“Remember, you're still going to be you on vacation. If you are sad where you are and then you get on a plane to Italy, the you in Italy will be the same sad you from before, just in a new place.”— Adam Sandler, youtube.com
“Whether you plan some elaborate project on Pinterest, or you grab some paint to sling at a piece of cardboard Pollock-style, doing something artistic could help get your friend smiling again”— Mckenzie Terry , teenvogue.com
“Todd Lawson Latourette, who is bipolar, said he was off his medications and in the midst of a psychotic episode 17 years ago when he cut off his right forearm with a Skilsaw and cauterized it himself.”— Jayme Deerwester, usatoday.com
“My boyfriend has been there for me when my mental health was at its lowest and was my best friend when no one else was so don’t come at me with 'you spend too much time together' or that I’m choosing him over friends cause at one point he was all I had and I appreciate him so much.”— Caitlyn, twitter.com
“I want us to stop this culture of only talking about mental health when a famous person dies. It should be an ongoing discussion where awareness is spread and future tragedies are prevented. It should not be an attempt by some to get retweets and likes.”— Luke Waltham, twitter.com
“The next generation needs to know that sharing their struggles with depression or mental illness is a sign of strength, and that in seeking help, they will be supported and celebrated, as Anthony Bourdain deserves to be, for their honesty and humanity above all.”— Lori Silverbush, medium.com
“I’ve got my own shit to deal with too. At the very least of all these points, be kind. Be open. You cant solve everyone’s everything, just let them know that you are OPEN. And if you need to steer them towards help, do it. We’re all just people trying to make it.”— Jean Grae, twitter.com
“Sometimes it helps to just get the things out in a safe, loving environment. But you can't solve everything. So do your best to not make anyone feel terrible about just feeling their feelings.”— Jean Grae, twitter.com
“Not everyone is okay with talking about uncomfortable things, or LISTENING to uncomfortable things. We’ve been made to feel certain ways about them. Like it’s not normal. But it is. Please just be open to listening. Please try your best to get things out of your head.”— Jean Grae, twitter.com
“I’ve been in some very dark places. Different times and different things, over the course of my life. Thought about ending things. Attempted to end things. Thankfully, I openly talked about it. I’m okay with talking about extremely uncomfortable things. Not everyone is.”— Jean Grae, twitter.com
“We don’t put enough emphasis on emotional intelligence and it’s left people unable to figure out how to handle their own.”— Sam Sykes, twitter.com
“Depression is an unbelievably powerful thing. It’s wild. One minute you can just be sitting there enjoying yourself and then, without even so much as a change in wind direction, your brain can decide that your world is crashing down all around you.”— Elan Gale, twitter.com
“A lot of us look like we are thriving but are just barely making it. Know that you are not alone in living with this.”— Saladin Ahmed, twitter.com
“'Depression is a choice' = 'your pain is your fault' 'You can overcome this if you just try hard enough' = 'Your pain is making me uncomfortable. Please shut up.' If you are unburdened by depression, real true depression, count yourself lucky. Keep your quick fixes to yourself. This is the kind of b…”— Andy Richter, twitter.com
“Anxiety is procrastination because you’re paralyzed with fear of failing so you hold it off.”— Kirsten Corley, thoughtcatalog.com
“It’s thinking too much, it’s caring too much. Because the root of people with anxiety is caring.”— Kirsten Corley, thoughtcatalog.com
“Anxiety is the time you spend waiting for an answer as a scenario plays out in your mind of what they could be thinking or are they mad? Anxiety is an unanswered text that kills you inside”— Kirsten Corley, thoughtcatalog.com