Jess Weixler Quotes

I can tell you from experience that when you get that pent-up and crazed, it can be distracting.

People get so stressed and nervous and mad.

I used to get so nervous and upset at stuff... I'd always be angry.

Stress says that the things we are involved in are important enough to merit our impatience, our lack of grace toward others, or our tight grip of control.

Nothing is more trying than nerves to people who have none.

When people begin to lose hope, there's bound to be explosions.

I don't deal at all well with the relative amount of stuff I have to face already.

There are days when I should be writing, and I am so tired that I can't. And the fatigue also affects my emotions, making me not even care about writing. There are days when I wake up so angry I can barely speak, and also days when I am so sad.

Stress is the negative whirlwind of emotions that gets imposed on top of our stimulation and engagement.

We all have those days when you feel like you're against the world, every little thing goes wrong and your blood pressure is up. And you feel like punching somebody!

I feel like I want to crawl out of my skin, especially when people start questioning me.

Sometimes I'll let little things get to me. Or I'll make a big deal out of little things.

I am someone who gets pretty worked up.

These losses, when they mount up it's hard to keep your cool.

How can you see that the pressure is getting to me? I think you can see me pull back more from the community around me.

Your nerve coatings are only so thick. When they get worn really thin and frayed, that's when people say things, do things, misbehave.

Emotions run high when you have a bad day; you can't hide it.

I am becoming used to an overwhelming, grinding mixture of anger and worry.

I get the strange urge to hit my head against the wall. Other people's sobs make me feel uncomfortable.

Please don't tell me to relax, it's only my tension that's holding me together.

I'm in a foul mood as I'm making stupid mistakes... This morning I lost beyond repair a painting with which I had been happy, having done about twenty sessions on it; it had to be thoroughly scraped away... what a rage I was in!

Normally as an actress you're constantly worried that people think you don't look good enough. It's just like an unnecessary stress that's just frustrating.

I was slumped next to him. He didn't pay any attention to me, but kept snickering as he drove. It was annoying. I had PMS and a test this morning. Boy, had he picked the wrong girl.

When you're too mad and too rattled to see straight, you're bound to make mistakes. You can't go on and on for years being miserable about a situation and not have it change you. You get so you can't stand yourself.

If you have something to get off of your chest, there is a proper way to do it. Everybody has a bad day, and, for some people, you're under a microscope and you have to deal with the consequences of having a bad day in front of people. But everyone has them.