Susan Polis Schutz Quotes

I have had periods of depression in my life.

Depression is something I've dealt with every day of my life.

Depression, as far as I'm concerned, is just a waste of time.

I used to be good friends with my depression, saying oh I'm so depressed, or life is terrible.

When I am not acting, I am in depression, and then I do depression management.

I've definitely had times in my life where I've been depressed and not able to do anything at all.

I always wanted to see people's lives transformed from depression and anxiety to joy and peace.

I want to help people with depression understand that there is hope, so that they can get the help they need to live rich, fulfilling lives.

The biggest thing I've had to overcome was clinical depression. Your mind is the most powerful weapon you have once you can get control of your mind... I had to stop hearing the negative voices where Jennifer was not worthy of love or living.

Everybody who cares about me wants me to do therapy, but I just can't do therapy.

I was able to battle back through depression.

I had a mental breakdown while doing my Ph.D. at Cambridge, soon after I cut off contact with my parents, and I started seeing the university counsellor, one of the best decisions I ever made. There's something very nourishing in setting aside an hour a week to talk.

I'm naturally a very happy person, but I've had times with depression and have got through it with therapy.

It's incredible, but I will sing the praises of therapy. I think everybody should be in therapy. It helps so much to have somebody educated you can talk to.

In my life I've gone through a lot of really hard times. I went through depression and had so many challenges that I overcame. And I overcame because I just decided to be happy.

Well, you can't be depressed and sad 24 hours a day.

Depression and anxiety can't fit in your head if you're cultivating feelings of joy and inspiration.

There are times in my life when I haven't been happy. Sometimes it's not even physical, it's something else. The key is identifying why you're unhappy and doing whatever you can to fix it in a healthy way.

I love therapy. I swear by therapy. I couldn't exist without therapy.

I hope I am a psychotherapist's dream. I've spent enough hours in therapy.

Every experience feeds an actor, and I've learned that depression is all around us.

Depression is close to me, but suicide hasn't been.

I kind of like being depressed.

I love being in therapy. It's just constantly fulfilling for me.

Well of course I get depressed sometimes, yes I do.