Katie Piper Quotes

I think we're all insecure about something, but there's a way to deal with those emotions healthily by seeking professional help earlier on.

Almost everyone I know is battling something, whether it's allergies or depression. Whatever it is, it makes you feel less than who you are. I believe part of life's challenge is to work through that.

It's OK to not be OK.

I've accepted now that it's okay not to be okay. It is okay to be upset, and it is okay to need to talk to someone.

If you get a diagnosis, get on a therapy, keep a good attitude and keep your sense of humor.

I never got to the point of needing drugs or thinking about giving up myself.

I took a lot of bad things after Athens. I just learnt to deal with it. The problem was beforehand I had this feeling where I was trying to please everybody - I wanted everybody to like me.

When a player hears the word 'psychologist' at the first, you are taken aback, but I realised that I needed help.

I live with being bipolar, but it doesn't define me anymore.

I want to make it so that it's OK to not be OK.

People watch TV, and think your life perfect. I wanted to be honest and say, 'I've been through tough places and you can make it through too.'

It definitely gives you a boost away from home and being down and coming back.

I found it personally really difficult to admit to myself that I was struggling sometimes, but once I had the feelings and I knew I could not sit with them any longer, I sought the help I needed.

I was bullied in school, but thankfully, I was surrounded by amazing family that love me and kept my head high and didn't allow me to fall into depression because of it.

You say you're 'depressed' - all i see is resilience. You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn't mean you're defective - it just means you're human.

Stay strong. Depression lies.

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.

I really need a therapist.

There are so many people out there with less shame talking about their problems.

As young women, we all feel a pressure to look a certain way, and sometimes it is just too much to handle. But, there are good and bad ways to deal with this pressure. A terrible way to handle this pressure is to complain about all of our flaws and expect other girls to join in.

There has been a lot of self-doubt and unwelcome events in my life.

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

The thing that helped me come to terms with performing was an anxiety, a desperation for acceptance. There was never enough positive motivation in my life.

Don't accept that you are in crisis just because everyone says you are.

It's okay', you know? It's okay to be you. It's okay to just not be okay. It's okay to not be okay.