50 Mental Health Quotes To Make You Stronger
Looking for the best mental health quotes? These 50 epic mental health quotes will show you what true mental wellness is all about.
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Let’s chat about mental health quotes.
The following quotes about mental health will instantly warm your heart.
These mental health quotes will also make you realise what TRUE mental wellness looks like.
Let me share with you the most inspiring, loveliest mental health quotes.
So without further ado, here are the 50 mental health quotes – embrace these and enjoy!
MENTAL HEALTH QUOTES
1 – Mental health problems don’t define who you are. They are something you experience. You walk in the rain and you feel the rain, but, importantly, YOU ARE NOT THE RAIN. Matt Haig
2 – We would never tell someone with a broken leg that they should stop wallowing and get it together.
We don’t consider taking medication for an ear infection something to be ashamed of. We shouldn’t treat mental health conditions any differently. Michelle Obama
3 – If you’re going through hell, keep going. Winston Churchill
4 – Mental health problems don’t define who you are. They are something you experience. You walk in the rain and you feel the rain, but, importantly, you are not the rain. Matt Haig
5 – Your mental health is everything — prioritize it. Make the time like your life depends on it, because it does. Mel Robbins
6 – The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of the world but those who fight and win battles that others do not know anything about. Jonathan Harnisch
7- I understand your pain. Trust me, I do. I’ve seen people go from the darkest moments in their lives to living a happy, fulfilling life. You can do it too. I believe in you. You are not a burden. You will never be a burden. Sophie Turner
8 – If you can’t fly, run. If you can’t run, walk. If you can’t walk, crawl, but by all means, keep moving. Martin Luther King, Jr
9 – Anyone can be affected [by mental illness] despite their level of success or their place on the food chain. In fact, there is a good chance you know someone who is struggling with it since nearly 20% of American adults face some form of mental illness in their lifetime. So why aren’t we talking about it? Kristen Bell
10 – Mental health needs a great deal of attention. It’s the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with. Adam Ant
MENTAL HEALTH QUOTES
11 – You are not your illness. You have an individual story to tell. You have a name, a history, a personality. Staying yourself is part of the battle. Julian Seifter
12 – Your illness is not your identity. Your chemistry is not your character. Rick Warren
13 – Being able to be your true self is one of the strongest components of good mental health. Lauren Fogel Mersy
14 – Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending, he turned into a butterfly.
15 – Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves. Henry David Thoreau
16 – If we start being honest about our pain, our anger, and our shortcomings instead of pretending they don’t exist, then maybe we’ll leave the world a better place than we found it. Russell Wilson
17- The advice I’d give to somebody that’s silently struggling is, you don’t have to live that way. You don’t have to struggle in silence. You can be un-silent.
You can live well with a mental health condition, as long as you open up to somebody about it, because it’s really important you share your experience with people so that you can get the help that you need. Demi Lovato
18 – Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. Fred Rogers
19 – You are not your illness. You have an individual story to tell. You have a name, a history, a personality. Staying yourself is part of the battle. Julian Seifter
20 – I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship. Amy March
MENTAL HEALTH QUOTES
21 – Mental illness… occurs when our mental health is compromised or neglected for so long that it affects our ability to function in our everyday life. Kati Morton
22 – Change what you can, manage what you can’t. Raymond McCauley
23 – There is no normal life that is free of pain. It’s the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth. Fred Rogers
24 – Mental health… is not a destination but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going. Noam Shpancer
25 – Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. Albus Dumbledore
26 – Take a shower, wash off the day. Drink a glass of water. Make the room dark. Lie down and close your eyes. Notice the silence. Notice your heart. Still beating. Still fighting. You made it, after all. You made it, another day. And you can make it one more. You’re doing just fine. Charlotte Eriksson
27- It is okay to have depression, it is okay to have anxiety and it is okay to have an adjustment disorder. We need to improve the conversation. We all have mental health in the same way we all have physical health. Prince Harry
28 – There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. John Green
29 – When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. Mark Twain
30 – Mental health is just as important as… physical health and deserves the same quality of support. Kate Middleton
MENTAL HEALTH QUOTES
31 – Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them. Joubert Botha
32 – It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. Aristotle
33 – Slow, deep breathing is important… It’s like an anchor in the midst of an emotional storm: the anchor won’t get rid of the storm, but it will hold you steady until it passes. Russ Harris
34 – Mental health affects every aspect of your life. It’s not just this neat little issue you can put into a box. Shannon Purser
35 – Better not to give in to it. It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart. Finnick Odair
36 – If you are broken, you do not have to stay broken. Selena Gomez
37- It’s okay, you know? It’s okay to be you. It’s okay to just not be okay. It’s okay to not be okay. Kristen Stewart
38 – Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. Christopher Robin
39 – In the middle of winter I at last discovered that there was in me an invincible summer. Albert Camus
40 – You are not alone. You are seen. I am with you. You are not alone. Shonda Rhimes
MENTAL HEALTH QUOTES
41 – If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Frederick Douglas
42 – I would say what others have said: It gets better. One day, you’ll find your tribe. You just have to trust that people are out there waiting to love you and celebrate you for who you are.
In the meantime, the reality is you might have to be your own tribe. You might have to be your own best friend. That’s not something they’re going to teach you in school. So start the work of loving yourself. Wentworth Miller
43 – You are the one thing in this world, above all other things, that you must never give up on. When I was in middle school, I was struggling with severe anxiety and depression and the help and support I received from my family and a therapist saved my life. Asking for help is the first step. You are more precious to this world than you’ll ever know. Lili Rhinehart
44 – There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in. Leonard Cohen
45 – We envisage a society in which mental health problems are an acceptable and in some ways valued part of the human experience. Mike Slade
46 – It’s okay to not be perfect and not to have everything figured out. It’s okay to feel things that are shameful, hate, and feel guilty. I feel like the message we’ve tried to stand by, is that it’s basically okay to have scars and to show them.
To show that you’ve been through all sorts of things and have come out a different and better person because of it. Hayley Williams
47- Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts. Buddha
48 – You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. Buddha
49 – What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation. Glenn Close
50 – You are the one thing in this world, above all other things, that you must never give up on. When I was in middle school, I was struggling with severe anxiety and depression and the help and support I received from my family and a therapist saved my life.
Asking for help is the first step. You are more precious to this world than you’ll ever know. Lili Reinhart
BONUS: This feeling will pass. The fear is real but the danger is not. Cammie McGovern
BONUS: There isn’t anybody out there who doesn’t have a mental health issue, whether it’s depression, anxiety, or how to cope with relationships.
Having OCD is not an embarrassment anymore – for me. Just know that there is help and your life could be better if you go out and seek the help. Howie Mandel
Much love,
Frances Vidakovic
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