Mental Health Quotes

“Anxiety and depression are not a weakness. They are a chemical imbalance.”

“Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness.”

“Depression is a problem of being too conscious, and not conscious enough, in different corners of the mind.”

“This is the new civil rights issue: the right to be treated for the disease of the brain.”

“I used to be a model and I was a wreck.”

“We need to treat mental illness like any other illness. There is no shame.”

“We must do more to help those who are struggling with mental illness. They are our sons and daughters, our brothers and sisters, our friends and neighbors.”

“Vulnerability is not a weakness. It's an incredible strength.”

“Mental illness is the only disease that we diagnose by the way people behave.”

“I think it's important that we don't all have to hold our heads high all the time saying everything's fine.”

“Money-giving is a very good criterion of a person's mental health. Generous people are rarely mentally ill people.”

“I later spent times of the order of five to eight months in hospitals in New Jersey, always on an involuntary basis and always attempting a legal argument for release.”

“Chemically, I'm not a depressive. I'm a manic-depressive.”

“The ability to be alone is one of the most important aspects of mental health.”

“I'm really totally together, I even think I should be.”

“Self-esteem is something that you have to work on every single day.”

“I'm a big believer in therapy. I'm a big believer in mental health.”

“Depression is a real thing. It's not something to be taken lightly.”

“We must do a better job of dealing with mental health issues.”

“Mental illness is a disease, not a character flaw.”