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Sixteen sentences that will make you less uptight than 98% of people

Alex Mathers
2 min readFeb 8, 2025

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I used to be super uptight and take things far too seriously.

It only brought me headaches, lost friendships, and a sense that life was running away.

Many people live in constant tension like a spider’s about to jump out from a curtain to devour their hair. But there’s a simpler way to move through life.

By seeing yourself, others and the world a little differently, you can dissolve uptightness, care less about what others think or say, and be healthier and happier:

Here are some ideas to help you transform your experience:

By understanding that all that we feel comes from our thoughts, moment by moment, anxiety dissolves.

Tightening up never puts you in control; it only destroys your creative spirit.

Worrying is a woeful misuse of your imagination.

When you see that you’re living in the feeling of your thinking, not your situation, a weight lifts.

No other human being has the power to reduce your self-worth because you can’t diminish that which is a mind-created idea.

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Alex Mathers
Alex Mathers

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