I have anxiety.
I have spent nearly 60 years wrangling with it. I’ve learned a lot unpacking my own mental health. So when I offer you comforting words for someone with anxiety, I’m not coming from a position of being a therapist or some other mental health professional.
I’m writing from my heart.
Offering a short positive message for someone with anxiety
I’m going to dive right into the messages, ok?
You can find a ton of great information online about dealing with negative thoughts, meeting a person’s emotional needs, creating a safe space in relationships, and so on.
These are all really important.
Some of the best things I’ve done for myself over the years is to read and listen to others who have traveled this same road.
As far as I’m concerned, we all have some sort of mental health challenge, just like we all have physical challenges at some point in our lives.
And that’s ok.
Challenges are how we grow, right? So the best anxiety quotes for my money are those that point to this reality.
Don’t you love this message? The best thing about it, for me, is it points back to the person wrestling with anxiety and says “you’re doing way better than you think you are”.
Which, for me, has generally been the case.
Anxious people tend to have anxious thoughts and that can be an isolating experience, to be sure.
Having someone else notice that our own struggles can in some way make us a better person; well, that’s just the best place.
Encouragement in any form is indeed comforting words for someone with anxiety!
How to encourage someone with words
Life can get hard sometimes.
Downright difficult.
I’ve experienced it myself and so have those I love.
That’s why I’m always looking for how to encourage someone with words.
One idea is to memorize a small handful of super encouraging phrases.
When you need one for yourself or a loved one, you’ll have a beautiful thing to say right on the tip of your tongue.
Sometimes we don’t have to say a lot to make a big impact in a friend’s day.
That’s encouraging to me! I’ll bet it is to you, too.
Words of encouragement and strength for a friend
Words of encouragement and strength are no joke.
Have you ever been on the receiving end of an encouraging gift of words from a friend?
I have and it can make soooooo much difference.
Just to know that someone sees me. Hears me. Is even trying to understand me.
What a gift that is!
So how do you do that?
Well, the words that have helped me were said with sincerity. I think that’s the key.
Take the phrase “I see you and I care.”
That’s so straightforward.
But those words are filled with meaning.
What I love is there are different ways to “say” words.
Yes, the words themselves are helpful.
But we don’t have to only say those words.
We can show those words.
That’s where simple tools like cards – of all sizes – come into play.
Look at this. I put those simple words on a graphic.
You can do the same with your words of encouragement and strength for a friend.
Pop them onto a blank card and give digitally or print for something concrete to put into your friend’s hand.
