Jimmy Barnes Quotes

You can't shelter it. You can't hide it. You have to let people know what you're going through, what you're feeling, what you think you have that's a problem.

I love support groups, people talking about their feelings.

If you show you're human and have something to say, people will connect with you.

You've gotta share what's going on in your mind.

I'm a very open person. I like to talk a lot about what I'm going through. It's how I cope with things.

Dealing with depression effectively is a mark not of weakness, but of strength.

The only thing I wanted to do in my music is be human and communicate all the aspects of that, which often means being vulnerable.

Seeing guys in their most vulnerable state talking about their bodies gives me an opportunity to talk about everything. Once they open up about their appearance, then usually they are willing to open up about pretty much everything.

Nobody is strong 100 percent of the time or falling apart 100 percent of the time; sometimes you're doing both at once.

If you have things that make you sad, express them to other people.

I feel like sometimes we just need to speak more about what we're going through.

It's OK to not be OK.

I'm just grateful to people who are willing to admit how bad things feel for them.

I'm just not very comfortable talking about my emotions on a normal, day-to-day basis.

Part of the healing process is sharing with other people who care.

Some of us are only going to show our emotions while we're actually vulnerable. But that's what makes us human.

To share our stories is not only a worthwhile endeavor for the storyteller, but for those who hear our stories and feel less alone because of it.

Someone to tell it to is one of the fundamental needs of human beings.

Emphasis in the Marine Corps isn't on talking about your feelings.

If you could literally 'rid' yourself of your problems by voicing them, I'd be all for it. But since that isn't so, why not reserve the spoken word for functional interactions and witticisms, if not declarations of love?

We all need somebody to talk to. It would be good if we talked... not just pitter-patter, but real talk. We shouldn't be so afraid, because most people really like this contact; that you show you are vulnerable makes them free to be vulnerable.

Women's propensity to share confidences is universal. We confirm our reality by sharing.

Expressing my feelings and then the opportunity to share it with others is just such a gift.

If we dare to come closer to our fellow human beings, we will be able to see and understand them better.

Depression taught me the importance of compassion and hard work, and that you can overcome enormous obstacles.