Quotes About Mental health

Psychotherapy works, and some types of therapy have been shown to be much more effective than antidepressants over the long run.

There are many different types of bullying, being called fat and all that stuff, it bothers you. You have to deal with it.

We think, 'I'm Ricky Hatton or I'm Tyson Fury, I can take on the world.' You can take on the world in the ring but this problem called depression, you can't take it on.

I always found that really helpful; talking something through and vocalising what's wrong. I've found that internalising things just makes them come up in uglier ways further down the line, so it's definitely something I've tried to maintain throughout my life.

Being called ugly every day is not easy on the psyche.

I never really had experienced hate in school with girls and boys. What I do experience is social media, and so every day, people comment, 'You're fat, you're ugly, you're rude, you're all this stuff,' and I just don't like it at all. I don't want anyone to have to go through that.

Being singled out as 'The Ugly One' led to depression.

I've said that the era of the inevitable closure of community hospitals is over because I want community hospitals increasingly to become community health hubs where you have the physios, some of the day cases, the GPs, mental health services and some of the charity-provided services like Aid UK.

Madness is tonic and invigorating. It makes the sane more sane. The only ones who are unable to profit by it are the insane.

As bad as it feels, it's familiar to you. And the depression itself is making you unable to reach out. So, I've definitely experienced that in my life.

There are a lot of people who are unable to take a break to clear their minds. I imagine they are the ones who need it the most.

France's Charles VI was subject to fits of insanity and unable to rule.

Crime takes root when household budgets are unable to address the conditions that can lead to despair and violence, and government services and policies do not adequately address underemployment, poor mental health care and learning disabilities that hold young people back.

I've always had down days and up days - and by down I mean unable to get out of bed, by up I mean being hyper and elated.

Sadness is a super important thing not to be ashamed about but to include in our lives. One of the bigger problems with sadness or depression is there's so much shame around it. If you have it you're a failure. You are felt as being very unattractive.

A lot of actors I had worked with seemed mentally unbalanced. It's only a matter of time before I go nuts myself.

I was going through a crisis once, so I went to therapy because I was so unbearable for myself.

We have developed this unbelievable ability to deny. We have to. If we didn't, we'd go crazy.

I've spent too many years at war with myself, the doctor has told me it's not good for my health.

I met soldiers coming back from war and I was impressed by their description of PTSD, all the symptoms: the outburst of violence, the impossibility to cope with reality anymore, all that stuff.

And it's been proved that soldiers don't go mad Unless they lose control of ugly thoughts That drive them out to jabber among the trees.

The real destroyer of inner peace is fear and distrust. Fear develops frustration, frustration develops anger, anger develops violence.

Holding on to anger only gives you tense muscles.

The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache.