. It would remind me that cancer is doable.

We all go through sad times, but I was brought up to be positive.

Whenever I'm having a bad day and have an attitude, I stay home. I keep it at home.

You can't tell yourself that your stress is produced in your head and feel better. You still need to learn how to create a change.

I used to get out of bed sometimes and feel depressed and watched a lot of reruns on TV to get over it. I should have allowed myself to be a little more human and not worry about trying to be a superwoman.

If you get a diagnosis, get on a therapy, keep a good attitude and keep your sense of humor.

I don't torture myself.

I'm a very emotional person. If I've got something on my mind, that would stop me from giving my best.

I'm trying to stay as calm as possible and focus one day at a time, but when reality sets in, I feel everything: anxiety, excitement, nerves, pressure and joy.

I see taking care of my emotional and mental health in the same way that I see taking care of a garment: After it's been through wear and tear, it needs attention.

After 'Oz,' I've learned how to check out and not let that stuff get in.

It's wonderful to feel supported, but there's a lot of negative energy towards me as well. So I ignore it, to be honest. If I started to read it all it would completely mess up my head.