Rachel Hollis Quotes

When I was suffering with depression, people weren't talking about depression. It had a stigma.

Not talking about mental illness is killing people. We need that to stop.

I believe the biggest stigma right now, with mental health, is that a lot of men are not talking about it.

Mental health needs a great deal of attention. It's the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with.

For too long we have swept the problems of mental illness under the carpet... and hoped that they would go away.

Time to Talk is all about tackling taboos and getting the nation talking about mental health.

It's so important that we all speak up on mental health.

The problem with the stigma around mental health is really about the stories that we tell ourselves as a society. What is normal? That's just a story that we tell ourselves.

Playing someone who has a mental illness, the responsibility to not stuff it up is really strong. You have to get it right. Not just for the people who are sufferers, but for the people who care about them - their loved ones.

Mental health is seen as a massive drag to have to write about - worthy, dull. Something you should 'have' to read / write about.

The only reason I've shared my story is to take that tiny baby step of breaking down the stigma attached to depression.

Mental health, although being talked about more and more nowadays, is still extremely misunderstood and stigmatized, especially in Pakistan, where people think ignoring or hiding the issue will make it go away.

There's such a stigma around mental illness, and this idea that you're going to come off as disturbed or weak somehow by being open about these things. I've never felt embarrassed or shy talking about it; it's such an integral part of my life.

There are people with much bigger profiles than mine who are talking about mental illness. I am going to try to use whatever platform I have, whatever voice I have to help eliminate the stigma.

We need to do more to raise awareness of perinatal mental health illness and address the stigma that still surrounds it in our society.

Depression is a leading cause of ill health and disability, and many do not have access to mental health services and face significant social stigma around their disease.

I'm lucky to have depression less severely than a lot of people. I know some find it useful to talk about it and people are definitely doing that more. It's becoming less stigmatised.

I am privileged to have people around me who understand mental illnesses and mental health. However, the stigma around it is huge.

It's so important that we figure out a way of moving beyond the stigma that still exists around treatment for mental health.

We honestly shouldn't be paying attention to nothing Kanye West says until he actually goes out there and gets the help we all think he needs. That's what keeps these stigmas about mental health and everything going - we act like it's a joke.

Depression is incredibly pervasive and thus important to talk about.

Too many Americans who struggle with mental health illnesses are suffering in silence rather than seeking help, and we need to see to it that men and women who would never hesitate to go see a doctor if they had a broken arm or came down with the flu, that they have that same attitude when it comes to their mental health.

There are lots of people with mental health disabilities, and that's just the way their life is; it's not like you see it in the movies.

Mental illness is the last frontier. The gay thing is part of everyday life now on a show like 'Modern Family,' but mental illness is still full of stigma. Maybe it is time for that to change.

I was hoping that I could say stuff about mental illness that maybe people didn't know. You know, speak up for bipolar disorder and let people know a little bit more about it that they may not have known.