[Slow breathing] is like an anchor in the midst of an emotional storm: the anchor won’t make the storm goes away, but it will hold you steady until it passes. ~ Russ Harris
Positive vibes only’ isn’t a thing. Humans have a wide range of emotions and that’s OK. ~ Molly Bahr, LMHC
…if you rely solely on medication to manage depression or anxiety, for example, you have done nothing to train the mind, so that when you come off the medication, you are just as vulnerable to a relapse as though you had never taken the medication.~ Daniel Goleman
All stress, anxiety, depression, is caused when we ignore who we are, and start living to please others. ~ Paulo Coelho
Allow yourself the things you need right now. Whether that’s space, rest, support, or something else, know that you are not a burden for taking care of yourself. ~ TWLOHA
Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. ~ Anne Lamott
And sometimes I have kept my feelings to myself, because I could find no language to describe them in. ~ Marianne Dashwood
And still, I rise. ~ Maya Angelou
Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength. ~ Charles Spurgeon
Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained. ~ Arthur Somers Roche
Anyone can be affected, despite their level of success or their place on the food chain. In fact, there is a good chance you know someone who is struggling with it since nearly 20% of American adults face some form of mental illness in their lifetime. So why aren’t we talking about it? ~ Kristen Bell
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
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others. ~ Maya Angelou
As you reflect back on the previous weeks, months or year, look for moments you can celebrate too. There will be some, even if you have to look a little harder. ~ Emily Coxhead
Be dedicated to change the way in which people see mental illness at all levels of society. If not for yourself, advocate for those who are struggling in silence. ~ Germany Kent
Be grateful for what you already have while you pursue your goals. If you aren’t grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you would be happy with more? ~ Roy T. Bennett
Because wherever I sat — on the deck of a ship or at a street café in Paris or Bangkok — I would be sitting under the same glass bell jar, stewing in my own sour air. ~ Sylvia Plath
Being able to be your true self is one of the strongest components of good mental health. ~Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy
Being vulnerable is actually a strength and not a weakness — that’s why more and more mental health is such an important thing to talk about. It’s the same as being physically sick. And when you keep all those things inside, when you bottle them up, it makes you ill. ~Cara Delevingne
Better not to give in to it. It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart. ~Finnick Odair
By taking care of myself I have so much more to offer the world than I do when I am running on empty. ~Ali Washington
Change what you can, manage what you can’t. ~Raymond McCauley
