Mental health Quotes · Page 92

“Most psychotherapies are designed to patch up wounded people and then throw them back into the battle of oppositions. They guide people…

— Robert A. Johnson

“The process of reforming the mental health system never includes the complaints that families and caregivers have regarding a need for increased…

— Tamara Hill, MS

“...his condition in Roanoke is a strong testament that lassitude, indifference and the peculiarities of his thought were primarily the consequences of…

— Sylvia Nasar

“at. Being honest with yourself, like mindfulness, is a foundation for Self-Actualisation. SA people are honest, even brutally honest with themselves at…

— David Tuffley

“Perseverance in everyday life often looks different. It is softer, quieter, sometimes simply about showing up. It is getting out of bed…

— Ajmal, from the book "Borders of the Inner World

“It’s hard to feel supported when you can’t tell people everything. People haven’t really got a clue what it’s like. It’s hard…

— Alice Jamieson

“If you value your mental health, turn off all useless notifications - let's start with me, turn off all social media notifications…

— Abhijit Naskar

“Complaints of feeling cut off, shut off, out of touch, feeling apart or strange, of things being out of focus or unreal,…

— Harry Guntrip

“If you are one of those people who has the ability to make it down to the bottom of the ocean, the…

— Lidia Yuknavitch

“Since my symptoms began 13 years ago, I’ve tried every form of pain management I could access — NSAIDS, nonopioid analgesics, neurologic…

— Michael Bihovsky

There's a real danger in writing or acting as therapy because if you've ever been on-screen with someone or on stage or…

— Nicola Coughlan

“The Tomorrow Man theory. It’s pretty basic. Today, right here, you are who you are. Tomorrow, you will be who you will…

— Chuck Hogan

“And that will be on my medical records for ever. Everyone will always know I’m a nutter. Behavioural problems. I’m just a…

— Rae Earl

Feelings, whether of compassion or irritation, should be welcomed, recognized, and treated on an absolutely equal basis; because both are ourselves. The…

— Anonymous

“The summary of Lambert and Lillenfelt’s “Bloodstains” in Scientific American Mind in the October 12, 2007 The Informed Reader passes along many…

— Richard P. Kluft

There had been a head of the FDA (who later turned out to be a fraud) his name was Fishbein and he…

— Gary Null

Part of therapy is the hope. You need to feel like there's hope, warmth and happiness somewhere in there otherwise you'll be…

— The Last Skeptik

I've had a pretty crazy life. It's colorful ... reliving some of those closets that I had shut, locked and thrown away…

— Billy Ray Cyrus

“I remembered what Morrie said during our visit: “The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. And you…

— Mitch Albom

Self-discipline, although difficult, and not always easy while combating negative emotions, should be a defensive measure. At least we will be able…

— Dalai Lama

“Happiness in a tablet. This is our world. Prozac. Paxil. Xanax. Billions are spent to advertise such drugs. And billions more are…

— Anonymous

“Although mindfulness does not remove the ups and downs of life, it changes how experiences like losing a job, getting a divorce,…

— Ken Robinson

“There is nothing sane, merciful, heroic, devout, redemptive, wise, holy, loving, peaceful, joyous, righteous, gracious, remotely spiritual, or worthy of praise where…

— Aberjhani

You are in front of your brother, but your mind is on many other things, so you don’t really see your brother.…

— Chan Khong

“Grief isn't always a knife-sharp twist in your heart or a dull bludgeon in your stomach, sometimes it's a net, cast suddenly…

— Non Pratt

“The Holistic Life Foundation’s program combines yoga postures, fluid movement exercises, breathing techniques, and guided mindfulness practices. The movement activities are designed…

— Patricia A. Jennings

“Too often the survivor is seen by [himself or] herself and others as "nuts," "crazy," or "weird." Unless her responses are understood…

— Diane Langberg

“He often acted out of impulse just so that he could then devote his leisure hours to mulling why; he relished self-analysis,…

— Eleanor Catton

“What I learned from that intensely educational period of my life is that one kind of misfit is the person who suffers…

— Lidia Yuknavitch

“To sum it up, from this point of view, the two religions of mankind tend to be the peakers and the non-peakers,…

— Abraham H. Maslow

“ Social Skills Training Social skills training is based on the belief that socially anxious people lack certain social skills, such as…

— Heather Moehn

Mindfulness is an ancient meditation mode in which we let go of our fears, our attachments to control and being right, our…

— David Richo

“The atypically depressed are more likely to be the walking wounded, people like me who are quite functional, whose lives proceed almost…

— Elizabeth Wurtzel

“Thus it can be seen that mental health is based on a certain degree of tension, the tension between what one has…

— Viktor Emil Frankl

“During this hour in the waking streets I felt at ease, at peace; my body, which I despised, operated like a machine.…

— Alice Jamieson

“To be severed and alienated within oneself also creates a sense of unreality. One may have an all-pervasive sense of never quite…

— John Bradshaw

“I don't think anyone deserves disaster. I think a lot of people wish for disaster because it's the only thing left with…

— Alice Oseman

Mental strength is not the same as mental health. Just like someone with diabetes could still be physically strong, someone with depression…

— Amy Morin

“Buddha taught, “Breathing in, I recognize my feeling. Breathing out, I calm my feeling.” If you practice this, not only will your…

— Thích Nhất Hạnh

“For some reason the word “chronic” often has to be explained. It does not mean severe, though many chronic conditions can be…

— Stephen Fry