Joseph B. Wirthlin Quotes

I work in an industry in which we're all quite vulnerable, I think, to mental health.

Honey, Kate is not going to die sooner because you have one more glass of mine, or because you stay overnight in a hotel, or because you let yourself crack up at a bad joke. So sit your ass back down and turn up the volume and act like you're a normal person.

We all know that being able to express deep emotion can literally save a person's life, and suppressing emotion can kill you both spiritually and physically.

'Crazy-busy' is a great armor, it's a great way for numbing. What a lot of us do is that we stay so busy, and so out in front of our life, that the truth of how we're feeling and what we really need can't catch up with us.

TV does not care about you or what happens to you. It's downright bad for your health now, and that's not a far-out concept. I think watching the TV news is bad for you. It is bad for your physical health and your mental health.

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.

The state of your psyche is reflected in your body.

We participate and are responsible for a lot of the things that happen to us. If you hate your job, you are much more likely to get sick and die at a younger age than someone who's happy at work and has a nice family life and is mentally well adjusted.

I think most human beings go through some sort of depression in their life. And if they don't, I think that's weird.

There's a terrible price to pay for stress in your life - it really takes a hit on your heart.

Depression is so smart - it uses all your references and patterns.

If you spend a lot of energy on things that are wastes of time, then you waste energy, get sick, and die faster.

If something is bothering you, keep it to yourself.

I turned into a workaholic to the point of where my health was in jeopardy.

Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering.

Every time you get angry, you poison your own system.

Often, we ignore the fact that our spiritual condition and psychological state of mind are highly affected by what is happening to us physically. Sometimes depression is simply the result of exhaustion.

It's not just being overweight that's dangerous. Stress is dangerous.

I don't have ulcers; I give them.

Mental health can be just as important as physical health - and major depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental illnesses.

I believe a lot of disease comes from anxiety, loneliness.

Sometimes, women in families put themselves last until it manifests itself in their own health.

If people are cool, then they are not stressed. I pity the fool that don't be cool.

All my indispositions have their source in my mind. It is when I am restless and unhappy that I become susceptible of cold, damp, heats, and such nonsense.

Fame put a lot of pressure on me in the Eighties and early Nineties - and I'm glad that I had the kind of makeup where I could come through it alive, keep myself in hand.