1 What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation. –Glenn Close
The stigma around mental health makes it difficult for a lot of people to come out with their mental health issues. They often decide to deal with it on their own. Only if people learn more about mental health can they understand its importance.
2 Mental health is not a destination, but a process, It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going. –Noam Shpancer
Mental health is more about how you react to different things. It is a process in which you try to cope up with different issues. Everybody does it differently and the manner in which you handle it is what matters.
3 When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. –Fred Rogers
The more we talk about our emotions and feelings, the easier it becomes to deal with them. It’s high time that we normalise conversations about our mental health and our emotions.
4 Don’t let your struggle become your identity. –Unknown
Do not let your problems define who you are. You are more than that. You need to fight it and come out as a victor, but never let your issues become your identity.
5 I found that with depression, one of the most important things you can realize is that you’re not alone. -Dwayne Johnson
The most comforting thing in the world is when you realise that you are not alone. That your struggle is not yours alone and that others have been down this path. They have made it out and so can you.
6 If you are broken, you do not have to stay broken. -Selena Gomez
You need to heal, no matter how deep the wound is. It’s foolish to let your bad times stay with your forever. You need to move on. You can heal only if you decide to do so.
7 Just because you don’t understand it doesn’t mean it isn’t so. -Lemony Snicket
It is often so difficult to understand our own emotions. We feel as though there is a different person lurking inside us. But it’s alright, you will eventually learn to deal with it.
8 Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey, they don’t need to, it’s not for them. -Joubert Botha
Sometimes the people around you will not understand your struggles and what you’ve been through. And it’s alright if they do not. Your journey is your own, and you do not need anyone else’s validation.
9 Don’t allow others to hurry your healing, It is a process, one that may take years, even a lifetime – and that’s OK. -Beau Taplin
You don’t have to hurry to heal. It is a slow process that needs to be done at your own pace. Take it slow because if you hurry, you will eventually do more harm than good.
10 You don’t have to be positive all the time, It’s perfectly okay to feel sad, angry, annoyed, frustrated, scared and anxious. -Lori Deschene
It’s perfectly fine to feel any range of emotions. Having feelings does not make you a negative person. The capacity to feel emotions, negative or positive, is what makes you human.
11 Nobody can save you but yourself, and you’re worth saving. -Charles Bukowski
Nobody else has the power to heal you but yourself. You need to decide that you want to be saved and only then can you be saved. No matter how deep of a pit you’ve fallen in, it’s always worth it to climb out.
12 Give yourself a break, Stop beating yourself up, Everyone makes mistakes, has setbacks and failures. -Les Brown
You need to stop being so hard on yourself. It’s alright to fall, it’s alright to be hurt and it’s alright to make mistakes. What matters is that you stay strong and make it out.
13 Being able to be your true self is one of the strongest components of good mental health. -Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy
If you are trying to be someone else, you’ll never feel good inside. There’ll always be something that is missing. Only if you are your true self can you find happiness.
14 Just because no one else can heal or do your inner work for you doesn’t mean you can, should, or need to do it alone. -Lisa Olivera
There is no shame in reaching out to someone if you feel you need help. Even if they can’t help you in your struggle, there are people around you, who can make things better.
15 What people never understand is that depression isn’t about the outside; it’s about the inside. -Jasmine Warga
The thing about depression is that it rarely ever shows on the outside. It isn’t written on one’s face. Depression stays within you, often making you incapable of living a normal life. You need to stop judging people and reach out to them if you want to help.
16 “The strongest people are those who win battles we know nothing about.” – Unknown
The people who manage to keep their emotions in check and don’t use petty excuses are the strongest ones. They keep their composure in the toughest times
17 “There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.” ― John Green
A person must not give in to the negative thoughts in their minds. There is always a bright side to all the adversity that you might face.
18 “The humanity we all share is more important than the mental illnesses we may not” ― Elyn R. Saks
Even if you can’t understand what a person is going through, you must treat their problems and dismays with respect. One must not mock another person as that could lead them to the edge of the cliff.
19 “My dark days made me stronger. Or maybe I already was strong, and they made me prove it.” — Emery Lord
Everything that happens to you, happens so that you can learn. Once you realise your strengths, life doesn’t feel like a challenge, but a journey to be enjoyed.
20 “This feeling will pass. The fear is real but the danger is not.” ― Cammie McGovern
Overthinking is the root of many problems that don’t even exist in reality. You might feel alone and scared, but those feelings will pass and you will emerge stronger.
21 “Tough times never last, but tough people do!” — Robert Schuller
Hardships are present in your life only to toughen you up. A person with an evolving and growing mind can handle anything that life throws at him
22 “There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in” ― Leonard Cohen
No matter what you are facing in life, there is always a bright side. Even in the darkest times you must hold on to hope and work for the best.
23 “Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves” ― Henry David Thoreau
It is when we are going through the rough patches in our lives, we understand what all our hidden strengths and weaknesses are. Survival, indeed brings out the best of us.
24 “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” — Winston Churchill
When faced with hard times, you must not give up and keep moving forward. If you keep yourself in a state of mind where you are constantly hurting, you will never progress.
25 “If you have been brutally broken but still have the courage to be gentle to other living beings, then you’re a badass with a heart of an angel.” — Keanu Reeve
One must be humble and polite to everyone, irrespective of the horrors that they have faced in the past. Only you can stop the flow of negativity.
26 “Mental health needs a great deal of attention, It’s the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with.” — Adam Ant
Mental health is a topic that is not given the attention that it deserves. It’s as real as any of the other major health issues. To solve this problem, we must become more comfortable while talking about this.
27 “Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.” — Charles Spurgeon
Anxiety not only makes you worry about the problems that you might never face in the future, it also drains you of the strength that you need to face the hardships today.
28 “Pay careful attention to anything you try to hide.” — Gretchen Rubin
We tend to hide what we are most insecure about, when those are the things that need our undivided attention. Our hidden insecurities are what eat us from the inside and cause maximum harm.
15 Important Quotes About Mental Health You Must Know
1. What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation. –Glenn Close
2. Mental health is not a destination, but a process, It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going. –Noam Shpancer
3. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. –Fred Rogers
4. Don’t let your struggle become your identity. –Unknown
5. I found that with depression, one of the most important things you can realize is that you’re not alone. -Dwayne Johnson
6. If you are broken, you do not have to stay broken. -Selena Gomez
7. Just because you don’t understand it doesn’t mean it isn’t so. -Lemony Snicket
8. Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey, they don’t need to, it’s not for them. -Joubert Botha
9. Don’t allow others to hurry your healing, It is a process, one that may take years, even a lifetime – and that’s OK. -Beau Taplin
10. You don’t have to be positive all the time, It’s perfectly okay to feel sad, angry, annoyed, frustrated, scared and anxious. -Lori Deschene
11. Nobody can save you but yourself, and you’re worth saving. -Charles Bukowski
12. Give yourself a break, Stop beating yourself up, Everyone makes mistakes, has setbacks and failures. -Les Brown
13. Being able to be your true self is one of the strongest components of good mental health. -Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy
14. Just because no one else can heal or do your inner work for you doesn’t mean you can, should, or need to do it alone. -Lisa Olivera
15. What people never understand is that depression isn’t about the outside; it’s about the inside. -Jasmine Warga
16. “The strongest people are those who win battles we know nothing about.” – Unknown
17. “There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.” ― John Green
18. “The humanity we all share is more important than the mental illnesses we may not” ― Elyn R. Saks
19. “My dark days made me stronger, Or maybe I already was strong, and they made me prove it.” — Emery Lord
20. “This feeling will pass, The fear is real but the danger is not.” ― Cammie McGovern
21. “Tough times never last, but tough people do!” — Robert Schuller
22. “There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in” ― Leonard Cohen
23. “Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves” ― Henry David Thoreau
24. “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” — Winston Churchill
25. “If you have been brutally broken but still have the courage to be gentle to other living beings, then you’re a badass with a heart of an angel.” — Keanu Reeves
26. “Mental health needs a great deal of attention, It’s the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with.” — Adam Ant
27. “Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.” — Charles Spurgeon
28. “Pay careful attention to anything you try to hide.” — Gretchen Rubin
