Cornelia Parker Quotes

Stress is a designer ailment that many of the so-called afflicted suffer from with pride.

The number one root of all illness, as we know, is stress.

In struggling against anguish one never produces serenity; the struggle against anguish only produces new forms of anguish.

If I'm not doing the work I want, I usually suffer a psychological allergic reaction and get ill.

The fact that we are living does not mean we are not sick.

Sunday is the day people go quietly mad, one way or another.

I think perhaps all of us go a little crazy at times.

I am sure care's an enemy to life.

You know, addressing my crazy by name doesn’t exactly help me stay sane,” I said. “Nothing can help you stay sane at this point, Mason,” said Becks. “That ship has sailed.

I think I ran so hard and so fast, in a lot of ways, from my life and I kind of took a fall. It was like - what do they call it? - post-traumatic stress syndrome.

The number of stressors has multiplied exponentially: traffic, money, success, work/life balance, the economy, the environment, parenting, family conflict, relationships, disease. As the nature of human life has become far more complicated, our ancient stress response hasn't been able to keep up.

If you don't think your anxiety, depression, sadness and stress impact your physical health, think again. All of these emotions trigger chemical reactions in your body, which can lead to inflammation and a weakened immune system. Learn how to cope, sweet friend. There will always be dark days.

I don't know what's wrong with me, but like, the second I stop working, I have a panic attack, so it's good for me to be thinking of projects ahead of time and lining things up.

Pressure and stress is the common cold of the psyche.

In some ways I'm still recovering from the trial. My health is not as good as it ought to be. I've gone back to practicing law and it seems to have taken a toll for whatever reason.

I would rather not work than be a neurotic mess.

At the end of the day, sleep is a barometer of your emotional health. And so if you're not in the right place where you need to be, then you're going to have voices keeping you up at night because you have to work through those issues.

You cannot be happy with your family while being personally unhappy with your work. It's a Catch-22 kind of thing.

People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness.

There's going to be stress in life, but it's your choice whether to let it affect you or not.

People are too durable, that's their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long.

I had bad days on the field. But I didn't take them home with me. I left them in a bar along the way home.

Sometimes my body wakes me up and says 'Hey, you haven't had pain in a while. How about pain?' And sometimes I can't breathe, and that's hard to live with. But I still celebrate life and don't give up.

I don't get ulcers. I give 'em.

When I was in college, I had a fear of cancer.