56 Mental Health Awareness Quotes to Stop Stigma – Inspirational

“Mental health is a preserved wealth.”

“Being able to be your true self is one of the strongest components of good mental health.” Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy

“Mental health needs a great deal of attention. It’s the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with.” Adam Ant

“The experience I have had is that once you start talking about experiencing a mental health struggle, you realize that actually, you’re part of quite a big club.” Prince Harry

“Maybe I am a dreamer but I wish mental health treatment was as easy as getting a gun.”

“You are not your illness, you have a name, a history, and a story to tell. Staying yourself is just a part of the battle.”

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

“Mental health… is not a destination but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going.” Noam Spencer

“I knew well enough that one could fracture one’s legs and arms and recover afterward, but I did not know that you could fracture the brain in your head and recover from that too.” Vincent van Gogh

“Let’s learn to talk about mental health and take a step forward as a society.”

“Ignoring mental issues can worsen everything.”

“A child’s mental health is just as important as their physical health and deserves the same quality of support.” Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

“Let’s accept mental health as a medical condition and not as social stigma.”

“You can do a lot more instead of just being judgmental.”

“Mental health is just as important as… physical health and deserves the same quality of support.” Kate Middleton

“Asking for help is the first step. You are more precious to this world than you’ll ever know.” Lili Reinhart

“What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.” Glenn Close

“Your illness is not your identity. Your chemistry is not your character.” Pastor Rick Warren

“The best medication for mental illness is to make them feel comfortable about it.”

“You are the same person even after you find out that you have mental sickness. Stop judging yourself to stop people judging you.”

“Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also harder to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say, ‘My tooth is aching’ than to say, ‘My heart is broken.’ C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain

“Just because no one else can heal or do your inner work for you doesn’t mean you can, should, or need to do it alone.” Lisa Olivera

“‘Positive vibes only’ isn’t a thing. Humans have a wide range of emotions and that’s OK.” Molly Bahr, LMHC

“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

“Be brave and it will pass by.”

“The best way out is always through.” Robert Frost

“In the end, it’s the warrior people talk about, so keep fighting until you beat mental illness.”

“If you can’t fly: run, If you can’t run: walk, If you can’t walk: crawl. But by all means, keep moving.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

“There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.” John Green

“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” Winston Churchill

“This feeling will pass. The fear is real but the danger is not.” Cammie McGovern

“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

“Take a deep breath to remember you are the child who lived through survival mode and the empowered adult who chose their healing.” Dr. Nicole LePera

“In the middle of winter I, at last, discovered that there was in me an invincible summer.” Albert Camus

“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.” Nido Qubein

“If you have been brutally broken but still have the courage to be gentle to other living beings, then you’re a badass with a heart of an angel.” Keanu Reeves

“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known to suffer, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

“Deep breathing is our nervous system’s love language.” Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy

“Mental health issues can be dealt with, so just talk it out.”

“Mental illness doesn’t make you weak, the fight with it makes you strong.”

“Don’t believe everything you think.” Unknown

“What I love about the therapy is that they’ll tell you what your blind spots are. Although that’s uncomfortable and painful, it gives you something to work with.” Pink

“If we start being honest about our pain, our anger, and our shortcomings instead of pretending they don’t exist, then maybe we’ll leave the world a better place than we found it.” Russell Wilson

“Mental health problems don’t define who you are. They are something you experience. You walk in the rain and you feel the rain, but you are not the rain.” Matt Haig

“Promise me you’ll always remember: you’re braver than you believe and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” Christopher Robin

“Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.” Fred Rogers

“I would say what others have said: It gets better. One day, you’ll find your tribe. You just have to trust that people are out there waiting to love you and celebrate you for who you are.” Wentworth Miller

“In the meantime, the reality is you might have to be your own tribe. You might have to be your own best friend. That’s not something they’re going to teach you in school. So start the work of loving yourself.” Wentworth Miller

“Mental illness doesn’t change you. You are still who you were.”

“Mental illness is so much more complicated than any pill that any mortal could invent.” Elizabeth Wintzel

“Your mental illness doesn’t define you but your fight with it will definitely do it.”

“Mental illness is not contagious. You won’t catch it by being kind.”

“Mental illness is just like a tunnel, so don’t be afraid of the dark there is a ray of light on either side of it.”

“The humanity we all share is more important than the mental illnesses we may not” Elyn R. Saks

“My dark days made me stronger. Or maybe I already was strong, and they made me prove it.” Emery Lord

“There is no standard normal. Normal is subjective. There are seven billion versions of normal on this planet.” Matt Haig, Reasons to Stay Alive