15 Stereotypes Of Mental Health We Need To Talk About To Help End The Stigma

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It doesn't have to take over your life, it doesn't have to define you as a person. 

“Just because someone with depression has a better day doesn't mean that person got better. The day is still gray without rain.”

— Miley Cyrus, kcorley92.tumblr.com

Tagged: Mental Health Stereotypes

“'Having depression does means yo are sad 100% of the time. Having an eating disorder does not mean you have to be skinny. Having s social anxiety does not mean you can't talk to people. Having Obsessive Compulsive Disorder does not mean you are constantly cleaning. Stereotypes of these serious menta…”

— Unknown, kcorley92.tumblr.com

Tagged: Mental Health Stereotypes

“Most people with mental health problems aren't violent. They just need help.”

— Donald Trump, amazon.com

Tagged: Mental Health Awareness

“I don’t think people understand how stressful it is to explain what’s going on in your head when you don’t even understand it yourself.”

— Sara Quin, healthyplace.com

Tagged: Human Condition, Mental Health

“It doesn't have to take over your life, it doesn't have to define you as a person, it's just important that you ask for help. It's not a sign of weakness.”

— Demi Lovato, buzzfeed.com

Tagged: Mental Health Awareness, Depression Awareness

“Not talking about mental health issues means that the toxic stigma that is still out there will continue to keep people from asking for help, from getting the treatment they need and from helping people to understand that a mental illness is a chronic disease, like any other chronic disease. You are…”

— Glenn Close, buzzfeed.com

Tagged: Mental Health Awareness, Depression Awareness

“I’ve suffered through depression and anxiety my entire life, I still suffer with it every single day. I just want these kids to know that that depth that they feel as human beings is normal,’ she told Billboard. ‘We were born that way. This modern thing, where everyone is feeling shallow and less co…”

— Lady GaGa, teenvogue.com

Tagged: Depression Awareness, Mental Health Awareness

“To say a person is a happy person or an unhappy person is ridiculous. We are a thousand different kinds of people every hour.”

— Anthony Doerr, amazon.com

Tagged: Identity, Happiness, Self Discovery, Be yourself, Mental Health

“The most common reaction is, 'How can you be depressed? You have everything going for you. You are the supposed number one heroine and have a plush home, car movies...What else do you want? It's not about what you have or don't have.”

— Deepika Padukone, hindustantimes.com

Tagged: Depression Awareness, Mental Health