Gill Hasson > Quotes

“Fear is a reaction to immediate danger – your car going into a skid, for example, or a child running into the road – whereas anxiety involves a response to something farther away in the future: something that’s going to happen later today, tomorrow, next week and so on. It could be, for example, an interview, a plane flight or speaking up at a meeting. You could be feeling anxious but you don’t know what exactly you’re anxious about.”
― Gill Hasson, Overcoming Anxiety: Reassuring Ways to Break Free from Stress and Worry and Lead a Calmer Life

“«El primer deber del amor es escuchar.» – Paul Tillich”
― Gill Hasson, Mindfulness eficaz: Pequeños ejercicios para vivir y trabajar mejor (Gestión del conocimiento)

“Letting go of friends who no longer fit leaves time, energy, and resources for good friends and new friends and other things in your life. That is self-care!”
― Gill Hasson, The Self-Care Handbook: A Practical Guide to Integrating Self-Care Into Everyday Life to Improve Wellbeing

“Negative thoughts fixate on negative outcomes. They are self-perpetuating: each thought creates another negative thought until your mind is filled with negativity. There’s certainly no room for more positive, helpful ways of thinking.”
― Gill Hasson, Overcoming Anxiety: Reassuring Ways to Break Free from Stress and Worry and Lead a Calmer Life

“Very often, your emotions are triggered when your emotional needs are not met. Your emotional needs are what must be in place or what needs to happen for you to feel secure. Your unmet needs become emotional triggers. Typically, your emotional needs include such things as: Feeling safe and secure. Feeling a sense of control and being able to make choices. A sense of belonging – friendship, fun, love, and intimacy with significant people. A sense of purpose; opportunities and the ability to achieve.”
― Gill Hasson, Emotional Intelligence: Managing Emotions to Make a Positive Impact on Your Life and Career

“Keeping so many things that served you in the past but no longer serve you today means that you’re holding yourself in that past.”
― Gill Hasson, Declutter Your Life: How Outer Order Leads to Inner Calm