1 There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in ― Leonard Cohen
Just because certain circumstances pulled you down to your rock bottom, Doesn’t mean that you have to stay there. Everyone breaks at some point, but its the tough times that make us realise the scope we have for improvement
2 Mental health problems don’t define who you are. They are something you experience. You walk in the rain and you feel the rain, but you are not the rain.” — Matt Haig
Mental health is an issue that isn’t talked about much in the society. Everyone has ups and downs in their lives, but that doesn’t define you as a negative or a positive person. Just because you are facing bad times doesn’t mean you’re a bad person.
3 Mental health affects every aspect of your life. It’s not just this neat little issue you can put into a box.” — Shannon Purser
When a person is down mentally, they can’t actually focus on any other part of their daily life. Just one factor that can break a person down mentally, deforms all their other plans and work. You cannot expect good results from yourself if you’re mentally and emotionally damamged.
4 The best way out is always through.” — Robert Frost
You must not give when the times are hard. If you do that you’ll be stuck in that same situation forever. You must keep fighting the uneasy to get to a better point in your life. No matter what, one must keep moving forward.
5 Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending, he turned into a butterfly.”— Anonymous proverb
Tough times are present in one’s life to make them realise that it’s high time to start evolving themselves into a stronger and better being, for when you make it out of those tough times, you notice an even stronger and better version of yourself.
6 It is not the bruises on the body that hurt. It is the wounds of the heart and the scars on the mind.” — Aisha Mirza
Physical wounds are easy to heal. But the ones inflicted on someone’s soul take a lifetime to heal. A person who has been broken emotionally might even have to change his entire personality just to heal from that one scar.
7 Mental health… is not a destination but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going.” — Noam Shpancer
Healing through a trauma isn’t much about the result but how you get there. To feel proud of yourself and to find meaning in your existence during this process is the actual goal here.
8 You are not your illness. You have an individual story to tell. You have a name, a history, a personality. Staying yourself is part of the battle.” — Julian Seifter
Every person has different reasons to mould themselves into the person they are to this day. No one deserved to be judged by the one factor that has broken them. We as humans must be more empathetic and understanding.
9 The bravest thing I ever did was continuing my life when I wanted to die.”― Juliette Lewis
Giving up on the toughest turns of life never leads to a better result. You just pass on your pain and suffering to those who loved you. Instead you must keep pushing forward until the tough times end or you find the strength to deal with them.
10 What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candour, and more unashamed conversation.” — Glenn Close
Mental health is a topic that needs to be brought in the limelight. If we don’t understand its basis and be comfortable in talking our vices out, we would fail as a society.
11 Deep breathing is our nervous system’s love language.” — Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy
Calming yourself down in tough situations is an art that not many can master. But those who do master it can make the most out of even the worst situations.
12 If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” — Frederick Douglas
Harder times only suggest that there is a need for improvement in your way of life. Nothing happens without a reason. Thus, you must face the tough situations in your life as a challenge that you need to overcome to improve yourself.
13 There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.” — John Green
Certain things might force you to adopt a pessimistic approach towards life. But that doesn’t have to mean that it is the only right perspective. Your mind might make you believe that there is no hope when it’s always inside you.
14 Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves” ― Henry David Thoreau
We take a lot of things for granted. That includes our mental health as well. When we lose an integral part of our life with which we had an emotional connection, only then do we realise how lonesome life can get. That’s when we explore our strengths and begin to enjoy our own company
15 You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.” — Dan Millman
Your mind can be your greatest prison. One must not let unnecessary thoughts take over them due to negativity and hardships. We must learn to control our thoughts and adopt an optimistic attitude.
15 Inspiring quotes about Mental Health for this Mental Health Awareness Month
1. There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in ― Leonard Cohen
2. Mental health problems don’t define who you are. They are something you experience. You walk in the rain and you feel the rain, but you are not the rain.” — Matt Haig
3. Mental health affects every aspect of your life. It’s not just this neat little issue you can put into a box.” — Shannon Purser
4. The best way out is always through.” — Robert Frost
5. Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending, he turned into a butterfly.”— Anonymous proverb
6. It is not the bruises on the body that hurt. It is the wounds of the heart and the scars on the mind.” — Aisha Mirza
7. Mental health… is not a destination but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going.” — Noam Shpancer
8. You are not your illness. You have an individual story to tell. You have a name, a history, a personality. Staying yourself is part of the battle.” — Julian Seifter
9. The bravest thing I ever did was continuing my life when I wanted to die.”― Juliette Lewis
10. What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candour, and more unashamed conversation.” — Glenn Close
11. Deep breathing is our nervous system’s love language.” — Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy
12. If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” — Frederick Douglas
13. There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.” — John Green
14. Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves” ― Henry David Thoreau
15. You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.” — Dan Millman