Joy Mangano Quotes

Self-reflection is so healthy. Journaling works for me - when I record the details of what I'm going through, whether it's a relationship issue or negative thoughts, I can look back and see how far I've come. It makes me proud to see my progress and how I got through a bad situation.

I'm just not in a place in my life where I worry about something unnecessarily.

My therapy has come from paying attention to my life.

I've felt depressed many times in my life, so I can draw on those times in my life when I need to.

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'm just like anybody. I have my ups and downs.

The man who is forever disturbed about the condition of humanity either has no problems of his own or has refused to face them.

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

When I passed the age of 50, I learned how to control my emotions.

I'm a human being and every human being has problems.

A lot of the problems I had with fame I was bringing on myself. A lot of self-loathing, a lot of woe-is-me. Now I'm learning to see the positive side of things, instead of, like, 'I can't go to Kmart. I can't take my kids to the haunted house.'

I still have highs and lows, maybe I don't cry salty tears as much.

Earlier in my life, I had a tendency toward depression.

Recovery is really important.

Everyone has issues, but they're always talking about my issues.

When I was in drama school, I really got into a dark place. I went to a therapist - it was really helpful to have that dialogue with someone. So I understand anxiety.

Everyone reacts to things differently but just identifying in your own life, what works, seeing what doesn't, is as important for to you to talk about your own mental health.

We all have insecurities. It takes maintenance and constant practice to first identify what they are so we can have an understanding of how we tick and, second, to put forth the action to deal with them.

Get away from the place that makes you feel comfortable with your depression. The reality is it's never as bad as the insanity you've created in your head.

As I get older, the more I don't want my life to be emotionally out of balance in the way it was in my twenties.

I don't think I can get into my deep inner thoughts about hitting. It's like talking about religion.

I've always just talked to my family and my friends. I've never been a person that's gone through excessive therapy at all. Some people might say that I should.

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

Depression can kill you. It can also be a spiritually enriching experience. It's really an important part of my theology now and my spirituality that life is not perfect, and I grew up wanting it to be and thinking that if it wasn't, I could make it that way, and I had to acknowledge that I had all kinds of flaws and sadnesses and problems.

You can stay in therapy your whole life, but you've got to live life and not talk about life.