Quotes Tagged "mental-health"

I once read in my physics book that the universe begs to be observed, that energy travels and transfers when people pay attention. Maybe that's what love really boils down to--having someone who cares enough to pay attention so that you're encouraged to travel and transfer, to make your potential energy spark into kinetic energy.

There is no standard normal. Normal is subjective. There are seven billion versions of normal on this planet.

It’s never overreacting to ask for what you want and need.

But no matter how much evil I see, I think it’s important for everyone to understand that there is much more light than darkness.

Recovery is full of ups and downs. There is no such thing as a linear life. But you can always turn your setbacks into setups to come back stronger.

While innovations in psychiatry and psychotherapy are important in treating mental illnesses, equally important is helping people re-establish contact with their soul. Let us think of ways in which we can motivate people to discover the healer within themselves.

you are not wasted stardust. do not collapse into yourself.

Greatness is not measured by the acts that are seen Rather the many selfless acts done unnoticed A ripple which causes the Tidal Waves of Change

What people never understand is that depression isn't about the outside; it's about the inside. Something inside me is wrong. Sure, there are things in my life that make me feel alone, but nothing makes me feel more isolated and terrified than my own voice inside my head.

Perception is reality to the one in the experience.

I lied and said I was busy. I was busy; but not in a way most people understand. I was busy taking deeper breaths. I was busy silencing irrational thoughts. I was busy calming a racing heart. I was busy telling myself I am okay. Sometimes, this is my busy - and I will not apologize for it.

The greater the gap between self perception and reality, the more aggression is unleashed on those who point out the discrepancy.

Anger occurs from injustices against us.

I am strange; I show different things; So please Don’t think I don’t love you Because the truth Is the opposite

Anger's like a battery that leaks acid right out of me And it starts from the heart 'til it reaches my outer me

I like living in my head because in there, everyone is kind and innocent. Once you start integrating yourself into the world, you realize that people are nasty, mean creatures. They're worse than zombies. People try to crush your soul and destroy your happiness, but zombies just want to have a little nibble of your brain.

There is a moral imperative to seeing mental health through the same lens we use for other pathologies or illnesses. Being sad or overwhelmed is normal, much as being short of breath after a run is normal. Both become abnormal when they happen with no apparent cause and are hard to stop. Those situations need medical attention.

If in doubt choose happiness!

The process of mindfully shifting your attention among inputs may offer you mood benefits, in addition to the mood lift that exercise itself will bring you. Shifting attention in this way may well strengthen the part of your brain that acts to dampen down the ruminations that occur during depression. Shifting attention also makes you able to enjoy richer experiences. You can't lose—whether it is a useful brain exercise for fighting the ruminations of depression or simply a way to drink in joy while exerting yourself, guiding your attention mindfully has its benefits.

But now they were done running, lying, hiding, apologising, pretending. They were there because they wanted to be, because they had gotten there from years of fighting alone, and had stayed when they found they didn’t have to anymore.