Thought Catalog

15 Stereotypes Of Mental Health We Need To Talk About To Help End The Stigma

It doesn't have to take over your life, it doesn't have to define you as a person. 
Kirsten Corley
November 18, 2016
“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
“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
“The most common reaction is, 'How can you be depressed? You have everything going for you. You are the supposed number one heroine and have a plush home, car movies...What else do you want? It's not about what you have or don't have. ”
— Deepika Padukone, I Had To Take Medication For Depression
Tagged: Depression Awareness, Mental Health
“It doesn't have to take over your life, it doesn't have to define you as a person, it's just important that you ask for help. It's not a sign of weakness.”
— Demi Lovato, Demi Lovato On Her Mental Health Journey
Tagged: Mental Health Awareness, Depression Awareness
“Not talking about mental health issues means that the toxic stigma that is still out there will continue to keep people from asking for help, from getting the treatment they need and from helping people to understand that a mental illness is a chronic disease, like any other chronic disease. You are not your illness.”
— Glenn Close, Here's Why Glenn Close Wants To End The Stigma Around Mental Illness
Tagged: Mental Health Awareness, Depression Awareness
“I’ve suffered through depression and anxiety my entire life, I still suffer with it every single day. I just want these kids to know that that depth that they feel as human beings is normal,’ she told Billboard. ‘We were born that way. This modern thing, where everyone is feeling shallow and less connected? That's not human.”
— Lady GaGa, 10 Celebrities Who Are Changing the Way We View Mental Health
Tagged: Depression Awareness, Mental Health Awareness
“'Having depression does means yo are sad 100% of the time. Having an eating disorder does not mean you have to be skinny. Having s social anxiety does not mean you can't talk to people. Having Obsessive Compulsive Disorder does not mean you are constantly cleaning. Stereotypes of these serious mental illnesses and many others need to stop.”
— Unknown, Kirsten Corley
Tagged: Mental Health Stereotypes
“Just because someone with depression has a better day doesn't mean that person got better. The day is still gray without rain.”
— Miley Cyrus, Kirsten Corley
Tagged: Mental Health Stereotypes
“Most people with mental health problems aren't violent. They just need help.”
— Donald Trump, Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again
Tagged: Mental Health Awareness
“Don't worry it's just a phase. But for some it can last a lifetime.”
— Arthur Gallant, The Most Common Mental Health Misconceptions
Tagged: Mental Health Awareness
“You're making a big deal out of nothing.”
— Arthur Gallant, The Most Common Mental Health Misconceptions
Tagged: Mental Health Awareness
“It could be a lot worse.”
— Arthur Gallant, The Most Common Mental Health Misconceptions
Tagged: Mental Health Awareness
“Stop feeling sorry for yourself.”
— Arthur Gallant, The Most Common Mental Health Misconceptions
Tagged: Mental Health Awareness
“It's all in your head.”
— Arthur Gallant, The Most Common Mental Health Misconceptions
Tagged: Mental Health Awareness
“But as soon as you have to take medicine for your mind, there's such a stigma behind it.”
— Jennifer Lawrence, I Treat my Mental Illness as I Would my Diabetes
Tagged: Mental Health Awareness