Karl A. Menninger Quotes

Anything that instills a sense of hope will at least temporarily help treat depression.

It's sort of my job to feel good.

If I let myself sink into depression, I won't be able to get out. And then I'll be awfully unhappy. I just have to turn my face to the light and walk on. And trust that things will be all right.

I've been depressed many times in my life. But under it all I'm an optimist.

I was fine when it came to cheering up others, not so fine with myself.

I don't know what can be so dangerous about giving people hope. Causing people to have better relationships. I'm not leading them to some false God or something like that.

In some ways, her life is so much worse that everybody else's, people feel almost cheered up and inspired. They feel like, 'If Hayley hasn't killed herself, why should I?'

We all have a personal pool of quicksand inside us where we begin to sink and need friends and family to find us and remind us of all the good that has been and will be.

Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in your life.

I think a sense of humor will help get a girl out of a dark place.

Many people are worried about my mental health. But as I've said many times, we're stronger than we think we are.

I hope that I can be a role model and positive influence to anyone else who is struggling with insecurities within themselves.

Before 'MOOO!' there were times when I was definitely at a low. I wasn't getting that much support from people around me.

Keep feeding yourself with positivity.

You never want to see someone not at their best.

I tell people, if you're thinking about suicide, all that stuff I've attempted and thought about it. If you think about it, life gets better. The key to life when it gets tough is to keep moving. Just keep moving.

He who can believe himself well, will be well.

It's the easiest thing in the world to be down about anything. I think the body responds to good vibes.

I don't need a good skate to make everything OK.

Certainly I have no attraction to misery. I don't intentionally go for dark.

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.

We all go through sad times, but I was brought up to be positive.

Everybody needs that one person that takes you to the right place to see all the positives in your life.

I can't understand people who give up and commit suicide. If I have a bad day, I figure tomorrow will be better. And even if it isn't, at least it isn't any worse.

I guess I'm a hopeful optimist, because to be a pessimist is to be suicidal.