Teri Garr Quotes

I was born with a happy heart, and I try to keep a good attitude. It's not true that I'm happy all the time because nobody is, and we all go through our things.

Across the Atlantic, commercial therapy of all kinds provides so many more comfortable outlets for people when they are under pressure. The English tradition is to get a grip, whereas the American version is to get in touch with your feelings, to say: 'I'm a good person. Isn't it terrible when bad things happen to people like me?'

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.

I'm naturally a very happy person, but I've had times with depression and have got through it with therapy.

There's a way of dealing with hardships that are healthier than going out. That's what I've learned.

Keeping an active mind has been vital to my survival, as has been maintaining a sense of humor.

I call my therapist every other day. It's not a one-stop shop. You have to push away all that negativity in your head. Face it, name it, let it go.

If you feel depressed, go and buy twenty books about depression. Learn about it; find out how it works.

Everyone gets depressed. But what do you do? You just go through it.

What I work hardest at is just trying to not let things get me crazy.

I've used my sense of humor as a coping tool. It's gotten me through a lot of challenging times.

I will continue going to the psychologist. It helps me to manage the pressure and emotions.

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

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

Before I started chemotherapy treatments, I wrote down the best advice from doctors, family, friends, books, and survivors and created an 'Owner's Manual' to help me take care of myself. It would remind me that cancer is doable.

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

Well, you can't be depressed and sad 24 hours a day.

There are people who have benefited from therapy without being confronted with the past at all.

If you don't think your anxiety, depression, sadness and stress impact your physical health, think again. All of these emotions trigger chemical reactions in your body, which can lead to inflammation and a weakened immune system. Learn how to cope, sweet friend. There will always be dark days.

I don't torture myself.

You know I think that going into therapy is a very positive thing, and talking about it is really helpful, because the more you talk the more your fears fade, because you get it out.

Depression and anxiety can't fit in your head if you're cultivating feelings of joy and inspiration.

I know there's millions of problems in the world, but if you dwell on those, then you're going to be miserable. I think my meditation helps me to transcend and get beyond the grip of all the negativity and regenerate from within a more positive attitude, which comes in very handy when you're going to do 150 concerts a year.

I kind of have a happy magnet. I can't stand being depressed, so I work my ass off to get out of it as soon as possible.

Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.