“My current therapist likes to say that exercise in any form is a gift we give ourselves. It’s a gift of action, of honoring the body by moving it, flexing it, challenging it. It’s a gift of satisfaction.”— Conley Lyons, them.us
“The notion that people who take medication for mental illness are weak seems rooted in internalized social stigma.”— Danielle Tcholakian, thecut.com
“Reid: No one gets therapy these days without a healthy dose of medication. Garcia: What are you implying, Reid? Reid: That everyone is medicated.”— Simon Mirren, Dr. Spencer Reid, Matthew Gray Gubler, imdb.com
“Goodbye, everyone. I'll remember you all in therapy.”— Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, Sheldon Plankton, Douglas Lawrence Osowski, imdb.com
“We need an internal prompt that signals us when our habitual thoughts that we may not be aware that we are thinking, threaten to disrupt our sense of peace and well-being.”— Iyanla Vanzant, twitter.com
“I told my therapist every single reason I thought I was weird, why I thought that I couldn't be a normal person because I saw things this way and I felt this way. And one by one these things were explained and I found out I wasn't weird or unacceptable.”— Anita A. Johnston, amazon.com
“I never listen to the audiotapes of my shrink sessions because the audience is usually so bad, I can't tell which jokes work and which ones don't.”— Garry Shandling, esquire.com
“People spend thousands in therapy digging and digging in the past. When you dig and dig, you find relics. Try to forgive yourself and get back on that ride.”— Richard Simmons, chicagotribune.com
“If I got a commission for sending my friends to therapy, I wouldn't have to work anymore.”— Allison Raskin, twitter.com
“My therapist suggested I write letters to all the people I hate and set fire to them. I tried it and feel a lot better... But now what do I do with all these letters?”— kbox, reddit.com
“Sex therapy and relationship counseling are often very effective in solving sexual troubles in women.”— Diana Bradley, beyondtalk.net
“When someone comes to you with their pain, they are not asking you to decide if their experience is valid.”— Silvy Khoucasian, silvykhoucasian.com
“Mental illnesses are scary, they are serious, but there is help and there is hope. If you or someone you know is going through a tough time, do not be afraid to ask for help.”— Ivy Allen, thoughtcatalog.com
“Meeting with a therapist can help you to process through your thoughts and feelings and they can also help you to identify some positive coping strategies.”— Jennifer Rollin, thoughtcatalog.com
“We're all a mishmash of extremes. I know that I have demons. I don't know if I want to get rid of them altogether, but I would like to experience them in a different way. Maybe go face to face with them. I've never really had the time to go to therapy. Well, here and there. But not enough to help me…”— Johnny Depp, vanityfair.com
“Met Dr. Phil. He called me out on some stuff. Made me cry. I'm a better person now. No he didn't. No I'm not.”— Neil Patrick Harris, twitter.com
“We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.”— Virginia Satir, amazon.com
“No pill can help me deal with the problem of not wanting to take pills; likewise, no amount of psychotherapy alone can prevent my manias and depressions. I need both. It is an odd thing, owing life to pills, one's own quirks and tenacities, and this unique, strange, and ultimately profound relations…”— Kay Redfield Jamison, amazon.com
“Hollowness: that I understand. I'm starting to believe that there isn't anything you can do to fix it. That's what I've taken from the therapy sessions: the holes in your life are permanent. You have to grow around them, like tree roots around concrete; you mold yourself through the gaps.”— Paula Hawkins, amazon.com