We all struggle sometimes. It’s okay to admit it! And when you’re feeling run down emotionally, it can be hard to recharge your batteries. Mental Health Quotes can be a good reminder that you are not alone and offer some minor support for your worst days.
Although seeking professional help is by far the best option for balancing out your mental health.
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Mental Health Statistics
- One in Five adults in the U.S. live with Mental Illness
- One in 25 adults suffers from a Serious Mental Illness
- Suicide is the second leading cause of death in Americans age 10-34
Four Great Online Mental Health Resources
- Mental Health America- Staying Mentally Healthy
- National Alliance on Mental Illness- Living with a Mental Condition
- Anxiety and Depression Association of America- 7 Ways to Seek Therapy without Breaking the Bank
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255). Trained crisis workers are available to talk with you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year round.
Please use the above resources (or see a medical professional) if you are struggling and need mental health support. Although, I am passionate about mental health I am not in any way a medical professional. And none of my tips and suggestions should not in anyway be considered medical advice.
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month (May)
I’ve rounded up some empowering mental health quotes. To help provide strength, insight, and joy to those who need it. As someone who is on a mental health journey battling depression and anxiety, I hope you spread the word and help end the stigma! Feel free to pin and share with anyone who needs a reminder that together we can #breakthestigma
31 Amazing Mental Health Quotes
Quotes to Fight Mental Illness Stigma
“I cannot stand the words “Get over it”. All of us are under such pressure to put our problems in the past tense. Slow down. Don’t allow others to hurry your healing. It is a process, one that may take years, occasionally, even a lifetime – and that’s OK.” Beau Taplin
”Healing takes time, and asking for help is a courageous step.” Mariska Hargitay
“Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all.” Bill Clinton
“The two most powerful words when we’re in struggle: ‘me too’.” Brené Brown
“Just because I’m having a bad day doesn’t mean I didn’t take my medicine.” Sarah Howerton Kakkuri
“The problem with the stigma around mental health is really about the stories that we tell ourselves as a society.” Matthew Quick
“It’s so common, it could be anyone. The trouble is, nobody wants to talk about it. And that makes everything worse.” Ruby Wax
“I wish people could understand that the brain is the most important organ of our body. Just because you can’t see mental illness like you could see a broken bone, doesn’t mean it’s not as detrimental or devastating to a family or an individual.” Demi Lovato
“This disease comes with a package: shame. When any other part of your body gets sick, you get sympathy.” Ruby Wax
Great Mental Health Awareness Quotes from Literature and Authors
“Stress, anxiety, and depression are caused when we are living to please others.” Paulo Cohelo
”And sometimes I have kept my feelings to myself because I could find no language to describe them in.” Jane Austen
“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” Oscar Wilde
“You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have the right to be here.” — Max Ehrmann from “Desiderata: A Poem for a Way of Life”
“Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increase the burden: It is easier to say “My tooth is aching” than to say “My heart is broken”. C.S. Lewis
“You are so brave and quiet, I forget you are suffering.” Ernest Hemingway
“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of
“Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.” Albert Camus
“In the middle of winter I at last discovered that there was in me an invincible summer.” Albert Camus
Mental Health Quotes for Strength
“You may have to fight a battle more than once.”- Margaret Thatcher
“My recovery has been an evolution, not a sudden miracle.” Patty Duke
“I am still me, no matter my mental health.” Niki McBain
“Turn your demons into art, your shadow into a friend, your fear into fuel, your failures into teachers, your weaknesses into reasons to keep fighting. Don’t waste your pain. Recycle your heart.” Andrea Balt
“I’m not faking being sick. I’m actually faking being well.” – Unknown
”Sometimes our own needs and desires must be expressed, even at the expense of shattering the image others have created of us.” Sean Wolfe
“Someday
”You know when you’re in a bad dream and you’re trying to run, punch, kick, or
“It’s okay to not be perfect. It’s okay to make mistakes. And it’s okay to do something that you hadn’t done because if we don’t do those things we never grow.” Dawn Stanyon
“I’m not lazy. I’m just exhausted from fighting my way through every single day.” Mimi Love
“When we deny the story, it
“The bravest thing I ever did was continuing my life when I wanted to die.” Juliette Lewis
“Do not apologize for crying. Without this emotion, we are only robots.” Elizabeth Gilbert
Mental Health Awareness Quotes Summary
These 31 quotes were all chosen for this round-up for different reasons. Some I chose for their honest representation of what it’s like to live with mental illness. Others were a reminder of what it’s like to have a good day where I can feel like I am not defined by my depression and anxiety. And others were chosen simply because they serve as a reminder to break the stigma of mental illness.
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Thanks for the quotes. they are inspiring…