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Mental Health Quotes

Last updated: May 13, 2020

51 Mental Health Quotes organized by Most Popular

“I think and think and think. I‘ve thought myself out of happiness one million times, but never once into it.”
— Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Tagged: Macros, handwriting, Purple, Think, Thinking, Thought, Happiness, Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Sad, Intelligence
“What I’ve been trying to do lately is write down five things I’m grateful for that morning in my notes app. It’s a mental-health thing. I was like, Oh, well, if I can’t stop reaching for my phone first thing because it has my alarm on it, then I should start with that routine instead of reading whatever Trump tweeted last night.”
— Tavi Gevinson, How I Get It Done: Tavi Gevinson
Tagged: Routines, Gratitude, Trump, Mental Health
“But emotional experience is as real and as valid as physical experience.”
— John Green, Paper Towns FAQ
Tagged: emotional experience vs. physical experience, emotional vs. physical, emotional experience, emotions, Mental Health, Mental Awareness
“I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me.”
— Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis
Tagged: Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Sad, Finding Yourself, Relationships
“Every difficult experience is an opportunity to redefine yourself. I’m not saying you have to become an acclaimed writer or a world famous artist, or an actress or a motivational speaker or anything. You simply have to commit to building a better you – a stronger you, a more empathetic you, a more loving you, a more grateful you, a more resilient you. The list is endless because you get to write it.”
— Gee Grewal, An Open Letter To Anybody Suffering From Mental Health Issues
Tagged: Mental Health, Redefine, Identity, better yourself
“Confiding in someone does not mean you are burdening them with your problems. The moment you begin to admit it to yourself or someone else, is the moment you set yourself free.”
— Adrienne Blane, 7 Things We All Need To Realize About Mental Illness
Tagged: Mental Health, sharing, Communication, Caring For Others, Sharing Your Feelings
“If you don't allow a feeling to begin, you also don't let it end.”
— Geneen Roth, Women Food And God: An Unexpected Path To Almost Everything
Tagged: Mental Health, Feelings, emotions, Anxiety, Emotion vs. reason
“What made you sad is just as important as with what made you happy.”
— Juansen Dizon
Tagged: Sadness, Happiness, Finding Yourself, Mental Health, Quote of the Moment
“Who would you be without trauma?

How much of you was created out of survival?”
— Sex Therapist
Tagged: Trauma, Mental Health, Quote of the Moment
“The answer to ‘I have no idea how I am going to get through this’ is: you allow yourself to sob, to heave, to feel as if your heart has a boulder crashing through it.””
— Geneen Roth, Women Food And God: An Unexpected Path To Almost Everything
Tagged: The way forward, Pain, Suffering, Mental Health, Recovery
“Mental health is a taboo subject. No one wants to talk about something that they can’t see, thus can’t understand. People have this misconception about suicide because society has portrayed to them this corrupt concept thus they believe it. If we change the conversation we can change the way people look at it and address it.”
— Amy Bleuel, Interview with Amy Bleuel, Founder of Project Semicolon
Tagged: Mental Health, Taboo, Suicide, Society
“We’re well-equipped to break and mend, mentally as well as physically.”
— Elizabeth Svoboda, Why Do The Temporary Blessed Sail Through Life's Storms?
Tagged: Mental Health, Mentally Ill Human Beings
“Your Mental Health Shelf is a place—physical or imaginary—filled with books, movies and music you return to over and over, for comfort, knowledge or pleasure. They sit at the intersection of nostalgia and wisdom. They’re the things that make your heart sing, or remind you of lying on your childhood bedroom floor when everything was simple, or make you feel how 'Fight Song' by Rachel Platten was engineered to make you feel.”
— Victoria Storm, The Simple Healing Power of a “Mental Health Shelf”
Tagged: Mental Health
“We generally assume that a woman's abdominal muscles become visible at around 16-19% body fat. We also know that hormonal disturbances can lead to reduced fertility when body fat percentages are under 22% in women. That being said, women are still excessively exercising every day to achieve a body that is ultimately not conducive to health. Shockingly, this is being encouraged by our Instagram “heroes.””
— Sophie Medlin, Health Versus Aesthetics- How Social Media is Affecting Your Body Image
Tagged: Social Media, Mental Health, Wellness
“The more work I do on myself, the more work I notice there is still left to do. There are no before and after stories in life because this isn’t the afterlife, while we are on earth we will always have more and more challenges to overcome.”
— Chrissy Stockton, How To Think You’re Hot, Even If No One Else Does
Tagged: Body Image, Self-Love, Mental Health, Fixing Your Brain
“Every time I go to see my therapist, I think about how lucky I am that I’m able to do this, and wish therapy was just provided automatically to everyone, as preventative care.”
— Celeste Ng
Tagged: Mental Health, therapy, Counseling, Seeking help
“It’s important to remind viewers that it is OK to ask for help and that doing so can yield positive results.”
— De Elizabeth, 5 Things That "13 Reasons Why" Can Do Better in Season 3
Tagged: 13 Reasons Why, Mental Health
“To me, my brain wasn’t beautiful; it was excessively complex.”
— Brianne Allen, When Depression Runs in the Family
Tagged: Depression, Mental Illness, Mental Health, Family
“The conversation needs to be louder.”
— Melanie Mignucci, We Asked 584 Women How The Conversation Around Mental Health Needs To Change
Tagged: Mental Health, mental wellness, Mental Illness
“Life is not the way it's supposed to be, it's the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.”
— Virginia Satir, via GoodReads
Tagged: Inspirational, Life, Coping Mechanisms, coping, Important, Mental Health
“I’m tired of people telling me to ‘stop thinking negatively’ and to ‘just let it go’ and ‘stop trying to control everything’ because I can’t. People need to understand that anxiety is a mental health disorder, and it can’t just be turned off.”
— Elizabeth Weinberger, My Anxiety Isn’t ‘Quirky’ — It’s Exhausting
Tagged: Mental Health, Uncontrollable, Negative, Anxiety
“Some people (including people you love and who love you very much) will not know how to help you. It is important to accept that.”
— Gee Grewal, An Open Letter To Anybody Suffering From Mental Health Issues
Tagged: Mental Health, Friends, Family, Acceptance
“Recognize that even though you may feel like you aren’t doing anything, you are fighting an extraordinary battle and it can be exhausting.”
— Sara Huggins, Here’s What To Do When The Mental Healthcare System Fails You
Tagged: Mental Health, fighter, strength
“We're all damaged in our own way. Nobody's perfect. I think we are all somewhat screwy, every single one of us.”
— Johnny Depp, Playboy Interview: Johnny Depp
Tagged: People, Life, imperfect, Perfection, Human Psychology, Mental Health
“To say a person is a happy person or an unhappy person is ridiculous. We are a thousand different kinds of people every hour.”
— Anthony Doerr, Memory Wall
Tagged: Identity, Happiness, Self Discovery, Be yourself, Mental Health
“Most people with mental health problems aren't violent; they just need help. We have to invest the money and resources to expand treatment programs that can provide that help.”
— Donald Trump, Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again
Tagged: Mental Health, Healthcare, Violence, Government
“I don’t think people understand how stressful it is to explain what’s going on in your head when you don’t even understand it yourself.”
— Sara Quin, Quotes on Mental Illness Stigma - HealthyPlace
Tagged: Human Condition, Mental Health
“It’s sometimes nice just to test things and talk to readers and hear back, and it makes you feel real, like you’ve got a real job with real people and you’re not in your little ivory tower … But when people get piled on, there’s nothing worse for your mental health.”
— Matt Haig, Matt Haig: ‘I think books can save us. They sort of saved me’
Tagged: Mental Health, physical health, Readers, Fans, Feedback
“I don’t know anyone for whom fame has been a mental health benefit.”
— Sara Benincasa, Reading Joan Didion in California Restaurants
Tagged: Reading, Books, Restaurants, Memoir, Joan Didion, Writers, Mental Health, Fame, Hollywood
“We’re taught to push through everything. We’re taught that in the ‘real world’ at a job it wouldn’t fly, you’d still have to get up and go to work, even if you were upset, and that we’re just being prepared for the ‘real world.’ But in the ‘real world’ you get sick days. You get time off when you’re ill, whether that be physically, emotionally or mentally.”
— Becca Martin, It’s Time To Break The Stigma Of Mental Health In Student Athletes
Tagged: Mental Health, real world, Emotional, Illness
“Look; there’s no magic cure-all or even standard for mental health, but that alone should be comforting. It’s a gentle, loving reminder of two fantastic truths. Not only are you normal and fine at a very fundamental level, but on top of that crucial, comforting fact is the bonus, knowledge that things could help.”
— Lev Novak, Mental Health Is Normal(And So Are You)
Tagged: Mental Health, normal, help, Comforting
“A weird thing about working on your mental health is that it’s very stressful to do the work required in order to work on your mental health!!!”
— Chrissy Stockton, 5 Things(3.21.17)
Tagged: Mental Health, Being Yourself
“I like thinking about a lot of things at once, but at a certain point, it gets to be too much. And that's when I kind of crumble.”
— Rachel Bloom, Rachel Bloom Is Tired of Rich People Getting Things for Free
Tagged: Celebrities, Mental Health, mental wellness, Self-Care
“Masculinity—a coarse and not particularly helpful term—doesn't exactly lend itself to introspection, discussing feelings, or even feeling those feelings.”
— Editors of GQ, A Starter Guide to Becoming Mentally Healthier
Tagged: Masculinity, Mental Health, Mental Health in Men, Men's Issues
“Know that I am scared and won't be able to explain why, so please don't freak out or be annoyed with me.”
— Kelsey Darragh, This woman helped her boyfriend understand anxiety in this beautifully simple way
Tagged: Panic, Anxiety, Mental Health, coping
“Drinking may make the pain go away, but it doesn’t last.”
— Adrienne Blane, 7 Things We All Need To Realize About Mental Illness
Tagged: Mental Health, Drinking, Alcohol
“Waiting for someone to notice your problem will never have a positive outcome. If you are excellent at creating a façade, most people will never be aware of your struggle. Waiting on others to help means you are relying on someone to do what you cannot or are not ready to do.”
— Adrienne Blane, 7 Things We All Need To Realize About Mental Illness
Tagged: Mental Health, Waiting, Silence
“It's up to you today to start making healthy choices. Not choices that are just healthy for your body, but healthy for your mind.”
— Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
Tagged: Mental Health, healthy, Mind, Body
“Sabine says, Honesty is the only
antidote for shame.
She is trying to save me.
But I am tired.”
— Cynthia Cruz, Three Poems by Cynthia Cruz- BOMB Magazine
Tagged: Poetry, Exhausted, Mental Health, Depression, I Hate Myself
“I’ve been in some very dark places. Different times and different things, over the course of my life. Thought about ending things. Attempted to end things. Thankfully, I openly talked about it. I’m okay with talking about extremely uncomfortable things.
Not everyone is.”
— Jean Grae
Tagged: Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Illness, talking about mental health, Depression
“Not everyone is okay with talking about uncomfortable things, or LISTENING to uncomfortable things.
We’ve been made to feel certain ways about them. Like it’s not normal.
But it is.
Please just be open to listening. Please try your best to get things out of your head.”
— Jean Grae
Tagged: Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Illness, talking about mental health, Depression
“find the pocket of your heartbeat
where you keep forgiveness.
we will try again tomorrow”
— Ashe Vernon, Post-Panic Attack
Tagged: Poetry, Panic, Panic Attacks, Anxiety, Mental Health
“We’re supposed to be happy all the time, which, turns out, is a hard thing to do when you’re constantly being told you can do and be better, and more positive, and more productive. It’s almost like self-help isn’t always... that helpful.”
— Clay Skipper, Why Self-Help Might Actually Be Making You Less Happy
Tagged: Self-Help, Mental Health
“For those facing climbing levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and other mental-health issues, the ability to take time away from work to recover — even while forgoing pay — can seem appealing. But what exactly does such a leave entail? And is it a good idea?”
— Ludmila Leiva, I Took A ‘Stress Leave’ From My Job — Here's What Happened
Tagged: Stress, Burnout, Health, Mental Health
“Sometimes it helps to just get the things out in a safe, loving environment.

But you can't solve everything. So do your best to not make anyone feel terrible about just feeling their feelings.”
— Jean Grae
Tagged: Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Illness, Depression, talking about mental health, Opening Up
“If you are finding yourself stuck in a way of thinking that triggers certain emotional responses ask yourself one simple question: 'What is my prayer?'”
— Iyanla Vanzant
Tagged: Spirituality, prayer, spiritual communication, spiritual connection, Emotionality, emotions, Mental Health
“You can't help what you feel, but you can help how you behave.”
— Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale
Tagged: Behavior, Feelings, Emotion, Psychology, Mental Health, Self-Control
“I believe it’s time to stop pushing through the pain and start treating mental health like we would a torn hamstring.”
— Becca Martin, It’s Time To Break The Stigma Of Mental Health In Student Athletes
Tagged: Mental Health, Pain, physical pain, mental pain
“Have a good cry. It’s nothing to be ashamed of. Carry tissues and extra makeup with you so you don’t look like a raccoon after.”
— Morgan Chavez, 19 Little Things To Remember When Battling A Depressive Episode
Tagged: Mental Health, Crying, tissues
“Admit it, name it, and take action in the face of it.”
— SK Quinn, Indie Author Survival Guide
Tagged: The way forward, Mental Health, My aesthetic, Quote of the Moment