Mental Health Quotes and Messages

You have to quit confusing a madness with a mission.

Hope is a powerful thing. Some say it’s a different breed of magic altogether.

To think too much is a disease.

Self-esteem is not a luxury; it is a profound spiritual need.

I’m struggling just to get through the days. I think a lot of people are.

I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.

Your illness does not define you. Your strength and courage do.

Hope, hope, hope. It has to be there. Rob the person of hope, and there won’t be any recovery.

It can be a good thing, too, to learn to sit in your own weirdness.

There is a point where courage becomes a symptom of mental illness.

True suffering is being trapped in your own head.

It’s okay to not be okay – it means that your mind is trying to heal itself.

I sometimes feel like my head is a computer with too many windows open.

Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.

This feeling will pass. The fear is real but the danger is not.

The quickest way to end up feeling anger all the time is to repress it and fight against it.

If you are broken, you do not have to stay broken.

Tough times never last, but tough people do!

Don’t let your mind bully your body into believing it must carry the burden of its worries.

Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all.

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

You are so brave and quiet, I forget you are suffering.

Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.

Healing takes time, and asking for help is a courageous step.

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves

The humanity we all share is more important than the mental illnesses we may not.

What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.

Being able to be your true self is one of the strongest components of good mental health.

You don’t need to find a lesson in your trauma.

We want you to know that you don’t need to be in crisis or distress to seek help as going to therapy has numerous benefits.

Positive vibes only’ isn’t a thing. Humans have a wide range of emotions and that’s OK.

No amount of support or generosity justifies someone treating you badly. This includes parents.

you look at me and cry everything hurts i hold you and whisper but everything can heal

Mental health affects every aspect of your life. It’s not just this neat little issue you can put into a box.

It’s never overreacting to ask for what you want and need.

You have survived everything you have been through, and you will survive this too.

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.

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds

It’s about the determination to keep walking forward.

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.

The problem with having problems is that ‘someone’ always has it worse.

My recovery from manic depression has been an evolution, not a sudden miracle.

Emotions, moods, and impulses, ebb and flow with the tide of my life. Tidal waves, at times, in a bipolar mind.

I would never slay the dragon, because the dragon was also me.

Don’t take my devils away, because my angels may flee too.