May 12, 2018 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 By GoodTherapy Staff<\/p>\n
This Mental Health Awareness Month<\/a>, GoodTherapy seeks to emphasize that mental health is a human experience. Symptoms and circumstances of mental health concerns come in nearly unlimited variation. But they are, above all, a normal part of being alive. We must care for not only our bodies, but also our emotions and thoughts.<\/p>\n We have gathered here a selection of quotes about mental health. These are encouraging words about overcoming obstacles, seeking help<\/a>, and stopping shame<\/a>. You can share any of these images on your social media profiles or download them for your own use. To help spread awareness this mental health month, you can use the hashtags #MHAM2019 and #4Mind4Body.<\/p>\n Like GoodTherapy.org on Facebook<\/a> or follow us on Pinterest<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> for more!<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Many survivors insist they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not courageous: \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcIf I were courageous I would have stopped the abuse.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcIf I were courageous, I wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be scared\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Most of us have it mixed up. You don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t start with courage and then face fear. You become courageous because you face your fear.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u2022 Laura Davis<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I keep moving ahead, as always, knowing deep down inside that I am a good person and that I am worthy of a good life.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u2022 Jonathan Harnisch<\/p>\n “There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t.” \u00e2\u20ac\u201d John Green<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not going to make it, but you laugh inside\u00e2\u20ac\u201dremembering all the times you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve felt that way.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Charles Bukowski<\/p>\n “Deep breathing is our nervous system\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s love language.” \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy<\/p>\n “It is not the bruises on the body that hurt. It is the wounds of the heart and the scars on the mind.” \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Aisha Mirza<\/p>\n Change what you can, manage what you can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t.\u00e2\u20ac\u0160\u00e2\u20ac\u201d\u00e2\u20ac\u0160Raymond McCauley<\/p>\n “Mental health\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6is not a destination, but a process. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s about how you drive, not where you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going.” \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Noam Shpancer, PhD<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You are the one thing in this world, above all other things, that you must never give up on. When I was in middle school, I was struggling with severe anxiety and depression and the help and support I received from my family and a therapist saved my life. Asking for help is the first step. You are more precious to this world than you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll ever know.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Lili Reinhart<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Increasing the strength of our minds is the only way to reduce the difficulty of life.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u2022 Mokokoma Mokhonoana<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153In the middle of winter I at last discovered that there was in me an invincible summer.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Albert Camus<\/p>\n “Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.” \u00e2\u20ac\u2022 Henry David Thoreau<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153There is a crack in everything, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s how the light gets in\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u2022 Leonard Cohen<\/p>\n “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Aristotle<\/p>\n “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls, the most massive characters are seared with scars.”<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Khalil Gibran<\/p>\n “Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go, they merely determine where you start.”<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Nido Qubein<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Amy March, from Little Women<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Promise me you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll always remember \u00e2\u20ac\u201d you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Christopher Robin from Winnie the Pooh<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I am bent, but not broken. I am scarred, but not disfigured. I am sad, but not hopeless. I am tired, but not powerless. I am angry, but not bitter. I am depressed, but not giving up.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Anonymous<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I understand your pain. Trust me, I do. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve seen people go from the darkest moments in their lives to living a happy, fulfilling life. You can do it too. I believe in you. You are not a burden. You will never be a burden.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sophie Turner<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mental health is something that we all need to talk about, and we need to take the stigma away from it. So let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s raise the awareness. Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s let everybody know it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s OK to have a mental illness and addiction problem.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Demi Lovato<\/p>\n If you have been brutally broken but still have the courage to be gentle to other living beings, then you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re a badass with a heart of an angel.\u00e2\u20ac\u0160\u00e2\u20ac\u201d\u00e2\u20ac\u0160Keanu Reeves<\/p>\n I found that with depression, one of the most important things you could realize is that you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not alone. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not the first to go through it; you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not going to be the last to go through it.\u00e2\u20ac\u0160\u00e2\u20ac\u201d\u00e2\u20ac\u0160Dwayne Johnson (The Rock)<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Anyone can be affected, despite their level of success or their place on the food chain. In fact, there is a good chance you know someone who is struggling with it since nearly 20% of American adults face some form of mental illness in their lifetime. So why aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t we talking about it?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Kristen Bell<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I go to therapy. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just one of the most important things \u00e2\u20ac\u201d to get to know yourself. Not saying everyone in the world has to do it, but I do think that it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s helped me understand myself and my childhood a lot better.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d In a conversation about her Bipolar Disorder battle.- Selena Gomez<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153There is a lot of shame attached to mental illness, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s important that you know that there is hope and a chance for recovery.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d-Lady Gaga<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153If my revelation of having bipolar II has encouraged one person to seek help, then it is worth it. There is no need to suffer silently and there is no shame in seeking help. \u00e2\u20ac\u201cCatherine Zeta-Jones<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I was with someone recently who asked: \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcWell, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t you think that if you do too much therapy it will take away your artistic process?\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 And I told them: \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcThe biggest lie that we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve ever been sold is that we as artists have to stay in pain to create.’\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Katy Perry<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Depression weighs you down like a rock in a river. You don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t stand a chance. You can fight and pray and hope you have the strength to swim, but sometimes, you have to let yourself sink. Because you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll never know true happiness until someone or something pulls you back out of that river \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll never believe it until you realize it was you, yourself who saved you.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u2022 Alysha Speer<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You say you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcdepressed\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c all I see is resilience. You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t mean you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re defective \u00e2\u20ac\u201c it just means you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re human.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u2022 David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mental 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 increases the burden: it is easier to say, ‘My tooth is aching’ than to say, ‘My heart is broken.’ \u00e2\u20ac\u2022 C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Others imply that they know what it is like to be depressed because they have gone through a divorce, lost a job, or broken up with someone. But these experiences carry with them feelings. Depression, instead, is flat, hollow, and unendurable. It is also tiresome. People cannot abide being around you when you are depressed. They might think that they ought to, and they might even try, but you know and they know that you are tedious beyond belief: you are irritable and paranoid and humorless and lifeless and critical and demanding and no reassurance is ever enough. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re frightened, and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re frightening, and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcnot at all like yourself but will be soon,\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 but you know you won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u2022 Kay Redfield Jamison<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of the world but those who fight and win battles that others do not know anything about.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Jonathan Harnisch<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Depression, suffering and anger are all part of being human.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Janet Fitch<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want my picture taken because I was going to cry. I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know why I was going to cry, but I knew that if anybody spoke to me or looked at me too closely the tears would fly out of my eyes and the sobs would fly out of my throat and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d cry for a week. I could feel the tears brimming and sloshing in me like water in a glass that is unsteady and too full.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u2022 Sylvia Plath<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I need one of those long hugs where you kinda forget whatever else is happening around you for minute.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Marilyn Monroe<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153So many people look at [my depression] as me being ungrateful, but that is not it \u00e2\u20ac\u201d I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t help it. There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not much that I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m closed off about, and the universe gave me all that so I could help people feel like they don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have to be something they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not or feel like they have to fake happy. There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nothing worse than being fake happy.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Miley Cyrus<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The pain of severe depression is quite unimaginable to those who have not suffered it, and it kills in many instances because its anguish can no longer be borne. The prevention of many suicides will continue to be hindered until there is a general awareness of the nature of this pain.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u2022 William Styron<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153My anxiety doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t come from thinking about the future but from wanting to control it.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Hugh Prather<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201dVirginia Woolf<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201dEpictetus<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Charles Spurgeon<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Worrying is carrying tomorrow\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s load with today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s strength-carrying two days at once. Worrying doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Corrie Ten Boom<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201dCharles Spurgeon<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u2022Soren Kierkegaard<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Walter Anderson<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Thich Nhat Hanh<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have to control your thoughts; you just have to stop letting them control you.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201dDan Millman<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Every one of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Princess Diana<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret to getting started is breaking your overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Mark Twain<\/p>\n “Self-care is how you take your power back.” \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Lalah Delia<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Self-care is one of the active ways that I love myself. When you can and as you can, in ways that feel loving, make time and space for yourself.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Tracee Ellis Ross<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Self-care is so much more than a beauty regimen or an external thing you do. It has to start within your heart to know what you need to navigate your life. A pedicure doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t last, but meditating every day does.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Carrie Anne Moss<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153To accept ourselves as we are means to value our imperfections as much as our perfections.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sandra Bierig<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Loving yourself isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t vanity. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sanity.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Katrina Mayer<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153With every act of self-care your authentic self gets stronger, and the critical, fearful mind gets weaker. Every act of self-care is a powerful declaration: I am on my side, I am on my side, each day I am more and more on my own side.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Susan Weiss Berry<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Coco Chanel<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s okay to take time for yourself. We give so much of ourselves to others, and we need to be fueled both physically and mentally. If we are in balance, it helps us in all our interactions.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Faith Hill<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We need never be hopeless, because we can never be irreparably broken.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d John Green<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to go through tough times \u00e2\u20ac\u201c that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s life. But I say, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcNothing happens to you, it happens for you.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 See the positive in negative events. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153- Joel Osteen<\/p>\n “Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor. \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Thich Nhat Hanh<\/p>\n “There is no standard normal. Normal is subjective. There are seven billion versions of normal on this planet. \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Matt Haig, Reasons to Stay Alive<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Og Mandino<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153This is the ending. Now not day only shall be beloved, but night too shall be beautiful and blessed and all its fear pass away.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d- J. R. R. Tolkien<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I learned there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead, others come from behind. But I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve bought a big bat. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m all ready, you see. Now my troubles are going to have trouble with me.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d – Dr. Seuss<\/p>\n “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising whenever we fall.” – Confucius<\/p>\n Many people find themselves personally involved with the topic of mental health. We may be affected when a loved one experiences a mental health issue. Knowing what to say, how to act, or what we can do to help is not always clear. Other times, we might be the one who is struggling. Anxiety<\/a>, depression<\/a>, trauma<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthese conditions and others have affected billions around the world and throughout history.<\/p>\n Talking about mental health can give us freedom to seek help, find people who can relate, and move toward well-being. Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s continue the conversation about mental health. Together, we can work to stop the stigma<\/a> surrounding issues many of us face!<\/p>\n \u00c2\u00a9 Copyright 2018 GoodTherapy.org. All rights reserved. Permission to publish granted by GoodTherapy Staff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The more we can talk about mental health, the more we dispel myths and shame that often surround the topic. 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