Dean Norris Quotes

My theory is, if you force yourself to smile enough, then you start to feel it. Which comes in handy all the time.

If someone decides they're not going to be happy, it's not your problem. You don't have to spend your time and energy trying to cheer up someone who has already decided to stay in a bad mood. Believe it or not, you can actually hurt people by playing into their self-pity.

If I had not been already been meditating, I would certainly have had to start. I've treated my own depression for many years with exercise and meditation, and I've found that to be a tremendous help.

Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

Although we often assume that feelings inspire actions, in fact, actions also inspire feelings. By pushing myself to act happier, I make myself feel happier.

When you are totally depressed, you should try giggling. Just make yourself laugh. Force yourself to laugh.

Words can make the illness a subject I can master, and not one that one simply emotes over.

I've found that a combination of therapy and medication, along with lifestyle choices like eating better and exercising regularly, helps me cope well with my anxiety.

Music stops you from thinking.

Oh yes, I certainly have low days. I feel that in treating the depression, it's not so much that I've become happier as it is that I can be unhappy in better ways.

When I exercise, I need to connect to myself and see how I'm feeling at the moment because my mood is constantly changing.

When people suffer from depression or anxiety or any sort of pain/mental anguish combo, being able to take the power out of it through laughter is a pretty powerful tool.

I work extremely hard to stay positive and happy. But I get sad and anxious, too, just like everyone.

There's no sense in making life seem like it's a struggle, because that doesn't make anybody feel better.

To me, sadness and humor aren't disrelated and humor is the best tool I've had against the sadness in my life.

I used to be so intensely preoccupied by unhappiness... now there are times where you might get down, but you can move on much faster now.

I always say I am a realist, and my mom says, 'No, you just have anxiety.'

You can't tell yourself that your stress is produced in your head and feel better. You still need to learn how to create a change.

I believe that music in itself heals and that everything is about the power of the mind. I thought if you are happy, you don't get ill. Your health is in your head. When you are satisfied with your work, you don't get ill.

I put a limited time on the blues. I say, 'I allowed myself to be blue for four hours, and now I'm going to stop.'

I'm trying to stay as calm as possible and focus one day at a time, but when reality sets in, I feel everything: anxiety, excitement, nerves, pressure and joy.

Smile, it's free therapy.

We get older, and we forget that we have to carve a little time out to feel good in your body, in your head, and in your spirit.

I guess I watch movies to make myself happier a lot.

When the negative thoughts come - and they will; they come to all of us - it's not enough to just not dwell on it... You've got to replace it with a positive thought.