Quotes About Mentalhealth

An intolerance for uncertainty is an important contributing factor to all types of anxiety.

When we don't have these skills, small disappointments can grow into hopelessness and despair.

When sometimes I am reminded that the mechanics and shopkeepers stay in their shops not only all the forenoon, but all the afternoon too, sitting with crossed legs, so many of them--as if the legs were made to sit upon, and not to stand or walk upon--I think that they deserve some credit for not having all committed suicide long ago.

When sometimes I am reminded that the mechanics and shopkeepers stay in their shops not only all the forenoon, but all the afternoon too, sitting with crossed legs, so many of them—as if the legs were made to sit upon, and not to stand or walk upon—I think that they deserve some credit for not having all committed suicide long ago. I

but all the afternoon too, sitting with crossed legs, so many of them—as if the legs were made to sit upon, and not to stand or walk upon—I think that they deserve some credit for not having all committed suicide long ago.

Most of the young men of talent whom I have met in this country give one the impression of being somewhat demented. Why shouldn't they? They are living amidst spiritual gorillas, living with food and drink maniacs, success-mongers, gadget innovators, publicity hounds. God, if I were a young man today, if I were faced with a world such as we have created, I would blow my brains out.

Life was a perpetual black fuck about a fixed pole of insomnia.

Well of course I get depressed sometimes, yes I do.

When I got sober and started working out, I fell into that trap of working out too much. I know a lot of guys can relate to that - if you don't get that runner's high every day, you feel like, 'Oh my God, I'm losing it.'

We have a pandemic of childhood trauma.

To someone who is not currently on anti-depressants, I would suggest trying other treatments first - for example, psychotherapy.

I have a tremendous battle with melancholy and depression.

Today's generation has tremendous pressure to perform well at work. And if one can't match up to expectations then it can lead to depression.

I think my heart always goes out to men at the peak of their celebrity who checked out. There's such an odd, horrible trend in my lifetime for it - Kurt Cobain, David Foster Wallace, Alexander McQueen, Heath Ledger.

Committing suicide is like stepping off the rollar coaster, once you are on, dont you wait till it ends? no matter what it does to you

Take care of your mind. Never let negative thoughts infect your mind.

Sometimes, we can be our worst enemy. That our mind is capable of twisting and turning things, and taking us to really dark places.

Suicide isn't cowardly. I'll tell you what's cowardly; treating people so badly that they want to end their lives.

its hard to talk when you want to kill yourself

think suicides are the saddest deaths of all. It means someone has decided that life has no part for them to play any more.

Schizoid behavior is a pretty common thing in children. It's accepted, because all we adults have this unspoken agreement that children are lunatics.

I've performed solo for 20 years now, but I don't do much of it, because if you only play alone, you go crazy and out of tune and play foolish music.

I've got anxiety and I don't sleep so I've been trying to balance this insomnia where I stay awake for three or four days and you don't want to really leave the house and stuff and you've got to go out and do a gig.

The people who know me do not ask me about the next book or how it's going. They ask, 'Jason, are you sleeping?' because they know my brain will not shut down.