Quotes About Mentalhealth

In the twentieth century, homosexuality was said to be caused by overbearing mothers and passive fathers; schizophrenia reflected the parents' unconscious wish that their child did not exist; and autism was the result of "refrigerator mothers," whose coldness doomed their children to a fortress of silence. We've now realized that such complex and overdetermined conditions are not the result of parental attitude or behavior.

It is this acute awareness of transience and limitation that constitutes mild depression.

it. Block out the terrible thoughts that invade your mind. I

I don't want to be smart, because being smart makes you depressed.

So afraid to go outside, to be happy, to be with other people, because they do not understand what it is like.

Because crazy people weren't weaker than you—he'd often thought this about his mother—they were stronger. They outlasted you, even when they died. They would tread you underfoot without noticing.

He's paragon schnitzophonic.' 'He's what?!' 'Paragon schnitzophonic,' repeats Uncle Al. 'You mean paranoid schizophrenic?

Eating disorders, body dysmorphia and a general dissatisfaction with one's life and body seems to ail too many young people.

As well as being one of the worst things that can happen to a human being, schizophrenia can also be one of the richest learning and humanizing experiences life offers.

Life is tough, and if we don't laugh, we're going to - our head will explode.

I think people who suffer from depression, unless it's post-traumatic, are probably going to struggle with it for their whole life.

One large study (127 sets of identical twins and 111 sets of fraternal twins) recently found that in 51 percent of the identical sets both twins had ADD, while only 33 percent of those in the fraternal group shared the ADD diagnosis.

Le cose brutte che non dici a nessuno diventano cani che ti mangiano la testa di notte mentre dormi.

As coisas feias que você não conta se tornam cães que comem a sua cabeça enquanto você dorme.

2004 Centers for Disease Control study found that one in ten women take antidepressants such as Prozac. The National Sleep Foundation (yes, there is one) found that 63 percent of women experience symptoms of insomnia several nights a week. And one health care company reported that in 2004, 58 percent more women than men took prescription drugs to sleep.

meditation "a reboot for your brain and your soul.

is a way of being that gives you the resources to deal with the ups and downs of life

At some points, I wanted to quit. There were surgeries after surgeries, and I didn't really believe in myself. I didn't feel good about my body.

Everyone gets depressed. But what do you do? You just go through it.

The formation of a herd is a significant victory and advance in the struggle against depression.

Emotional well-being is more than the absence of a mental illness. It's that resource within each of us which allows us to reach ever closer to our full potential, and which also enables us to be resilient in the face of adversity.

Playing games can contribute to making you happy, perhaps even without therapy.

I love hoovering. People go to therapists; I've got a Hoover.

If I didn't have my profession, I think I would be sitting in a nuthouse. But I have been unceasingly at work, and this has been very healthy for me. So I had no need for therapy.