Quotes About Mental health

It's important to say that depression has biological underpinnings, and that while medications do not seem to create irreversible changes in the brain, repeated depressive episodes do.

Mental health first aiders are not designed to replace mental health professionals, or to provide services on the cheap, any more than current first aiders replace paramedics or heart surgeons.

You get to a stage where you replay every scenario in your head, but you have to stop; otherwise, you drive yourself insane.

Contrary to some self-serving reports, I am okay and strong. I have not hit rock bottom.

As the president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, I represent the designers. And while we can by no means take the blame for eating disorders, we can play our part in addressing this important issue.

It is possible to resolve childhood repression safely and without confusion - something that has always been disputed by the most respected schools of thought.

I don't like denial. I don't like repression.

Republicans are not a political party. It's a mental condition.

I think people should have the legal right to hurt themselves without fearing that they're going to get locked up for doing so. But on a personal level, if someone I loved was hurting himself or herself in front of me, I would, of course, try to restrain them.

If I ever feel like I need to see someone to help me adjust to whatever life situation I'm seeing, I'll go. You're sick. When you're physically ill, you go to the doctor. It's the same thing about your mental. If you feel you're starting to get sick, you go see someone who can help you.

I have had manic-depressive illness, also known as bipolar disorder, since I was 18 years old. It is an illness that ensures that those who have it will experience a frightening, chaotic and emotional ride. It is not a gentle or easy disease.

There are scientists all around the world looking for the genes responsible for bipolar illness and major depression.

The good thing about having this illness is that it allows me to be a little bit crazy.

Depression is an illness and not a necessary part of healthy living.

Anyone can have depression. The illness doesn't care how much you do or don't have.

If you don't support people with mental illnesses they are more likely to develop a physical illness too and that is challenging.

Half the ills we heard within our hearts are ills because we hoard them.

Aim high and don't sell yourself short. Know that you're capable. Understand that a lot of people battle with a lot of things - depression, body image or whatever else - so know that it's not just you. You're not alone.

It may be that learning to do creative work of any kind - not just direct imagery exercises - may help combat writer's block.

Words and images deeply impact the way we view our bodies, and the consequences can be very damaging.

I have a great life, amazing family and friends, so it's easy for people to be like, 'What have you got to be sad about?' But it's not that; it's a chemical imbalance in your brain that sometimes needs to be treated.

The homeless person or the schizophrenic person talking to themselves are disassociated from their immediate environment. They're off in a fantasy, and it's very similar to what happens on a cell phone.

Nobody is immune to feeling depressed.

I guess I get a little impatient and frustrated when people ask what 'Manic Depression' is about.