Michelle Obama Quotes

We need to change the culture of this topic and make it OK to speak about mental health and suicide.

The mental health conversation is very important to me. I have friends that struggle with various mental illnesses. I've struggled with depression and anxiety. I'm very interested in how we deal with that.

I want to break down some of the stigma associated with mental illness.

We're becoming so much better at destigmatizing all sorts of things, including mental illness in 'Silver Linings.'

Change the way we all talk to each other about our mental health.

We need to be open about mental illness, and demand the mental health services we need.

Taking care of your mental health is important, and being able to model that for queer people who are out there every day dealing with their own struggles is very significant.

I've always been an advocate for mental health.

As a candidate for Director-General of the WHO, I believe there is a key role WHO needs to play to improve and advance mental health. It can help advocate for efficient resources and services - and efforts to reduce stigma - to be in place at local, national, and global levels.

I think we need to get rid of is improving our minds and our mental health. You know, when when you suffer from depression, you go this is something that I have and I can work on it, you know? I often think of depression, though, as more of a - as more of a symptom than a cause.

I think the stigma surrounding mental illness and also the stigma surrounding self-esteem issues or insecurities or just even feeling different is something that doesn't really get enough attention. Everybody struggles with feeling alone or that they are going through something they don't quite understand.

Well, I think it's important to stand as an advocate for the mentally ill.

I'm fine, but I'm bipolar. I'm on seven medications, and I take medication three times a day. This constantly puts me in touch with the illness I have. I'm never quite allowed to be free of that for a day. It's like being a diabetic.

I believe that every human being has mental challenges.

Mental health needs a great deal of attention. It's the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with.

I think Americans are weirdly puritanistic about psychopharmaceuticals. There are millions of people out there who would otherwise be dead or rocking by themselves in a corner who now lead full and normal lives because of amazing and wonderful scientific advances.

In an ideal world, it would not take a film star to get the media focused on mental illness.

The only reason I've shared my story is to take that tiny baby step of breaking down the stigma attached to depression.

I want to remove the taboo from mental illness.

Abraham Lincoln suffered from depression and yet was a great president. Don’t you think that should help with the stigma of mental illness? We should tell everyone about that.

It's okay to talk about mental health issues. It's okay to admit that you have anxiety. It doesn't take away from your power. It's totally normal.

I'm not really interested in promoting 'Olive' as a series about depression or mental illness.

I often get asked why I decided to spend time highlighting the mental health of children.

Together with open conversations and greater understanding, we can ensure that attitudes for mental health change and children receive the support they deserve.

Many politicians, celebrities, businessmen and women, and community leaders now are open about their struggles with mental illnesses, something almost unheard of when I began. Together, we are spreading the word that mental health affects all of us and deserves our support and attention.