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    She's Your Friend » Life Advice

    14 Social Anxiety Quotes (to help you feel braver)

    by Joanna Stephens Published: Sep 21, 2021 · Updated: Oct 20, 2023 · This post may contain affiliate links. We earn commission from purchases made. ·

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    an anxious woman with text overlay that reads fourteen social anxiety quotes that instantly make you feel braver
    an anxious woman with text overlay that reads fourteen social anxiety quotes that instantly make you feel braver

    Here are some great quotes to help you with your social anxiety. These are my top favorites to read when I don't feel very brave. Almost instantly, I have a lot more courage to take one whatever!

    I hope the same for you!

    1. "Vulnerability is not winning or losing. It's having the courage to show up when you can't control the outcome." -Brene Brown
    2. "Be Brave. Even if you're not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference." - H. Jackson Brown Jr.
    3. "Courage is grace under pressure." -Ernest Hemingway
    4. "What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
    5. "Thinking will not overcome fear, but action will." -W. Clement Stone
    6. "There is no illusion greater than fear." -Lao Tzu
    7. "Fear has two meanings: 'forget everything and run' or 'face everything and rise'. The choice is yours." - Zig Ziglar
    8. "You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember this, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind." - Dale Carnegie
    9. "The most alluring thing a woman can have is confidence." -Beyonce
    10. "If you truly put your heart into what you believe in, even if it makes you vulnerable, amazing things will happen." - Emma Watson
    11. "The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free." -Oprah
    12. "History has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own." -Michelle Obama
    13. "When I stopped being prisoner to what I worried was others' opinions of me, I became more confident and free." -Lucille Ball
    14. "The way you overcome shyness is to become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid." -Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson

    You might also enjoy reading: 5 Helpful books to read if you have Social Anxiety

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