Browse 2417 quotes about Mental Health.
“During this hour in the waking streets I felt at ease, at peace; my body, which I despised, operated like a machine. I was spaced out, the catchphrase my friends at school used to describe their first experiments with marijuana and booze. This buzzword perfectly described a picture in my mind of me, Alice, hovering just below the ceiling like a balloon and looking down at my own small bed where a big man lay heavily on a little girl I couldn’t quite see or recognize. It wasn’t me. I was spaced out on the ceiling.
I had that same spacey feeling when I cooked for my father, which I still did, though less often. I made omelettes, of course. I cracked a couple of eggs into a bowl, and as I reached for the butter dish, I always had an odd sensation in my hands and arms. My fingers prickled; it didn’t feel like me but someone else cutting off a great chunk of greasy butter and putting it into the pan.
I’d add a large amount of salt — I knew what it did to your blood pressure, and I mumbled curses as I whisked the brew. When I poured the slop into the hot butter and shuffled the frying pan over the burner, it didn’t look like my hand holding the frying-pan handle and I am sure it was someone else’s eyes that watched the eggs bubble and brown. As I dropped two slices of wholemeal bread in the toaster, I would observe myself as if from across the room and, with tingling hands gripping the spatula, folded the omelette so it looked like an apple envelope. My alien hands would flip the omelette on to a plate and I’d spread the remainder of the butter on the toast when the two slices of bread leapt from the toaster.
‘Delicious,’ he’d say, commenting on the food before even trying it.”
Source: Today I'm Alice: Nine Personalities, One Tortured Mind
“Hope panhandles while fear sells like hotcakes.”
Source: Get Out of Here Alive: Inner Alchemy & Immortality
“Carla's description was typical of survivors of chronic childhood abuse. Almost always, they deny or minimize the abusive memories. They have to: it's too painful to believe that their parents would do such a thing. So they fragment the memories into hundreds of shards, leaving only acceptable traces in their conscious minds. Rationalizations like "my childhood was rough," "he only did it to me once or twice," and "it wasn't so bad" are common, masking the fact that the abuse was devastating and chronic. But while the knowledge, body sensations, and feelings are shattered, they are not forgotten. They intrude in unexpected ways: through panic attacks and insomnia, through dreams and artwork, through seemingly inexplicable compulsions, and through the shadowy dread of the abusive parent. They live just outside of consciousness like noisy neighbors who bang on the pipes and occasionally show up at the door.”
Source: The Couple Who Became Each Other: Stories of Healing and Transformation from a Leading Hypnotherapist
“Not all tugs on our attention are benign—far from it on today’s digitized High Seas. It should be obvious, even to those skeptical of most conspiracy theories, that there are individuals and entities ‘from the Deep’ who seek to manipulate our focus for their gain.
They exploit our fears, insecurities and desires, bombarding us with negativity and hopelessness, and rarely, if ever, looking on the bright side. Coincidence? I think not.”
Source: Get Out of Here Alive: Inner Alchemy & Immortality
“When you give doomsday or other fearmongering cults your attention, just your attention, simply by listening to their words, and certainly by subscribing to them, sending them likes, shares, follows and even money, you’re offering up your precious power in promotion of Doomsday.”
Source: Get Out of Here Alive: Inner Alchemy & Immortality
“Stopping drinking and drugging didn't suddenly solve my problems - not even close - but it did clear a little spot on the filthy windscreen of my life to peer through, just enough to begin to assess the damage and ponder the kind of person I might one day become.”
Source: Better than Happiness: The True Antidote to Discontent
“The first fall made me stronger
Another and then the other one made me
hollow inside
The last fall will break me
But I will survive”
Source: Behind the Ghost Metropolis: Contemporary Poetry on Mental Health, Resilience, and Finding Hope
“Being accountable is somewhat ingrained into the life of a first responder.”
“Perseverance in everyday life often looks different. It is softer, quieter, sometimes simply about showing up. It is getting out of bed when you feel low.... It is the grace of beginning anew each day, no matter what happened yesterday. ... Breaking life down into manageable increments- this hour, this task, this breath, can make it feel possible again.”
“Hope is the medicine when there isn't any cure.”
Source: Living Colorful Beauty
“Not all scars are meant to fade. Some are reminders that you made it through.”
“Hope is not the opposite of despair. It is the decision to build anyway.”
“El alzhéimer no se va. Siempre se queda contigo, agazapado como un ladrón que te roba los recuerdos, la vida, cuando menos te lo esperas. Que te convierte en un fantasma o, lo que es peor, que convierte a tus seres queridos en seres irreconocibles para tus mismos ojos. Que te enfrenta a un reflejo desconocido ante el espejo. No, el alzhéimer no desaparece: te hace desaparecer.”
Source: La vida secreta de Sarah Brooks
“As the director of one of the agencies providing free mental health services says, the Audubon Society spends more time, care, and money counting birds than we do counting homeless people.”
Source: A Gift of Hope: Helping the Homeless
“We live in a world where some psychologists are the most dangerous mental abusers. Take care.”
“The reason I don't Kill Myself
is because I know I can.”
“Accepting the fact that we cannot control things, but we can entrust these to the One who is in control of everything.”
Source: Anong Nangyari Sa Akin?
“Opening up and being honest to God is the first stepping stone towards our healing and recovery”
Source: Anong Nangyari Sa Akin?
“I do not need to be a daughter of a pastor, celebrity, influencer, president, CEO, or well-known minister to witness and experience miracles, and have what I need, but being a child of God is enough to advance His kingdom in ways I cannot even think or imagine”
Source: Anong Nangyari Sa Akin?
“Most of the time, these battles come to be used by God to prune us to grow more, and prepare us for assignment/s na pagdadalhan Niya sa atin. A bigger mission. A bigger responsibility”
Source: Anong Nangyari Sa Akin?
“Yung mga pagsubok na dinanas ko should not have been an excuse for me to sin dahil dito ako palalaguin ni Lord, at instead— manatili akong faithful (Read James 1:12)”
Source: Anong Nangyari Sa Akin?
“It is better to fail forward by taking responsibility, than to fail backward and blame others. Mas madaling tumayo mula sa posisyon ng pagkakadapa, kaysa mula sa pagkakahiga”
Source: Anong Nangyari Sa Akin?
“Having a position or being a leader is not a license to force one’s will on others. Instead, tinawag tayo upang ipakita sa iba how to obey God and maging example kung paano mamuhay, magsalita, mag-serve at makipagkapwa in a godly way.”
Source: Anong Nangyari Sa Akin?
“I stopped using twitter because it's like a bunch of mental patients throwing shit at each other.”
“It’s a modern necessity to own a phone, but to be owned by the phone is a modern sickness.”
Source: Kral Fakir: When Calls The Kainat
“Simply noticing isn’t passive. It’s the first active move in rewiring your brain.”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.
“Your brain is beautifully rewritable.”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.
“Change isn’t just possible, it’s expected. You’re not waiting for your brain to catch up. You’re training it to move forward with you.”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.
“Resilience isn’t a destination; it’s a way of moving through life.”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Healing from Emotional Burnout: A Practical Guide to Reclaiming Your Energy, Focus, and Passion
“You Are Not Alone”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Healing from Emotional Burnout: A Practical Guide to Reclaiming Your Energy, Focus, and Passion
“Trust in Your Inner Strength”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Healing from Emotional Burnout: A Practical Guide to Reclaiming Your Energy, Focus, and Passion
“Your Resilience is a Gift”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Healing from Emotional Burnout: A Practical Guide to Reclaiming Your Energy, Focus, and Passion
“Keep Moving Forward”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Healing from Emotional Burnout: A Practical Guide to Reclaiming Your Energy, Focus, and Passion
“Building resilience is a lifelong commitment. It's not something you achieve once and then forget about. It's an ongoing process of learning, growing, and adapting.”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Healing from Emotional Burnout: A Practical Guide to Reclaiming Your Energy, Focus, and Passion
“Your brain isn't broken. It's beautifully, uniquely yours.”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Neurodivergent People: A NeuroFlex ACT Guide for Living Fully with ADHD, Autism, OCD, and a Neurodivergent Life
“It’s not damaged. It’s stuck in survival mode.”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.
“Your brain is not broken. It’s trying to protect you. It just may need a reboot.”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.
“To understand the neurodivergent mind is not to fix it, but to learn its language, honor its rhythm, and discover the strength in difference. This is where that journey begins.”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Neurodivergent People: A NeuroFlex ACT Guide for Living Fully with ADHD, Autism, OCD, and a Neurodivergent Life
“Your brain can change. You can build new ways of thinking, feeling, and responding to old triggers. You don’t have to become a different person. You just get to become more you.”
Source: The Therapist’s Handbook for LGBTQ+: A NeuroFlex ACT Guide for LGBTQ+ Individuals, Families, and Friends to Thrive with Authenticity
“You are not broken. You are not a problem to be fixed. You are a human being with a mind that has learned, often for good reasons, how to survive.”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.
“But just as your brain once wired itself for protection, it can now rewire itself for healing, connection, and meaning. This is the gift of neuroplasticity: the brain’s quiet promise that change is always possible, that new paths can be made even where pain has long left footprints.”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.
“Your brain isn’t broken. It’s just doing what it was designed to do, on overdrive.”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.
“But here's the good news: what’s been wired in can be rewired.”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.
“Your brain is plastic. That means it can change, you can change, with the right awareness, tools, and practice.”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.
“Your brain isn’t a rigid machine or a concrete structure that sets early in life and hardens with age. It’s endlessly flexible, endlessly capable of growth and transformation. This capacity for change is called neuroplasticity, and it's one of the most hopeful discoveries in modern science.”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.
“Neuroplasticity means you can forge new paths, healthier, more helpful ones, by intentionally thinking differently, responding more mindfully, and making choices that align with your values.”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.
“What’s Wired Can Be Rewired”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.
“You’re not waiting for your brain to catch up. You’re training it to move forward with you.”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.
“Your brain is a learning machine, constantly rewiring itself based on where you focus, how you react, and what you repeat.”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.
“I fake being normal better than most normal people fake being sane.”
Source: Sex, Drugs, and Schizophrenia