“My mental illnesses do not define me and they are not my fault.”— Ivy Allen, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Fault, Blame, Identity, Mental Illness
“I promise this moment will pass, I’m not saying everything will get better, but this horrible black hole you are stuck in has an out, I swear. Just hang in there a little longer, take it one day at a time, an hour at a time if you really need, and just keep breathing. You will make it through.”— Sara Huggins, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Mental Health, It Gets Better, strength, Survivor
“Don’t be embarrassed. Mental illness is WAY more common than you think.”— Morgan Chavez, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Mental Health, embarrassed, Common
“Depression is strength. Depression is someone who fights back. Depression is someone who does not stay down. Depression is someone who knows how to bring light to every situation that may seem dark. Depression is getting up every single day and simply trying again.”— Kirsten Corley, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Depression, strength, fighter
“Anyone who has actually been that sad can tell you that there's nothing beautiful or literary or mysterious about depression.”— Jasmine Warga, amazon.comTagged: Mental Health, Sadness, mysterious, Depression
“We do not live in movies where we can skip the bad parts and fast forward to the good ones. We need to spend some time journeying through the darkness to find the way out. There is a time for suffering and there is a time for healing. Be patient, you’ll be okay at the right time.”— Mariel Alvarez, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Timing, Healing, Mental Health
“Having a mental disorder is not glamorous. Having a mental disorder is not a romantic walk in the park, where brooding creativity flourishes. It can be hell, and it can destroy lives.”— Robyn Murning, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Creativity, Romanticized, Mental Disorder, Mental Illness
“We’re taught to push through everything. We’re taught that in the ‘real world’ at a job it wouldn’t fly, you’d still have to get up and go to work, even if you were upset, and that we’re just being prepared for the ‘real world.’ But in the ‘real world’ you get sick days. You get time off when you’re…”— Becca Martin, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Mental Health, real world, Emotional, Illness
“When you have a mental illness, you don’t get a manual from the doctor about how to cope. Sure, in the clinical sense, you might get an idea of what to do or anticipate but it does not always match the unique, individual experience.”— Jamie Berube, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Confusion, Illness, Mental Illness, doctor, coping with mental illness
“Everyone is afraid and insecure, even if they pretend not to be.”— Katie Beecher, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Mental Health, Fear, Insecurities, pretending
“You are a good person, I promise. It’s hard to be our best selves when we feel constant anxiety, stress, fear of the future or anger and frustration at circumstances and emotions which we feel powerless to change.”— Gee Grewal, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Stress, Fear, emotions, Self love
“Waiting for someone to notice your problem will never have a positive outcome. If you are excellent at creating a façade, most people will never be aware of your struggle. Waiting on others to help means you are relying on someone to do what you cannot or are not ready to do.”— Adrienne Blane, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Mental Health, Waiting, Silence
“I’m tired of people telling me to ‘stop thinking negatively’ and to ‘just let it go’ and ‘stop trying to control everything’ because I can’t. People need to understand that anxiety is a mental health disorder, and it can’t just be turned off.”— Elizabeth Weinberger, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Mental Health, Uncontrollable, Negative, Anxiety
“We are not completely hopeless; I know there are days when all hope seems lost but trust me when I say that everything will eventually fall into its rightful places.”— Deianira Fabi, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Mental Health, Hope, Trust
“I want you to know it’s okay to be vulnerable. You don’t owe anyone an explanation for being who you are. Some people will never understand depression; they will never understand how you can go from being completely fine to feeling so empty. They will tell you to ‘cheer up’ and to ‘get over it,’ but…”— Becca Martin, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Mental Health, Depression, Complicated, explanations
“Look; there’s no magic cure-all or even standard for mental health, but that alone should be comforting. It’s a gentle, loving reminder of two fantastic truths. Not only are you normal and fine at a very fundamental level, but on top of that crucial, comforting fact is the bonus, knowledge that thin…”— Lev Novak, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Mental Health, normal, help, Comforting
“Not everything is known about the human brain but, the causes for mental illness are thought to be genes and environment. Causes are not some fault, weakness, lack of willpower, or character flaw of the individual.”— Sandy Smith, nami.orgTagged: willpower, Weakness, Flaws, environment, Mental Illness
“It is a hard cycle to conquer. The body is working against you. And because of this, you feel even more despair. Which only amplifies the imbalance. It takes uncommon strength to live with these things. But I have seen that strength over and over again.”— David Levithan, amazon.comTagged: Mental Health, strength, Despair
“It's my experience that people are a lot more sympathetic if they can see you hurting, and for the millionth time in my life I wish for measles or smallpox or some other easily understood disease just to make it easier on me and also on them.”— Jennifer Niven, amazon.comTagged: Mental Health, Sympathetic, Hurting, Pain
“You know why we struggle? Because we’re wildly creative, out-of-the-box, complicated, gorgeously imperfect girl creatures.”— Zara Barrie, elitedaily.comTagged: imperfect, Creative, Struggle, Girl Power, Self love
“Even though you can’t see it doesn’t mean it’s not real.”— Becca Martin, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Mental Health, emotions, Invisible
“I have come to realize that any person who rejects me because of a chronic illness is not someone I want in my life. It is not the disorder or me that people are so put off by – it is what the external world has defined my disorder to be.”— Robyn Murning, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Rejection, Relationships, Society, Chronic Illness
“Confiding in someone does not mean you are burdening them with your problems. The moment you begin to admit it to yourself or someone else, is the moment you set yourself free.”— Adrienne Blane, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Mental Health, sharing, Communication, Caring For Others, Sharing Your Feelings
“Every difficult experience is an opportunity to redefine yourself. I’m not saying you have to become an acclaimed writer or a world famous artist, or an actress or a motivational speaker or anything. You simply have to commit to building a better you – a stronger you, a more empathetic you, a more l…”— Gee Grewal, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Mental Health, Redefine, Identity, better yourself
“You're not responsible for causing it. You're not morally at fault for it. No more than you would be for a tumor.”— Patrick Ness, amazon.comTagged: Mental Health, Blame, Fault, Tumor
“It's up to you today to start making healthy choices. Not choices that are just healthy for your body, but healthy for your mind.”— Steve Maraboli, amazon.comTagged: Mental Health, healthy, Mind, Body
“I think the idea of a 'mental health day' is something completely invented by people who have no clue what it's like to have bad mental health. The idea that your mind can be aired out in twenty-four hours is kind of like saying heart disease can be cured if you eat the right breakfast cereal. Menta…”— David Levithan, amazon.comTagged: Mental Health, Mental Health Day, Suicide
“We know that we are strong. We know that we can stand up to that which scares us. Because we know that it is so much more than simply ‘all in our head.’ And we have done the bravest thing we can do by choosing to keep fighting anyway.”— Jamie Berube, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Mental Health, Brave, strength, Survivor
“Depression will lie to you and tell you what others are thinking. DO NOT SUCCUMB. You are loved, you are worthy and you belong on this planet.”— Morgan Chavez, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Mental Health, Love, Depression
“I have to remember that feelings won’t kill me. But running from them can.”— Zara Barrie, elitedaily.comTagged: Mental Health, Running, Feelings, Escape