Kelley Armstrong Quotes

There is no need to suffer silently and there is no shame in seeking help.

If you're hurting, don't be afraid to seek the help you need! Speak to someone - it may just change your life.

There's nothing wrong or weak about seeking a therapist. I have a therapist.

You get help at the gym. No one complains about that. You get help from your trainer. That's commonplace, and I think we need to spend more time doing that with mental help. You know, a lot of us have issues that we don't work on and we don't deal with, and I try. I try my utmost.

I think that's the function of a lot of psychiatrists and therapists, is keeping people afloat just long enough for them to get older.

I'm certainly not ashamed to say that I was on some anti-depressant medications. I believe there are times in life where we have to raise our hand and say I need help. I found a good doctor.

People are more open about seeking help these days. They recognise the fact that the alternative to having a shrink is that you bore your friends stupid. So I figured that I might as well give someone 100 bucks an hour to hear my woes. At least someone can make a living out of listening to my tedious problems.

If you're that depressed, reach out to someone. And remember, suicide is a permanent solution, to a temporary problem.

Thinking about suicide is a potent consolation: it helps us to get through many a bad night.

I'm glad that I never ended up killing myself, though I came close more times than I would like to admit.

You can't love somebody into a state of mental health.

My brain and my heart are really important to me. I don't know why I wouldn't seek help to have those things be as healthy as my teeth. I go to the dentist. So why wouldn't I go to a shrink?

Everyone can relate to depression. It touches so many. Suicide is the leading cause of death among teenagers. Statistics show that women suffer from depression more than men, but that is probably because men don't report it as much.

Sanity is permanent, neurosis is temporary.

The best advice I can give to anyone going through a rough patch is to never be afraid to ask for help.

I wanted to talk to someone. But who? It’s moments like this, when you need someone the most, that your world seems smallest.

Let me tell you right now, you are not alone. Seeking help requires incredible strength and courage. The most powerful weapon you have against bullying is your voice.

You'd think after thousands of years on this planet the human race would have released some kind of handbook for teenagers, telling them how to get through teenagehood and get help for their issues. Yet here we are, struggling through it in our own ways.

There is an old story about the boy at Eton who committed suicide. The other boys in his house were gathered together and asked if any of them could suggest a reason for the tragedy. After a long silence a small boy in the front put up his hand: 'Could it have been the food, sir?

I think all of us should seek help, and not help is in a - you know, help shouldn't be seen as a frightening thing. Help shouldn't be seen as a weak thing.

The worst thing about living in this world, in general, is that things get overwhelming, and things cause a tremendous amount of despair and anxiety.

If you want to kill yourself, do not use us as your knife.

Remember that it’s okay to ask for help when you’re stumped, because sometimes you really can’t be expected to handle everything alone.

Psychotic hallucinations, whether they are visual or vocal, they address you. They accuse you. They seduce you. They humiliate you. They jeer at you. You interact with them.