Quotes About Selfcare

While anti-depressants can work for some people, I became a little too reliant on them - if you forget to take one, you feel awful.

Yes, I still have bad days but they don't last as long as they used to.

I find that I get a little depressed if I don't move my body each day, so sometimes it's just as simple as walking, and other times it's training for a marathon or some kind of personal goal that I'm trying to meet.

I find talking about my breakdown really easy.

I've always been good at refocusing my attention away from something that was bringing me down.

If you are getting bullied online try not to let it affect you! I know it's hard but the more you act like you care, the more the person will keep bothering you.

My biggest challenge was when I had my first panic attack at 27. It's not something you can ignore, you can't sit around and get sucked into a rabbit hole.

I've suffered through depression and anxiety my entire life.

Olive oil mixed with raw sugar makes for an excellent lip scrub.

I have learned, on my journeys, that if I let a day go by without writing, I grow uneasy. Two days and I am in tremor. Three and I suspect lunacy. Four and I might as well be a hog, suffering the flux in a wallow.

I try to make my bed every day for mental health. Coming home to an unmade bed or a room with clothes all over will depress me.

Insanity is a gradual process - don't rush it.

I use Pureology Shampoo and Conditioner, and after shampooing, I'll put the conditioner on, go watch a movie, and wash it out later. When you have black girl hair, once we wash, we've gotta do the whole press and get in the edges and everything. That's a lot of heat to go back to straight on a daily basis.

I don't wash my hair very often. Once a week if I can. Because the more you wash it, you end up stripping out the natural oils. What I like to do is just rinse out the products that I've used during the week and then put leave-in conditioner in and let it dry naturally.

I sleep with aloe vera on - it's super moisturizing and good for the skin - and I'll switch that up with honey, which I leave on for 10 minutes then wash off.

I have to be cautious about how I dress, what I eat/drink and when I sleep so that my voice can shine as its best in each of my shows.

Not worrying is a skill. It's a skill not breaking down every single moment.

Happiness, it turns out, is a skill-one that you can train, just like you train your body in the gym. This is the next big public health revolution. Get on board.

You have good days and bad days, and depression's something that, you know, is always with you.

Sometimes you're trying your best and you still can't find a solution, but I try not to waste my life living in a dark place.

There's nothing wrong or weak about seeking a therapist. I have a therapist.

I play golf, and I play chess, and sometimes I go to the gym. On the airplane or between acts when I do the performance, I play Candy Crush to forget what happens around me, just to be alone, not thinking... You need to clear your brain.

People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim.

Positive thoughts are mental vitamins.