Merrill Markoe Quotes

You know, men are very tough and they don't want to ever say that they need a break or that they are in pain.

It's OK to have up days. It's OK to have down days. But especially remember it's OK to talk to people and let them know you're not OK. Don't think it's something you have to keep to yourself to fit in or to be normal. There's no such thing as normal.

It's a real bloke thing, not talking to people because it's not manly to get help.

There's a lot of black men running around with crazy trauma scars, and they should be going to therapy. They should be sitting down and talking to people. But they can't. If you've got the armor of being a man, and the armor of being a black man, that hyper-masculine thing can make those scars deeper.

I used to think anyone with abandonment issues was a waste of space. But you do need to get help. Blokes don't talk about those things. It's a taboo in the bloke world.

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.

And so I was very grateful that I didn't do the British stiff upper lip, but I went straight to a therapist. And she was wonderful and helpful, and I went for about two years.

I just want to send a message to my fans saying that it's OK to admit that you need help, and it doesn't make you weak.

If you have things that make you sad, express them to other people.

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

I'm just grateful to people who are willing to admit how bad things feel for them.

There's such a high stigma around talking about your feelings or insecurities because, especially for men, we don't want to show that "weakness." But I'm always like, "OK, what would you rather do: Show weakness and get better, or continue to get worse and who knows where that leads?" There's something behind the suicide rate continuing to climb year after year. Why don't we ask for help?

Sometimes guys need to cry. Some hockey players think they're too tough to cry.

I have not spent years in therapy; I tried therapy in my mid-twenties, and it did not go very well. I just thought, 'This is so not for me. I would rather talk to one of my girlfriends.' I'm not at a point in my life when I'm analyzing too much. I have young children, and I'm just pretty much crazed.

If my revelation of having bipolar II has encouraged one person to seek help, then it is worth it. There is no need to suffer silently and there is no shame in seeking help.

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

In New York City, everybody goes into therapy.

When you feel bad, find a person to talk to and cry with, to tell of your anger and other helpless feelings.

Every time I do an interview, it's like serious therapy. But real therapy isn't something that I'd ever have. I feel fortunate that mentally everything is functioning well.

My feeling on therapy is it's a luxury, and if you're fortunate enough to get some smart people to talk to about life, then that's fortunate and you should go for it.

It's good to actually cry. Trust me, I've had a lot of practice over the years!

I'm really, really emotional.

I myself have been in therapy. Repeatedly.

Ever since I gave up therapy, it's my only time with a captive audience.

We have heard time and time again in the course of our work how talking can help heal the hidden challenges we can't deal with alone.