Mental Health Quotes

"In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer."

"Imperfection is not our personal problem - it is a natural part of existing."

"Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change."

"The wound is the place where the Light enters you."

"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."

"Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say 'My tooth is aching' than to say 'My heart is broken'."

"Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth."

"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves."

"You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them."

"Trauma is not what happens to you. Trauma is what happens inside you as a result of what happens to you."

"Your now is not your forever."

"I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become."

"No mud, no lotus. Both suffering and happiness are of an organic nature, which means they are both transitory; they are always changing."

"Being able to feel safe with other people is probably the single most important aspect of mental health; safe connections are fundamental to meaningful and satisfying lives."

"There is no need to be perfect to inspire others. Let people get inspired by how you deal with your imperfections."

"You are not crazy. You are a goddamn cheetah."

"To heal, we must first recognize that we are wounded."

"No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself."

"You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive."

"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."

"Embrace the glorious mess that you are."

"Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom."

"The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality."

"The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it."

"Solitude is a state in which your mind is even free from the input of other minds."