One day, you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went through and it will be someone else's survival guide.
You are strong. You are beautiful. You are loved. You are special. You are not weak. You are not defective. You are not weird. You are not a lost cause.
I'm exhausted from trying to be stronger than I feel.
Do not judge my story by the chapter you walked in on.
It's okay to cry your eyes out and not want to get out of bed, but don't stay there. You have to dust yourself off and start doing the things that make you happy again.
Sometimes it's best to sleep until you feel better.
You are stronger than you think. You have gotten through every bad day in your life, and you are undefeated.
If all you did today was hold yourself together, I'm proud of you.
Staying positive doesn't mean you have to be happy all the time. It means that even on hard days you know that there are better ones coming.
I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is ending up with people who make you feel all alone. @ -Robin Williams
Whatever is worrying you right now, forget about it. Take a deep breath, stay positive and know that things will get better.
Switch your mentality from "I'm broken and helpless" to "I'm growing and healing" and watch how your life changes, for the better.
Those who suffer from mental illness are stronger than you think. We must fight to go to work, care for our families, be there for our friends, and act 'normal' while battling unimaginable pain.
It's okay to not be okay.
Some people are going to leave, but that's not the end of your story. That's the end of their part in your story.
Depressed means you need deep rest from the character you've been playing in the world. @ -Jim Carrey
You will survive, please don't give up on yourself.
Be patient. Sometimes you have to go through the worst to get the best.
Pain doesn't just show up in our lives for no reason. It's a sign that something in our lives needs to change.
One day, you will be proud you made it through this.
I think the saddest people always try their hardest to make people happy because they know what it's like to feel absolutely worthless. @ -Robin Williams
Never regret a day in your life. Good days give happiness, bad days give experience, the worst days give lessons, and the best days give memories.
You're allowed to scream, you're allowed to cry, but do not give up.
The broken will always be able to love harder than most because once you've been in the dark, you learn to appreciate everything that shines.
Nothing is more beautiful than the smile that has struggled through the tears. @ -Demi Lovato
Soon, when all is well, you're going to look back on this period of your life and be so glad that you never gave up. @ -Brittany Burgunder
It's okay to feel unstable. It's okay to disassociate. It's okay to hide from the world. It's okay to need help. It's okay not to be okay. Your mental illness is not a personal failure.
In case no one told you today, you are stronger than you think and you are doing great.
You think you deserve that pain but you don't. @ -Richard Swersey
Take life day by day and be grateful for the little things. Don't get caught up in what you can't control. Accept it and make the best of it.
Depression/anxiety requires a tremendously strong person to endure its pain. You are that person. It may not feel like it, but you are. @ -The Anxiety Man
Don't let the bad days make you think you have a bad life.
The only thing more exhausting than having a mental illness is pretending like you don't.
My only relief is sleep. When I am asleep, I am not sad, I am not angry, I am not lonely, I am nothing.
You will feel better again.
You wake up every morning to fight the same demons that left you so tired the night before; and that, my love, is bravery.
Never underestimate the pain of a person, because in all honesty, everyone is struggling. Just some people are better at hiding it than others.
Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is to keep going when you feel like giving up.
You were given this life because you were strong enough to live it.
Don't give up because of one bad chapter in your life. Keep going, your story doesn't end here.
Give yourself some credit for the days you made it when you thought you couldn't.
Sometimes you need to take a break from everyone and spend time alone, to experience, appreciate and love yourself. @ -Robert Tew
The scars you can't see are the hardest to heal.
Sometimes it takes an overwhelming breakdown to have an undeniable breakthrough.
I fight for my health every day in ways most people don't understand. I'm not lazy. I'm a warrior.
We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here now with the power to shape your day and your future. @ -Steve Maraboli
Never be afraid to start over again, new beginnings sometimes bring the best changes to your life.
The strongest people are those who win battles we know nothing about.
Be patient with yourself. You are growing stronger every day. The weight of the world will become lighter and you will begin to shine brighter. Don't give up. @ -Robert Tew
Sometimes the bad things that happen in our lives put us directly on the path to the best things that will ever happen to us.
Just because you feel like you're in darkness today, doesn't mean the sun won't come out tomorrow.
Sometimes your heart needs more time to accept something that your mind already knows. @ -Paulo Coelho
It's okay to not be okay as long as you are not giving up.
Whenever you feel weak, remember the things that made you strong; whenever you start to doubt yourself, remember those who believe in you.
If you know people who are suicidal, or if you know people who are bipolar, depressed, have panic attack disorder, just be there for them. They're going through something that's very, very hard. @ -Eric Millegan
It's okay to not be okay – it means that your mind is trying to heal itself. @ -Abhijit Naskar
It's alright to cry, it's alright to be angry, bad feelings are here for a reason and it doesn't make you bad for having them.
In case no one told you today, you are needed and you deserve the best.
Smile, though your heart is aching. Smile, even though it's breaking. When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by if you smile through your pain and sorrow. Smile and maybe tomorrow, you'll see the sun come shining through for you. @ -Charlie Chaplin
Keep going, even when you feel like you can't take another step.
They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for. @ -Tom Bodett
Hey warrior, keep going. You got this.
Don't feel bad if everyone thinks you should be over it by now, spend time focused on healing not on what others think.
Not all wounds are visible.
I had people saying 'It's all in your head.' Do you honestly think I want to feel this way? @ -Sonia Estrada
You'll survive this just like you survived every other hardship that's been placed before you.
You can't see other people's mental health. Be kind always.
Every struggle in your life has shaped you into the person you are today. Be thankful for the hard times, they can only make you stronger. @ -Keanu Reeves
Don't believe everything you think.
It's okay to not be okay, but never give up on yourself. @ -Asad Meah
Talking openly about your mental illness is not seeking attention, it's seeking help.
Sometimes, you just need a break. In a beautiful place. Alone. To figure everything out.
Maybe it's not always about trying to fix something broken. Maybe it's about starting over and creating something better.
Some people around you will not understand your journey. They don't need to; it's not for them. @ -Paulo Coelho
You deserve to rest. Even if only for a moment. Put down the weight you're carrying. Let go of the need to keep it all together. Take off your warrior mask. For this moment, now... Just breathe. @ -Jason Garner
No matter how hard it gets, stick your chest out, keep your head up and handle it. @ -Tupac
Remind yourself of what you have been able to overcome. All the times you felt like you weren't going to make it through, you proved yourself wrong. You are more powerful than you think. @ -Ash Alves
Don't trust your thoughts when you are depressed. It is highly unlikely that it is true. Whatever you are depressed about won't last forever. @ -Haemin Sunim
What a beautiful thing it is, to stand tall and say, I fell apart and I survived.
Don't give up on yourself.
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
Feel what you need to feel then let it go. Do not let it consume you.
When it rains, it pours; but soon, the sun shines again. Stay positive. Better days are on their way.
Life has a way of testing you to see if you are ready for the next level.
Sometimes painful endings bring the best new beginnings. @ -Shae Ross
Don't give up. One day you'll look back and be glad you didn't.
Take care of yourself when you are hurting like you would your best friend, you need your own love before anyone else's.
At the end of the day, remind yourself that you did the best you could today, and that is good enough. @ -Lori Deschene
Sometimes when things are falling apart they may actually be falling into place.
You'll find better days again.
It may be hard to believe now, but better things are coming.
Things will get better, and you need to trust in that.
You should never give up. No matter how hard the situation is, always believe that something beautiful is going to happen.
We know how hard it is to fight depression, so we cannot stress this enough –  be proud of any steps and progress you make, even if it takes longer than you hoped.
Don't promise when you're happy. Do not reply when you're angry and do not decide when you're sad.
Tears are words that need to be written. @ -Paulo Coelho
My dark days made me strong. Or maybe I already was strong, and they made me prove it. @ -Emery Lord
You are not what happened to you. You are what you choose to become.
Never be ashamed of a scar. It simply means you were stronger than whatever tried to hurt you.
You have to fight through some bad days to earn the best days of your life.
For every dark night there's a brighter day. @ -Tupac
You are blessed, you are amazing, you are wonderful, you are special, you are unique, you are talented, you are gifted, and you are loved. @ -Asad Meah
You can't change the past and you can't predict the future, but you can ruin the present by worrying about both.
When everything feels too much, just breathe, take some time to think, to enjoy, to take care of yourself.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. @ -Leo Buscaglia
Sometimes it takes sadness to know happiness, noise to appreciate silence and absence to value presence.
You are stronger than you may feel right now.
This moment in your life is just a chapter. It's not your whole story.
Be careful how you are talking to yourself because you are listening. @ -Lisa Hayes
Breathe deeply. You can get through this. You are stronger than you realize. Everything will be okay. You got this. @ -Karen Salmansohn
Be gentle with yourself, you're doing the best you can.
It may take time but things will get better.
Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it. @ -Tim Fargo
Stay positive and strong, even when it feels like everything in your life is falling apart. Your efforts will soon be rewarded.
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
The more you talk about negative things in your life, the more you call them in. Talk about winning, not about losing.
I will make it through this.
Some days are just bad days, that's all. You have to experience sadness to know happiness, and I remind myself that not every day is going to be a good day, that's just the way it is. @ -Dita Von Teese
Instead of saying, I'm damaged, I'm broken, say I'm healing, I'm rediscovering myself, I'm starting over.
Don't be hard on yourself. It's okay to have a moment of uncertainty about life. It's a transformative period to find your purpose.
The pain you feel today, will be the strength you feel tomorrow.
It takes a lot of courage to push through hard times. Never give up. Good things are coming your way.
I have depression. But I prefer to say, 'I battle' depression instead of 'I suffer' with it. Because depression hits, but I hit back. Battle on.
No matter what you're going through, you are not alone. The light is always with you. You might not see it, but you can trust it.
Let yourself heal and remember there is happiness out there for you.
Life has many different chapters. One bad chapter doesn't mean it's the end of the book.
It always gets worse before it can get better. But it will get better. Like everything else, and like our past struggles, at some point we win, but before that win, there's always that loss that spurs us on. @ -Dolores Huerta
Take all the time you need to heal emotionally. Moving on doesn't take a day, it takes lots of little steps to be able to break free of your broken self. @ -Tere Arigo
Depression lies. It tells you you've always felt this way, and you always will. But you haven't, and you won't. @ -Halley Cornell
Some scars don't hurt. Some scars are numb. Some scars rid you of the capacity to feel anything ever again.
You are stronger than the struggles in front of you.
You are needed, you deserve the best, you are here for a reason.
Make peace with your past so it won't destroy your present. @ -Paulo Coelho
Sometimes when you are in a dark place, you think you've been buried; but actually you've been planted.
No matter what you're going through, there's a light at the end of the tunnel and it may seem hard to get to it but you can do it and just keep working towards it and you'll find the positive side of things. @ -Demi Lovato
Everything that you are is enough.
You can't change what's going on around you until you start changing what's going on within you.
Keep going. It won't always be this overwhelming.
Going through anxiety or depression or any other psychological condition doesn't make you unlovable – it makes you human. @ -Seth J. Gillihan
Strength grows in the moments when you think you can't go on but you keep going anyway.
Don't be afraid to put your mental health first.
Staying positive does not mean that things will turn out okay. Rather it is knowing that you will be okay no matter how things turn out.
Talk about your blessings more than you talk about your problems.
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. @ -Margaret Thatcher
You are doing great. You are stronger than you think. Don't give up.
Be proud of how far you've come and never stop pushing to be the best you can be.
You got this. One day at a time. You are resilient, courageous, and capable. Be proud of yourself. It isn't easy enduring depression/anxiety. @ -The Anxiety Man
Always end the day with a positive thought. No matter how hard things were, tomorrow is a fresh opportunity to make it better.
Knowing what it feels to be in pain, is exactly why we try to be kind to others. @ -Jiraiya
Pretending is draining, especially when you do it for 8 to 10 hours a day. @ -Amy Marlow
Give yourself time to heal.
Living with anxiety, turning up, and doing stuff with anxiety takes a strength most people will never know. @ -Matt Haig
Time doesn't heal emotional pain; you need to learn how to let go. @ -Roy T. Bennett
What is broken can be mended. What hurts can be healed. And no matter how hard it gets, the sun will rise again.
You are strong. You are beautiful. You are resilient.
You are not weak. People like us, we're brave. We're the ones who get up and face our worst fears every day. We keep fighting. @ -Jen Wilde
You are not a mistake. You are not a problem to be solved. But you won't discover this until you are willing to stop banging your head against the wall of shaming and caging and fearing yourself. @ -Geneen Roth
Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass. It's about learning how to dance in the rain. @ -Vivian Greene
If you got out of bed today and chose to face the world, I'm proud of you. If you're still struggling to, I'm rooting for you. @ -Upile Chisala
If you feel depressed, it's okay to talk about it. If you feel anxious, it's okay to talk about it. If you feel lonely, it's okay to talk about it. If you are struggling with any mental health problems, it's okay to talk about it.
You will get through this.
Not all storms come to disrupt your life. Some come to clear your path.
Give yourself another day, another chance. You will find your courage eventually. Don't give up on yourself just yet.
Healing comes in waves and maybe today the wave hits the rocks. And that's ok, that's ok darling. You are still healing. You are still healing. @ -Ijeoma Umebinyuo
Stress, anxiety and depression are caused when we are living to please others. @ -Paulo Coelho
I am not looking to escape my darkness, I'm learning to love myself here. @ -Rune Lazuli
Be kind to yourself. Remember that when you abuse yourself, you will experience the anger, regret, and apathy of the bully as well as the depression, anxiety, and insecurity of the victim. Whatever you do, be kind to yourself. @ -Vironika Tugaleva
You are not alone.
Pain is just a lesson once you heal.
Don't be ashamed of your story. It will inspire others.
Do not run from pain. Pain is here to teach you something. @ -Justin Kan
Don't let your current circumstances make you think that you're not capable of creating a new reality for yourself.
Your mental health is important. Take care of yourself.
These times are hard but they will pass.
Keep the faith, hold on. Things will get better. It might be stormy now, but it can't rain forever.
The pain you feel now, will be a strength after some time.
If you know someone who's depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn't a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression just is, like the weather. @ -Stephen Fry
Love yourself. Know your worth. Accept growth. Appreciate life. These things will help you through any situation.
In the end, everything will be okay. If it's not okay, it's not yet the end. @ -Fernando Sabino
Remind yourself every day: "Tomorrow will be better." And soon you'll find that it's true.
Everything gets better, this is not your ending.
The harder you fall, the higher you bounce.
Remember it's just a bad day, not a bad life.
Don't wait for things in your life to change before you feel better. Feel better now and watch the things in your life change.
Don’t feel bad for feeling.
You are strong enough to start again.
If you're having a down day, have it. Let yourself feel the emotions — but don't stay there. @ -Molly Campbell
Keep your mind off of the things that drag you down.
Everyday is a second chance.
Allow yourself to be sad. Cry if you feel like it. Notice if you feel relief after the tears stop.
Feelings are not facts.
If going back to sleep is the only good thing you can think of then do it and try again tomorrow. Sorrow dries out over time.
The best time for new beginnings is now.
Recovery is a process. It takes time. It takes patience. It takes everything you've got.
Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine. @ -Jack Ma
You aren't at the end of your story yet, you are just going through a bump along the way.
There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds. @ -Laurell K. Hamilton
Every time you thought you couldn't keep moving forward, you did. Take a moment to appreciate your strength. @ -Karen Salmansohn
Tough times will eventually fade away, please know you will outlast them.
Everything that happens helps you grow, even if it's hard to see right now.
You are not your thoughts, you are the one listening to them.
Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. @ -Thich Nhat Hanh
There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn't. @ -John Green
Don't allow your wounds to turn you into a person you are not. @ -Paulo Coelho
Sometimes we feel stuck and that is 100% ok.
If today all you did was feel good for a minute, it was enough to get started towards better days.
Life is tough but so you are.
Like the morning sun, you too shall rise and continue to shine.
Don't let your struggle become your identity.
Don't be so hard on yourself.
Some days you just have to create your own sunshine.
It's okay to be alone, to be sad, to rest and repair. Really. @ -Susan Cain
You are so brave and quiet, I forget you are suffering. @ -Ernest Hemingway
Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget about everything except what you're going to do now – and do it. @ -William Durant
Everyday is a second chance to try again, to change and to be a better you.
Grow through what you go through.
I feel a new beginning coming towards me and I'm running to it with open arms.
Take time for yourself. You deserve it.
Look for something positive in each day, even if some days you have to look a little harder.
Start to spend time with yourself, complete stillness can heal a tired soul.
When there's nothing left inside, there's still a reason to fight.
Emotional pain is not something that should be hidden away and never spoken about. There is truth in your pain, there is growth in your pain, but only if it's first brought out into the open. @ -Steve Aitchison
Yes, you are sad, and there's nothing to be ashamed or alarmed by. Once you've accepted it, overcoming it seems easier.
Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.
No matter how hard the past is, you can always begin again. @ -Buddha
Whatever your situation is right now, you'll grow from it.
Sometimes you must play in the dark before you can see the light.
Know that deep inside, you are resilient, brave and so much stronger and more powerful than your fears.
Life can break you down but you decide if you will build yourself back up.
Your feelings are valid.
Don't mistake a chapter of your life for the whole story.
Your journey will be much lighter and easier if you don't carry your past with you.
How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you. @ -Rupi Kaur
You are stronger than you think you are.
Life is about change, sometimes it's painful, sometimes it's beautiful, but most of the time it's both. @ -Kristin Kreuk
Some days are hard and some days are gold, remind yourself of the gold days to get you through the hard days.
I learned how to be happy because I know what unhappiness felt like. @ -Lilly Singh
Don't ask someone else to fix you, work on yourself by yourself. This way when the right person comes along you are whole enough to have a balanced relationship.
You have all the power you need to change your story.
Someday you're gonna look back on this moment of your life as such a sweet time of grieving. You'll see that you were in mourning and your heart was broken, but your life was changing. @ -Elizabeth Gilbert
When you feel terrible your life still goes on, just do what you need to do and you'll be proud of yourself for pushing through a bad day.
You are not here to make others understand you. You are here to understand yourself. @ -Kisten Butler
Keep yourself busy if you want to avoid depression. For me, inactivity is the enemy. @ -Matt Lucas
Let go a little and just let life happen. Because sometimes the truths you can't change, end up changing you and helping you grow.
Allow yourself to have a bad day on your journey to being your best, forgive yourself and move forward.
Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations. @ -Zig Ziglar
Choose to tell the truth, even if you've been lied too. Choose to love again, even after heartbreak. Never let anything stop you from learning and growing.
It's in the darkest moments that we find our greatest strengths. @ -Steven Atchson
If you're in a situation that doesn't feel good to you, you don't need to remain in that space. Clear your environment from negativity often.
Healing is not an overnight process. It is a daily cleansing of pain, it is a daily healing of your life. @ -Leon Brown
One small crack does not mean that you are broken, it means that you were put to the test and you didn't fall apart. @ -Linda Poindexter
Climbing out of depression is easier if you start by focusing on the present moment instead of anything from the past.
Quit telling yourself you don't have any way to change your circumstances, you have the power.
Let your pain fuel your purpose.
Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light. @ -Madeleine L'Engle
We must understand that sadness is an ocean, and sometimes we drown, while other days we are forced to swim. @ -R.M. Drake
If you haven't cried, your eyes can't be beautiful. @ -Sophia Loren
I was only able to start changing my life when I realized my depression was not a malfunction. It's a signal. Your depression is a signal. It's telling you something. @ -Johann Hari
It's up to you today to start making healthy choices. Not choices that are just healthy for your body, but healthy for your mind.
Don't let your illness make you afraid to live, getting to the end of each day and knowing you did it proves the strength you have inside. Don't give up.
You are so much more than what you are going through. @ -John Tew
You're going to go through tough times, but you can always grow from it. See the positive in negative events.
Look back and be grateful, look ahead and be hopeful, look around and be helpful.
Sometimes, life will kick you around, but sooner or later, you realize you're not just a survivor. You're a warrior, and you're stronger than anything life throws your way. @ -Brooke Davis
Sometimes things must fall apart for them to be rebuilt and come back together again.
Your strength doesn't come from winning. It comes from struggles and hardship. Everything that you go through prepares you for the next level. @ -Germany Kent
This is not the end of your story; it is merely the beginning of a new chapter.
Instead of being ashamed of what you've been through, be proud what you have overcome. @ -Dr. Phil
Depression and anxiety are a symptom of too much consumption and too little creation. You were put on this earth to create. @ -Bill Masur
Nobody can bring you peace but yourself. @ -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down. @ -Roy T. Bennett
Mental health is an important topic, and should be discussed more frequently. It's not "attention seeking. @ -Brien Blatt
Don't back down, you are right where you need to be.
You are the only one with the power to change your thought patterns. You decide with every thought you let stay in your mental focus. If it doesn't serve you, pick a new thought that does.
Every day is different, and some days are better than others, but no matter how challenging the day, I get up and live it. @ -Muhammad Ali
Even in the darkest places, don't forget to turn on a light.
I've survived a lot of things, and I'll probably survive this. @ -J.D. Salinger
No matter how far life pushes you down, no matter how much you hurt, you can always bounce back.
Being able to recognize when depression is pulling you down is the first step toward recovery.
One thing at a time.
Don't beat yourself up about past bad decisions. Learn and move on.
I'm here to tell you that if you get broken, it's possible to put yourself back together. I'm here to tell you that if you get lost, it's possible that a light will come, dancing, on the horizon, to lead you home. @ -Nick Lake
You cannot be broken; you cannot be defeated – this is your time to rise.
Things sometimes get worse before they get better.
No darkness lasts forever. And even there, there are stars. @ -Ursula K. LeGuin
New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.
This is the start of the rest of your life, the first chapter in your story, it doesn't end here.
The struggle you're in today is developing the strength you need tomorrow. @ -Robert Tew
Believe in new possibilities.
This fall won't be for the rest of your life, you will rise again.
This is your reminder that loving yourself is a journey, take it one step at a time.
Be thankful for your life, and forgive everybody, including yourself. @ -Yoko Ono
The journey isn't always easy, but that's what makes it beautiful.
When you're feeling anxious, remember that you're still you. You are not your anxiety. @ -Deanne Repich
The more positive energy you have around you, the better you will feel about yourself.
Keep your chin up, things will get better before you know it.
You have grown from your past. You will grow from your present.
You are loved no matter how you feel. @ -Minna So
Focus on what you want rather than what you don't want.
Depression isn't a disease; depression is a normal response to abnormal life experiences. @ -Johann Hari
Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. @ -Albus Dumbledore
Sleeping can be the best way to recharge and start again.
Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you. @ -Ovid
When you decide to truly love yourself; honestly and unapologetically, you will break down barriers and knock down walls. Doors will begin to open for you that you never knew were closed.
Darkness can only give so much comfort before your soul searches for the light.
The ugly parts of life make the beautiful parts much better.
Don't be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts. @ -Hopi
Move on from your past wounds by leaving them alone to heal.
We must pass through the darkness, to reach the light. @ -Albert Pike
Fall down seven times, get up eight. @ -Japanese Proverb
You are not a lost cause.
I've learned that everything happens for a reason, every event has a why and all adversity teaches us a lesson... Never regret your past. Accept it as the teacher that it is. @ -Robin Sharma
You are going to be alright, the problems of today can be worked through.
For every negative thought there's always a positive one to replace it.
Their problems are not your problems.
Take a moment now to stop and thank yourself for how far you've come. You've been trying to make changes in your life and all your efforts count. @ -Karen Salmansohn
Being mentally strong doesn't mean you won't feel afraid. Instead, mental strength is about feeling afraid and doing it anyway. @ -Amy Morin
You have to take action on the bad days to make the good days better.
You are loved. You are capable. You are not weak.
Before bed, you can try to write down three good things from the day.
If you give too much value to the pain of the past and uncertainty of the future, you will waste the power of today.
The journey isn't about becoming a different person. It's about loving who you are right now. @ -Suzanne Heyn
When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. @ -Fred Rogers
No storm, not even the one in your life, can last forever. The storm is just passing over. @ -Iyanla Vanzant
Feeling down, lost, confused, angry, jealous are all parts of the human condition. Don't fight them. Understand them. Accept them. Love them and go beyond them. @ -Maxime Lagacé
Roses lose their pedals. But they bloom again.
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive, to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. @ -Marcus Aurelius
It's ok to have a bad day sometimes.
Treat your mental and physical health as top priority, you only get to live once.
It takes courage to examine your life and to decide that there are things you would like to change, and it takes even more courage to do something about it. @ -Sue Hadfield
Once you realize you deserve a bright future, letting go of your dark past is the best choice you will ever make. @ -Roy T. Bennett
I keep moving ahead, as always, knowing deep down inside that I am a good person and that I am worthy of a good life. @ -Jonathan Harnisch
This too shall pass.
Look for the light in your darkest times.
There are far, far better things ahead than anything we leave behind. @ -C. S. Lewis
May my heart be kind. May my mind be fierce. May my spirit be brave. @ -Kate Forsyth
When your heart breaks, the scars of healing will make you stronger.
You will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated. @ -Maya Angelou
Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength. @ -Napoleon Bonaparte
Have confidence that things will improve. You need to trust that your sad feelings will lessen with time and effort.
Night is always darker before the dawn and life is the same, the hard times will pass, everything will get better and sun will shine brighter than ever. @ -Ernest Hemingway
Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our own light. @ -Brené Brown
Any progress you've made to make yourself happy, though it may be hard, is progress in.
Work hard on your mental health and your body will follow.
These hard times are strengthening you for bigger things to come.
If you were unsuccessful at getting out of bed or accomplishing your goals today, remember that you haven't lost tomorrow's opportunity to try again.
Mental health isn't all of me, but it's a massive part of my journey and a massive part of my whole being. @ -Adwoa Aboah
Part of fighting depression is simply giving your mind something else to think about.
The rain will pass, the clouds will pull back, the floods will recede, so will the bad days.
A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts. So he loses touch with reality and lives in a world of illusion. @ -Alan Watts
Do not resist the pain. Allow it to be there. Surrender to the grief, despair, fear, loneliness, or whatever form the suffering takes. Witness it without labeling it mentally. Embrace it. @ -Eckhart Tolle
Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I'm not going to make it, but you laugh inside - remembering all the times you've felt that way. @ -Charles Bukowski
You are not defective. You are not weird. You are not a lost cause. You are resilient.
Investigate the reasons you are feeling so much pressure. Spend time with yourself deciding if it is worth your peace of mind.
Knowing that you will survive no matter what happens is a good place to focus when life overwhelms you.
Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them – every day begin the task anew. @ -Frances de Sales
Turn your face towards even the smallest flash of light, keep seeking light and more will shine on you.
To heal a wound you must stop scratching it. @ -Paulo Coelho
Negative thoughts can take root in your mind and distort the severity of the situation. Try to challenge your fears, ask if they're true, and see where you can take back control.
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
Always concentrate on how far you've come.
What may be hard now will make you stronger in the long run.
Self-care means taking time to relax, recharge, and connect with the self and others. It also means saying no to others when overwhelmed and taking space to calm and soothe oneself.
If there are chains pulling you down, drowning you, you might need to drop them to swim up again.
The fears we don't face becomes our limits. @ -Robin Sharma
You can choose to let this thing bother you or let this be an adventure and welcome the challenge. @ -Fred Rogers
Learn from your past, but don't be controlled by it. @ -Mel Robbins
Sadness can result from a change that you didn't expect, or it can signal that you might need to make changes in your life. Emotions are changing and will come and go.
You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. @ -Marcus Aurelius
Life will give you whatever experience is the most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this is the experience you need? Because this is the experience you are having at this moment. @ -Eckhart Tolle
Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. @ -Michael Jordan
Remember: You are seen. You are valuable. You are loved. @ -Lysa Terkeust
Healing is not linear.
It's never overreacting to ask for what you want and need. @ -Amy Poehler
Hold your head up high, no one deserves to see you downtrodden.
To those struggling with anxiety, OCD, depression: I know it's mad annoying when people tell you to exercise, and it took me about 16 medicated years to listen. I'm glad I did. It ain't about the ass, it's about the brain. @ -Lena Dunham
Healing doesn't have a specific timeline.
Things will happen in life that you can't stop. But, that's no reason to shut out the world. @ -Pete Sims
Near the end of difficulty often we are the closest to giving up, please take a deep breath and know that you can do this.
You are strong enough to face it all, even if it doesn't fit like it right now.
Rise up, start fresh see the bright opportunity in each day.
On particularly rough days when I'm sure I can't possibly endure, I like to remind myself that my track record for getting through bad days so far is 100%, and that's pretty good.
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. @ -Gautama Buddha
You are not alone. You are not weak. You are brass and bold and stronger than this disease. You are. @ -Callie Bowld
Pain nourishes courage. You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you. @ -Mary Tyler Moore
You are not defined by your mental illness.
I believe in you. @ -Asad Meah
Relax, recharge and reflect. Sometimes it's OK to do nothing. @ -Izey Victoria Odiase
Be aware as often as possible of the great transformation process you are going through.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger. @ -Friedrich Nietzsche
Strength doesn't come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't. @ -Rikki Rogers
Accept the fact that all events occur for a reason, and that it is within your capacity to see this reason as positive. @ -Robert Greene
Love your future more than your past. @ -Joe Dispenza
Life is full of beautiful moments, hold on to those to reflect on when things get difficult.
When you start to notice your thoughts and turn your focus towards all that is positive in your life, you will start to feel better about yourself and your environment.
Push yourself but don't beat yourself up if you can't keep up to your usual pace.
There is no standard normal. Normal is subjective. There are seven billion versions of normal on this planet. @ -Matt Haig
Take a day to help someone else, get your mind on helping others and you'll be amazed at how much better you feel.
Don't let yourself get comfortable in your misery.
Just because it's not what you were expecting, doesn't mean it's not everything you need right now. @ -Paulo Coelho
Once you choose hope, anything is possible. @ -Christopher Reeve
Your illness is not your identity. Your chemistry is not your character. @ -Pastor Rick Warren
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. @ -Helen Keller
Life doesn't get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient. @ -Steve Maraboli
Anyone who has experienced depressive episodes before should remind themselves that they can overcome these feelings again.
Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies. @ -Mother Teresa
Talking about what's causing you stress or bringing you down can help lessen the intensity of these thoughts. Give those closest to you a chance to help out.
What self-acceptance does is open up more possibilities of succeeding because you aren't fighting yourself along the way. @ -Shannon Ables
You are not defective. You are not weird.
You will never know yourself completely. You are life. You are ever changing. And that's fine. Just keep going. @ -Maxime Lagacé
You will emerge from this nightmare like the powerful, beautiful, resilient person that you are. It can be hard to remember this when you feel like a shell of the person you once were. But trust me: You are capable of overcoming so much more than you think. @ -Elite Daily
No matter how bad things are right now, no matter how stuck you feel, no matter how many days you've spent crying and wishing things were different, no matter how hopeless and depressed you feel, I promise you that you won't feel this way forever. Keep going. @ -Helen Wilson
If you are depressed or anxious – your pain makes sense. You're not crazy. You're not broken. There's scientific evidence for why people feel this way. There's a mix of causes – biological, psychological and social. None are your fault and all can be dealt with, with love and support. @ -Johann Hari
Tell yourself that you can, even when you feel like you want to give up. @ -Jasmine Upwork
I think one thing is that anybody who's had to contend with mental illness - whether it's depression, bipolar illness or severe anxiety, whatever - actually has a fair amount of resilience in the sense that they've had to deal with suffering already, personal suffering. @ -Kay Redfield Jamison
It's okay to worry; it's okay to be sad. It's okay to get scared; it's okay to be mad. It's okay to embrace our humanity. In fact we don't have any choice but to be the sensitive, vulnerable creatures we were made to be. Breathe. Let go a bit. It's okay to be you just as you are. @ -Jason Garner
You are needed and appreciated even when you don't feel that way today. @ -Jasmine Upwork
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
Having anxiety and depression is like being scared and tired at the same time. It's the fear of failure, but no urge to be productive. It's wanting friends, but hate socializing. It's wanting to be alone, but not wanting to be lonely. It's feeling everything at once then feeling paralyzingly numb.
You are blessed. You are great. You are not alone. You are powerful. @ -Amit Ray
This pain you are feeling is not a pathology. It is a signal that your natural psychological needs are not being met. It is telling you what is going wrong. It is telling you that you need to be connected in so many deep and stirring ways that you aren't yet – but you can be, one day. @ -Johann Hari
I have endured pain and loss. I have felt broken. I have known hardship, and I have felt lost and alone. But here I stand, trying to move forward, one day at a time. I will remember the lessons in my life because they are making me who I am. Stronger. A warrior.
My mental health problems are real and they are valid. I will not judge myself for the bad days when I can barely get out of bed. I will not make myself feel worse because someone else appears to be handling their mental illness better than I am handling mine. Recovery is not a competition. @ -Matt Joseph Diaz
There are moments when I wish I could roll back the clock and take all the sadness away, but I have the feeling that if I did, the joy would be gone as well. @ -Nicholas Sparks
Focus on staying calm. Remember that depression is treatable and the feelings will not last forever.
Being able to talk about your problems makes dealing with them easier.
Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift. @ -Mary Oliver
The tiny seed knew that in order to grow, it needed to be dropped in dirt, covered with darkness, and struggle to reach the light. @ -Sandra Kring
Don't attack your problems. Face them, confess them, understand what they are. That is the process. @ -Iyanla Vanzant
Every day is a new beginning. Stay away from what might have been, and look at what can be. @ -Marsha Petrie Sue
Nothing has a hold on your mind that you cannot break free of. @ -Iyanla Vanzant
Record moments of delight in your heart and play them back when life is dark.
Don't forget to tell yourself positive things daily. You must love yourself internally to glow externally. @ -Hannah Bronfman
Mental illness is so much more complicated than any pill that any mortal could invent. @ -Elizabeth Wurtzel
Each day you are given life, be grateful. You are given another chance to start over.
Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create. @ -Oprah Winfrey
I found that with depression, one of the most important things you could realize is that you're not alone. @ -Dwayne Johnson
Rather than beating yourself up for what you are not doing, appreciate and celebrate the things you are doing. @ -Iyanla Vanzant
Be aware of how you handle your mind. Be aware of how you treat yourself. @ -Iyanla Vanzant
The great thing in this world is not so much where you stand, as in what direction you are moving. @ -Oliver Wendell Holmes
Give yourself the grace to accept that while some days will be difficult, some days will also be great. Try to look forward to tomorrow's fresh start.
This is the end of the day, but soon there will be a new day. Keep your spirits up because there are always more chances.
To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering. @ -Friedrich Nietzsche
If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today. @ -Thich Nhat Hanh
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. @ -Kahlil Gibran
Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that's what makes you strong. @ -Sarah Dessen
You can't really disappoint yourself. You can do stupid stuff that can lead you to bad consequences, but knowing that you are who you are can ease the pain.
Mental health is not a destination, but a process. It's about how you drive, not where you're going. @ -Noam Shpancer
You are loved, there is hope, and the dawn always follows the dark night.
We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey. @ -Kenji Miyazawa
Don't let pain define you, let it refine you. @ -Tim Fargo
You have to be strong and calm to overcome difficult moments. @ -Dani Alves
The key to self-treatment for depression is to be open, accepting, and loving toward yourself and what you're going through.
You're tired and scared. Happens to everyone, okay? Just don't let your feet stop. @ -Haruki Murakami
Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people. @ -Carl Jung
Mental health affects every aspect of your life. It's not just this neat little issue you can put into a box. @ -Shannon Purser
Depression, suffering and anger are all part of being human. @ -Janet Fitch
When sadness comes, accept it. Listen to its song. It has something to give to you. It has a gift which no happiness can give to you, only sadness can give it.  @ -Osho
You've got to stay strong to be strong in tough times. @ -Tilman J. Fertitta
If you want light to come into your life, you need to stand where it is shining. @ -Guy Finley
One of the best things that helps depression is work, and socialising with other people and connecting. Because when you work you find purpose. @ -Trevor Noah
Don't give in to stigma. A diagnosis does not determine who you are or what you can do.
That's all you can do in this world, no matter how strong the current beats against you, or how heavy your burden, or how tragic your love story. You keep going. @ -Robyn Schneider
It is impossible to feel grateful and depressed in the same moment. @ -Naomi Williams
Let go of things that don't matter. @ -Asad Meah
You are free, you are powerful, you are good, you are love, you have value, you have a purpose. All is well. @ -Abraham Hicks
When you say 'It's hard', it actually means 'I'm not strong enough to fight for it. Stop saying it's hard. Think positive!!
Those with a grateful mindset tend to see the message in the mess. And even though life may knock them down, the grateful find reasons, if even small ones, to get up. @ -Steve Maraboli
Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety; after all it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly. @ -Ali Ibn Abi Talib
That feeling of disconnection, loneliness, is eventually what leads to suffering. @ -Naval Ravikant
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. @ -Aristotle Onassis
Depression begins with disappointment. When disappointment festers in our soul, it leads to discouragement. @ -Joyce Meyer
If you are offered genuine comfort and support just accept it, you don't win points for suffering. Your loved ones will try to help through it and even though it's hard, let them.
Behind the clouds there's a bright blue sky.
Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us. @ -David Richo
After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul's indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer. @ -William R. Alger
Every day with this disorder is different. It's important to take your mental health seriously and accept that where you are right now isn't where you'll always be.
Tough times never last, but tough people do. @ -Dr. Robert Schuller
Do not just slay your demons; dissect them and find what they've been feeding on.
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are. @ -Bernice Johnson Reagon
I do believe that if you haven't learnt about sadness, you cannot appreciate happiness. @ -Nana Mouskouri
We cannot simply sit and stare at our wounds forever. We must stand up and move on to the next action. @ -Haruki Murakami
Self-esteem is as important to our well-being as legs are to a table. It is essential for physical and mental health and for happiness. @ -Louise Hart
Self-care is essential for good physical and mental health. Self-care activities are any actions that help people look after their wellbeing.
The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. Self-realization demands very great struggle. @ -Swami Sivananda
It’s horrifying that many mental health services turn away people with addiction problems, telling them to “sort out their addiction first” – as if addiction isn’t fuelled by problems like depression or psychosis. @ -Johann Hari
When people don't know exactly what depression is, they can be judgmental. @ -Marion Cotillard
Only stepping out of old ruts will bring new insights. @ -Andy Grove
Our epidemics of depression, anxiety and addiction are signals. They are telling us something is going terribly wrong with how we live. @ -Johann Hari
Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative you can get beyond your pain or negativity. @ -Yoko Ono
The future hasn't arrived yet. Do your best to try to shape it in the present moment, but always remember some things are just out of our control, and that's fine. @ -Robert Washington
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. @ -Lao Tzu
Don't be hard on yourself. Be kind. @ -Yoko Ono
My life is a gift.
People with mental health conditions deserve just as much support and compassion as people with physical health conditions.
There are two kinds of future concern: desire and fear. They together create a perfect hell. @ -The Ancient Sage
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. It goes on. @ -Robert Frost
In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive. @ -Lee Iacocca
Misery comes the moment you become clinging, attached. The moment you put conditions on life. @ -Osho
Without darkness nothing comes to birth, as without light nothing flowers. @ -May Sarton
Love yourself. @ -Asad Meah
No matter what perceived issues you may have been born with, you can alter your DNA, it is scientifically proven that you do not have to be who you've always been, you can become the best version of yourself. @ -Asad Meah
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. @ -Thich Nhat Hanh
Difficult events occur for our spiritual growth. These aren't meant to be punishment. Beautiful sunset awaits after heavy rain. @ -Haemin Sunim
Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't so. @ -Lemony Snicket
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
We can get better, because we're not dead yet. @ -Frank Turner
For a tree to become tall it must grow tough roots among the rocks. @ -Friedrich Nietzsche
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end. @ -Seneca
When you're depressed it's easy to become nostalgic of older, better times.
Contemplating on what went wrong in the past will keep you in those feelings. Stop giving it your precious time, focus on what to do right now.
Some moments are happy. Some moments are sad. Live each moment. Embrace life. @ -Avijeet Das
Identify your problems, but give your power and energy to solutions. @ -Tony Robbins
In helping others, you help yourself.
A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you. @ -Joyce Meyer
Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on. @ -Henry Rollins
Remember, if you catch yourself dwelling on negative stuff, you can always change your thoughts.
Try to push back and do something you love — something that's relaxing, but energizing.
Helping others is one of the most selfish things you can do for yourself.
Every adversity you overcome makes you stronger for the next mountain you have to climb.
It's always darkest before the dawn.
There is no need to suffer silently and there is no shame in seeking help. @ -Catherine Zeta Jones
When you do not get to the root of the problem, you cannot solve it in any meaningful manner. @ -Robert Greene
Just when you think it can't get any worse, it can. And just when you think it can't get any better, it can. @ -Nicholas Sparks
Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Do not become bitter or hostile. Be hopeful, be optimistic. @ -John Lewis
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have. @ -Norman Vincent Peale
I always tell myself "the bad times never last". It will end. The good days are just around the corner.' Knowing there is always an end to the down moods always helps me to get through that day/week/month. @ -Jenny B.
Let yourself wallow for a while in heart ache, but eventually get up and clean yourself up.
Every single day is a good day no matter how bright or dark it is, because it always brings an opportunity to start a positive beginning in your life. @ -Edmond Mbiaka
The highest form of intelligence is to view yourself without judgment. @ -Krishnamurti
Leave yesterday's burdens where they are and start today with a light load of expectation for the good things to come.
There's so many things that life is, and no matter how many breakthroughs, trials will exist and we're going to get through it. Just be strong. @ -Mary J. Blige
Through the vehicle of our emotions, our mind, body, and spirit are sending signals that something has to shift. @ -Randy Taran
Take some time every day to be mindful and appreciate the present moment. This may mean noticing the warmth of sunlight on the skin when walking to work, or the taste and texture of a crisp, sweet apple at lunchtime.
You say you're 'depressed' – all I see is resilience. You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn't mean you're defective – it just means you're human. @ -David Mitchell
We don't develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. @ -Barbara De Angelis
What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation. @ -Glenn Close
I tend to get pretty depressed and I have some issues with anxiety and things like that. For me, it's more psychological. Exercise is a means of expelling those demons. @ -Ryan Reynolds
Sit with the pain until it passes, and you will be calmer for the next one. @ -Naval Ravikant
Calm down and cheer up - You're equipped to handle it. @ -Joyce Meyer
Once the shadow is embraced, it is healed. And when it is healed, it becomes love. @ -Debbie Ford
When we are stuck in a rut we are being invited to grow and expand. @ -Dana Arcuri
Stay positive about it. Every thought you project has an impact.
One of the things so bad about depression and bipolar disorder is that if you don't have prior awareness, you don't have any idea what hit you. @ -Kay Redfield Jamison
The river you're in has strong waves and smooth waves too. Same water, but different energy. Use them both wisely. @ -Maxime Lagacé
Getting better from depression demands a lifelong commitment. I've made that commitment for my life's sake and for the sake of those who love me. @ -Susan Polis Schutz
Fill up your dark days with any little comfort you can find, keep reaching for the next better feeling thought to find your way out of the darkness.
You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness. @ -Jonathan Safran Foer
The pain is an opportunity to resurrect our true selves.
Just because your doctor has a name for your condition, doesn't mean he knows what it is. @ -Franz Kafka
It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it. @ -Lou Holtz
I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. @ -Dalai Lama
You are morally obliged to take care of yourself. You should take care of, help and be good to yourself the same way you would take care of, help and be good to someone you loved and valued. @ -Jordan Peterson
Healing is not linear. Never underestimate the power of positivity when living with a mental illness.
Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it. @ -Jacques Prevert
There is some kind of sweet innocence in being human, in not having to be just happy or just sad, in the nature of being able to be both broken and whole, at the same time. @ -C. JoyBell C.
Don't let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was. @ -Richard L. Evans
Shift the focus of your mind so that you begin looking for the positive things in your life. This helps you take control over your perspective.
Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. @ -Helen Keller
You've got a chance to start out all over again. A new place, new people, new sights. A clean slate. See, you can be anything you want with a fresh start. @ -Annie Proulx
You are stronger than you know. In the depths of despair you find your true strength within. @ -Asad Meah
Try to stop continually telling yourself nothing good will ever again happen.
It's not always necessary to be strong, but to feel strong. @ -Jon Krakauer
Even in your darkest moments, you are feeling something. If you're not feeling, you're simply just existing, and that isn't what living should be about.  @ -Hiral
Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future. @ -Swami Sivananda
My recovery from manic depression has been an evolution, not a sudden miracle. @ -Patty Duke
All obstacles that are perceived with love can transform into the greatest life lessons. @ -Gabby Bernstein
Like you exercise your body, you should exercise your mind.
Honor yourself by not criticizing, judging, or denying what you feel. @ -Iyanla Vanzant
Although thoughts are not tangible, they carry more force than anything else in this world. This force can either defeat you or carry you to victory.
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind; privation trains and strengthens it. @ -William Hazlitt
You will outlast your problems.
I'm gutted and feeling a bit lost, but I'm determined to get through it. @ -Gareth Evans
The experience of pain or loss can be a formidably motivating force. @ -John C. Maxwell
Remember even though the outside world might be raining, if you keep on smiling the sun will soon show its face and smile back at you. @ -Anna Lee
Bad things will happen, this is the course of life. But when those bad things come, don't stay there; grow through to go through.
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. @ -Martin Luther King Jr.
Your inward conflicts express themselves in outward disasters. @ -Jiddu Krishnamurti
The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests. @ -Epictetus
Even situations that appear to be obstacles are actually opportunities - detours in the right direction. @ -Gabby Bernstein
What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly. @ -Richard Bach
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. @ -Albert Camus
I try to make my bed every day for mental health. Coming home to an unmade bed or a room with clothes all over will depress me. @ -David Alan Grier
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. @ -Oscar Wilde
Clearly defined benefits of your aspirations are necessary to pull you through the rough days.
Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge. @ -Eckhart Tolle
No one and nothing can free you but your own understanding. @ -Ajahn Chah
It can be a good thing, too, to learn to sit in your own weirdness. @ -Sarah Wilson
The greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being. @ -Tenzin Gyatzo
Find a creative way to express your sadness. Writing your thoughts in a diary, for example, may help you find a new perspective.
No matter how dark the night may get, your light will never burn out. @ -Jeanette LeBlanc
It's time we tell ourselves - we need nothing else but that moment to be happy.
Mental health can be just as important as physical health - and major depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental illnesses. @ -Michael Greger
Action is the antidote to despair. @ -Joan Baez
What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality. @ -Plutarch
Often what feels like the end of the world is really a challenging pathway to a far better place. @ -Karen Salmansohn
Human mood and well-being are heavily influenced by simple things: Exercise, good sleep, being in nature, getting more light... It's cheap to experiment with these.
You'll make it through whatever comes along. Within you are so many answers. Understand, have courage, be strong. @ -Douglas Pagels
If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete. @ -Jack Kornfield
The way you tell your story to yourself matters. @ -Amy Cuddy
Overcoming abuse doesn't just happen, it takes positive steps every day. Let today be the day you start to move forward.
Every heart has its own skeletons. @ -Leo Tolstoy
Lighten up on yourself. No one is perfect. Gently accept your humanness. @ -Deborah Day
The world breaks everyone, and afterwards many are strong at the broken places. @ -Ernest Hemingway
Beware of wallowing in disappointment for it is in this state that depression creeps from behind.
It is very important that we do not try to run away from our painful feelings. We can recognize, accept, embrace, and look deeply. @ -Thich Nhat Hanh
Everything begins at the beginning, and quite often the beginning begins when you shift your mind in a new direction. @ -Louie Herron
When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on. @ -LL Cool J
Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in. @ -Leonard Cohen
You don't have to feel guilty when stopping to fix cracks in your self-confidence.
Keep a smile on your face. Keep a spring in your step.
All bad things, like good things, must end. @ -Nihar Sharma
A child's mental health is just as important as their physical health and deserves the same quality of support. @ -Kate Middleton
The acknowledgment of having suffered evil is the greatest step forward in mental health. @ -Stefan Molyneux
Times of stress are also times that are signals for growth, and if we use adversity properly, we can grow through adversity. @ -Abraham Twerski
I wanted to write a story about my struggles with depression and mental health. It's an issue that needs to be talked about more. @ -Ginger Zee
Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again. @ -Anne Frank
Hold yourself back, or heal yourself back together. You decide. @ -Brittany Burgunder
Picking at scabs leaves bigger scars, the same applies to past emotional hurts. Leave them alone and give them time to heal.
Handling our suffering is an art. If we know how to suffer, we suffer much less, and we're no longer afraid of being overwhelmed by the suffering inside. @ -Thich Nhat Hanh
There is no health without mental health. @ -David Satcher
Today's mood, emotions, or thoughts don't belong to tomorrow.
Find glimmers of positivity in the darkness.
If things aren't going so well, I try to stay positive and not give in to negative thoughts. @ -Rosanna Arquette
Bipolar disorder, manic depression, depression, black dog, whatever you want to call it, is inherent in our society. It's a product of stress and in my case over-work. @ -Adam Ant
It's been taboo for so long to admit you had a mental health problem. @ -Rosalynn Carter
Never underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction. @ -Germany Kent
Sometimes you wake up. Sometimes the fall kills you. And sometimes, when you fall, you fly. @ -Neil Gaiman
If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath. @ -Amit Ray
We want to conquer the world and have 1,000 likes, 1 million likes, but at the same time, we are depressed. We are lonely, but we have 10,000 followers. We are all bipolar. @ -Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Spend some time in the depths of your pain for a time but eventually let yourself be distracted to let your mind rest.
Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed. @ -Mason Cooley
I needed to put two critical ideas together: that I could both be mentally ill and lead a rich and satisfying life. @ -Elyn R. Saks
Disease can be a physical presentation of turmoil inside you, take time to get inside your own mind.
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. @ -Viktor Frankl
Don't neglect your relationships with those you can trust and rely on.
To suffer some anxiety, some depression, some disappointment, even some failure is normal. @ -Boyd K. Packer
It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it. @ -Amelia Burr
Laughing can serve you in dark moments and even help you crawl your way back out. @ -Ryan Reynolds
The scientific evidence is clear that exercise significantly reduces depression and anxiety. @ -Johann Hari
There will always be suffering. But we must not suffer over the suffering. @ -Alan Watts
Hope is medicine for a soul that's sick and tired. @ -Eric Swensson
Make sure you fill your mind with happy thoughts for every moment it tries to bring you to the sad ones.  @ -Hiral
We have seen that two heads are better than one when dealing with a mental health problem. @ -Kate Middleton
Fill up on fresh air and sunshine, it's a free mental boost.
Healing from the past is a part of new beginnings, you need to see what could be, to be able to heal what was.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall. @ -Confucius
Remember the entrance to the sanctuary is inside you. @ -Rumi
Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine. @ -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Be patient where you sit in the dark. The dawn is coming. @ -Rumi
Evaluate your current situation and be sure you are not the drama causing your own headaches.
Our wounds need nurturing care in order to heal. If we are to nurture and heal, we must admit that the wounds exist. @ -Iyanla Vanzant
Pain and death are part of life. To reject them is to reject life itself. @ -Havelock Ellis
Every single human being who is alive has felt this kind of pain, hopelessness, and loneliness at one time or another. We are all connected through this shared pain and struggle. @ -Leo Babauta
Dwelling on what you did wrong is only helpful if you haven't learned a lesson.
It is completely okay to step away from your everyday routine. Understand your process.  @ -Hiral
The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves. @ -Pema Chödrön
Connection with others is one of the six basic emotional needs as defined by mental health care professionals and shouldn't be neglected.
When life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate. And when life is bitter, say thank you and grow. @ -Shauna Niequist
Mental health needs a great deal of attention. It's the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with. @ -Adam Ant
In the depth of winter, I learned that within me lay an invincible summer. @ -Albert Camus
Improving our relationships is improving our mental health.  @ -William Glasser
The path through trouble is always made a step at a time, a breath at a time, a day at a time. @ -Jack Kornfield
We are always trying to build a bridge between 'what is' and 'what should be'. And in that there is contradiction and conflict. @ -Jiddu Krishnamurti
A lot of people think they should be happy all the time. But the writer understands you need both. You need the whole piano: the richness of the whole human experience. Depression, suffering and anger are all part of being human. @ -Janet Fitch
Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today. @ -Thich Nhat Hanh
Suffering is inevitable. The point is to find meaning in spite of suffering.
It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves. @ -Sir Edmund Hillary
Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul. @ -Oscar Wilde
Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A 'you can do it' when things are tough. @ -Richard M. DeVos
You have to be able to get up and dust yourself off and always be going forward. @ -Rita Moreno
Negative emotions like loneliness, envy, and guilt have an important role to play in a happy life; they're big, flashing signs that something needs to change. @ -Gretchen Rubin
It's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. @ -Sir Edmund Hillary
There's always something coming. Good or bad, it's gonna help you grow.
Don't sit and heap all your problems on yourself, it won't do any good. Instead contemplate anything that makes you feel good even if it's a daydream.
Life is full of suffering. Yes. Why should it be otherwise? Embrace. Endure. @ -The Stoic Emperor
There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope. @ -Bern Williams
I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being. @ -Hafiz of Persia
Guilt and shame are just emotions, not who you are.
The shadows are as important as the light. @ -Charlotte Brontë
Embrace your suffering tenderly. @ -Thich Nhat Hanh
In the middle of winter I at last discovered that there was in me an invincible summer. @ -Albert Camus
The wound is the place where the light enters you. @ -Rumi
When I feel confused or depressed, I remember back to junior high and I silently repeat, 'This, too, shall pass.' @ -Josh Groban
We crave for things which create the illusion of security and comfort but which bring us only conflict, confusion and antagonism. @ -Jiddu Krishnamurti
Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we'll ever do. @ -Brené Brown
When we hurt the most is when treating ourselves well is the most important. You need the best care when you feel the worst.
Facing it, always facing it, that's the way to get through. Face it. @ -Joseph Conrad
The simple solution for disappointment depression: Get up and get moving. Physically move. Do. Act. Get going. @ -Peter McWilliams
Let yourself be gutted. Let it open you. Start there. @ -Cheryl Strayed
Problems are not stop signs; they are guidelines. @ -Dr. Robert Schuller
It is only in our darkest hours that we may discover the true strength of the brilliant light within ourselves that can never, ever, be dimmed. @ -Doe Zantamanta
Anxiety contaminates the present with the pains of all imaginable futures. We cannot experience the fullness of the moment if we are forever suffering from hypothetical hardships. @ -The Stoic Emperor
Real hope combined with real action has always pulled me through difficult times. Real hope combined with doing nothing has never pulled me through. @ -Jenni Schaefer
You can't see the shadows if you turn to face the sun.
If there was no suffering, man would not know his limits, would not know himself. @ -Leo Tolstoy
We can ignore even pleasure. But pain insists upon being attended to.  @ -C. S. Lewis
We are stronger, gentler, more resilient, and more beautiful than any of us imagine. @ -Mark Nepo
Trying to build a life where you never experience bad feelings is like building a ship that can't handle a storm. @ -Neil Strauss
One positive thought sparks another positive thought. Let those thoughts snowball into a positive ball of light for the world to see.
It isn't always a change of scenery needed to make life better. Sometimes it simply requires opening your eyes. @ -Richelle E. Goodrich
Never underestimate your power of will to change the energy in a room to calmness, focus on the most calming thought you can muster.
Every adversity, every failure, and every heartache carries with it the seed of an equivalent or a greater benefit. @ -Napoleon Hill
What you thought before has led to every choice you have made, and this adds up to you at this moment. If you want to change who you are physically, mentally, and spiritually, you will have to change what you think.  @ -Patrick Gentempo
The word 'happy' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. @ -Carl Jung
It doesn't have to take over your life, it doesn't have to define you as a person, it's just important that you ask for help. It's not a sign of weakness. @ -Demi Lovato
If you can't see the light at the end of the tunnel, illuminate and light it up yourself.
Be willing to release those things stored in your heart and mind that are causing you discomfort. @ -Iyanla Vanzant
A life without pain and suffering is like a sea without waves: lifeless. Be rational, take a new perspective and detach yourself, they will pass. @ -Maxime Lagacé
Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. @ -Satchel Paige
I am tired of acting as though I have something to hide. @ -Kay Redfield Jamison
No one can ever take your memories from you – each day is a new beginning, make good memories every day. @ -Catherine Pulsifer
Free your mind from creating negative emotion based on what has happened in the past. Use hope of better outcomes to prevent the emotional turmoil reliving the past brings on.
Suffering is a test. That's all it is. Suffering is the true test of life. @ -David Goggins
Even when bad things happen you have to try to use those bad things in a positive manner and really just take the positive out of it. @ -Natalie du Toit
Try to keep healthy habits that help you move forward.
I think that we're all mentally ill. Those of us outside the asylums only hide it a little better — and maybe not all that much better after all. @ -Stephen King
I'm right there, swimming the river of hardships but I know how to swim. @ -Jack Kerouac
Help someone, it will help yourself.
It was the possibility of darkness that made the day seem so bright. @ -Stephen King
We can choose to stop in a place of pain and suffering, never to move past it. Or we can choose to move past it, never to stop for pain and suffering.
In the midst of darkness, light persists. @ -Mahatma Gandhi
Adversity can be turned to opportunity simply by adjusting our perception and our attitude.
Life is truly known only to those who suffer, loose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat. @ -Anaïs Nin
Spend time imagining what life would be like if you were functioning at full health and spirit.
Never be afraid to suffer, it's just a tool that some people aren't willing to use. It's that very tool that strengthens weak people. @ -David Goggins
You do have a future. There is light at the end of that inky black tunnel. @ -Willow Cross
Focus on creating a loose, but structured, routine that can help you keep your daily pace going.
Turn your wounds into wisdom. @ -Oprah Winfrey
Mental illness lives all around us every day. I've seen it in other family members, I've seen it in friends, and I've dealt with it myself with my own postpartum depression. @ -Rachel Hollis
Take time by yourself to feel the fullness of your sadness and thank it before releasing it.
Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds. @ -Norman Vincent Peale
Only in ending is there a new beginning. @ -Jiddu Krishnamurti
The more you think life is about having stuff and superiority and showing it off, the more unhappy, and the more depressed and anxious, you will be. @ -Johann Hari
Positive thinking is a valuable tool that can help you overcome obstacles, deal with pain, and reach new goals. @ -Amy Morin
Don't cling to the yesterday. It was beautiful, but it was beautiful yesterday. @ -Osho
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. @ -Desmond Tutu
Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky, are best relieved by the letting of a little water. @ -Christopher Morley
You may have to endure today's pain to avoid tomorrow's suffering.
We should accept our negative feelings rather than avoid or repress them. Suffering contributes to psychological growth. @ -Rollo May
Suffering has been stronger than all other teachings and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but I hope into a better shape. @ -Charles Dickens
There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast. @ -Charles Dickens
