--- title: "13 Suffering Mental Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 13 Suffering Mental quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Suffering Mental sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cd/dalai-lama-xiv-1700_time_the-best-solution-to-our-suffering-is-me_1069623.jpg" --- > [“The best solution to our suffering is mental immunity, but it takes time to develop.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama-xiv/the-best-solution-to-our-suffering-is-mental-immunity-but-it-takes/) [Dalai Lama XIV](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama-xiv/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cd/dalai-lama-xiv-1700_time_the-best-solution-to-our-suffering-is-me_1069623.jpg) > [It's very complex suffering from mental health, I think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lola-young/it-s-very-complex-suffering-from-mental-health-i-think/) [Lola Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lola-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41f/lola-young-8374_health_it-s-very-complex-suffering-from-mental_341825.jpg) > [I know what it's like to feel marginalized and defeated and humiliated by suffering from a mental illness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-trudeau/i-know-what-it-s-like-to-feel-marginalized-and-defeated-and/) [Margaret Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-trudeau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f59/margaret-trudeau-5242_defeated_i-know-what-it-s-like-to-feel-marginaliz_2729381.png) > [“The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four people is suffering from a mental illness. Look at your 3…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-mae-brown/the-statistics-on-sanity-are-that-one-out-of-every-four-people-is/) [Rita Mae Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-mae-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c5/rita-mae-brown-1111_best-friend_the-statistics-on-sanity-are-that-one-ou_612983.png) > [I often wonder if I am suffering from some mental dysfunction because of how weird and baffling my poetry seems to so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ashbery/i-often-wonder-if-i-am-suffering-from-some-mental-dysfunction-because/) [John Ashbery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ashbery/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ef/john-ashbery-3600_dysfunction_i-often-wonder-if-i-am-suffering-from-so_1178396.jpg) > [If there's someone suffering with their mental health, go and speak to someone, whether it's a friend or whoever. Open up to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-woodgate/if-there-s-someone-suffering-with-their-mental-health-go-and-speak-to/) [Jonathan Woodgate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-woodgate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7a/jonathan-woodgate-18915_direction_if-there-s-someone-suffering-with-their_2074334.png) > [We have to get the word out that mental illnesses can be diagnosed and treated, and almost everyone suffering from mental illness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosalynn-carter/we-have-to-get-the-word-out-that-mental-illnesses-can-be-diagnosed/) [Rosalynn Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosalynn-carter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/906/rosalynn-carter-12972_community_we-have-to-get-the-word-out-that-mental_189650.jpg) > [There is nothing compassionate or safe about relegating people, particularly those suffering from mental health or addiction issues, to sleep on our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/london-breed/there-is-nothing-compassionate-or-safe-about-relegating-people/) [London Breed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/london-breed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f2/london-breed-5866_compassion_there-is-nothing-compassionate-or-safe-a_148226.jpg) > [People often write me and ask how I keep my wood floors so clean when I live with a child and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-armstrong/people-often-write-me-and-ask-how-i-keep-my-wood-floors-so-clean-when/) [Heather Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a7/heather-armstrong-37449_answers_people-often-write-me-and-ask-how-i-keep_2682642.png) > [Pain is physical; suffering is mental. Beyond the mind there is no suffering. Pain is essential for the survival of the body,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-nisargadatta-maharaj/pain-is-physical-suffering-is-mental-beyond-the-mind-there-is-no/) [Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-nisargadatta-maharaj/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9c/sri-nisargadatta-maharaj-953_body_pain-is-physical-suffering-is-mental-bey_2940049.png) > [“As I stood in the room looking at it for the last time, I felt again the cold metal of the handcuffs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nien-cheng/as-i-stood-in-the-room-looking-at-it-for-the-last-time-i-felt-again/) [Nien Cheng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nien-cheng/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a0/nien-cheng-28483_china_as-i-stood-in-the-room-looking-at-it-for_2476192.png) > [One of the things psychologists used to say was that if you are depressed, anxious or angry, you couldn't be happy. Those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-seligman/one-of-the-things-psychologists-used-to-say-was-that-if-you-are/) [Martin Seligman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-seligman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/432/martin-seligman-5268_angry_one-of-the-things-psychologists-used-to_81903.jpg) > [Many people are addicted to suffering and have a mental habit of pointing out the worst in people or situations. Not only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate/many-people-are-addicted-to-suffering-and-have-a-mental-habit-of/) [Nate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a17/nate-946_habits_many-people-are-addicted-to-suffering-an_2639085.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/suffering-mental/#itemlist", "name": "Suffering Mental Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The best solution to our suffering is mental immunity, but it takes time to develop.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dalai Lama XIV" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama-xiv/the-best-solution-to-our-suffering-is-mental-immunity-but-it-takes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cd/dalai-lama-xiv-1700_time_the-best-solution-to-our-suffering-is-me_1069623.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cd/dalai-lama-xiv-1700_time_the-best-solution-to-our-suffering-is-me_1069623.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cd/dalai-lama-xiv-1700_time_the-best-solution-to-our-suffering-is-me_1069623.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The best solution to our suffering is mental immunity, but it takes time to develop.” — Dalai Lama XIV", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's very complex suffering from mental health, I think.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lola Young" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lola-young/it-s-very-complex-suffering-from-mental-health-i-think/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41f/lola-young-8374_health_it-s-very-complex-suffering-from-mental_341825.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41f/lola-young-8374_health_it-s-very-complex-suffering-from-mental_341825.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41f/lola-young-8374_health_it-s-very-complex-suffering-from-mental_341825.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's very complex suffering from mental health, I think.” — Lola Young", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I know what it's like to feel marginalized and defeated and humiliated by suffering from a mental illness.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Margaret Trudeau" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-trudeau/i-know-what-it-s-like-to-feel-marginalized-and-defeated-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f59/margaret-trudeau-5242_defeated_i-know-what-it-s-like-to-feel-marginaliz_2729381.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f59/margaret-trudeau-5242_defeated_i-know-what-it-s-like-to-feel-marginaliz_2729381.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f59/margaret-trudeau-5242_defeated_i-know-what-it-s-like-to-feel-marginaliz_2729381.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I know what it's like to feel marginalized and defeated and humiliated by suffering from a mental illness.” — Margaret Trudeau", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four people is suffering from a mental illness. 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Beyond the mind there is no suffering. Pain is essential for the survival of the body, but none compels you to suffer. Suffering is due entirely to clinging or resisting; it is a sign of our unwillingness to move on, to flow with life.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-nisargadatta-maharaj/pain-is-physical-suffering-is-mental-beyond-the-mind-there-is-no/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9c/sri-nisargadatta-maharaj-953_body_pain-is-physical-suffering-is-mental-bey_2940049.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9c/sri-nisargadatta-maharaj-953_body_pain-is-physical-suffering-is-mental-bey_2940049.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9c/sri-nisargadatta-maharaj-953_body_pain-is-physical-suffering-is-mental-bey_2940049.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Pain is physical; suffering is mental. Beyond the mind there is no suffering. 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Those were at opposite ends of a continuum. I believe that you can be suffering or have a mental illness and be happy - just not in the same moment that you're sad.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martin Seligman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-seligman/one-of-the-things-psychologists-used-to-say-was-that-if-you-are/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/432/martin-seligman-5268_angry_one-of-the-things-psychologists-used-to_81903.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/432/martin-seligman-5268_angry_one-of-the-things-psychologists-used-to_81903.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/432/martin-seligman-5268_angry_one-of-the-things-psychologists-used-to_81903.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“One of the things psychologists used to say was that if you are depressed, anxious or angry, you couldn't be…” — Martin Seligman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Many people are addicted to suffering and have a mental habit of pointing out the worst in people or situations. Not only are they robbing themselves of joy, but their failure to appreciate all the goodness that life has to offer actually diminishes all that good. Both our blessing and our condemnation have power. 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