Luciana Berger Quotes

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

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.'

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.

When you talk about our good and bad mental health stuff, it makes you realise you're not the only one feeling that way. It's OK to talk; it doesn't mean you're crazy or abnormal in any way. In fact, it's the opposite.

There is no health without mental health; mental health is too important to be left to the professionals alone, and mental health is everyone's business.

There's such a stigma around mental illness, and this idea that you're going to come off as disturbed or weak somehow by being open about these things. I've never felt embarrassed or shy talking about it; it's such an integral part of my life.

The response from the beginning has been really, really wonderful and positive. People have always really responded to me talking about mental health.

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

I will alway support anybody being vocal about their mental illness, how they're dealing with it, and how it affects them. And I'll always support people waking up and paying attention to that.

I've always been an advocate for mental health.

I would like to think that an artist's mental health is taken into consideration more now.

I wanted to write a story about my struggles with depression and mental health. It's an issue that needs to be talked about more.

We have to get the word out that mental illnesses can be diagnosed and treated, and almost everyone suffering from mental illness can live meaningful lives in their communities.

It's estimated that 16 million people in the U.S. have struggled with depression - and I include myself in that statistic. It's real, and it's not shameful, and there is help available. You can bring it to the light, you can tell the truth, you can go to a meeting, you can reach out to a friend. None of us are alone.

I have spent most of my life working with mental illness. I have been president of the world's largest association of mental-illness workers, and I am all for more funding for mental-health care and research - but not in the vain hope that it will curb violence.

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

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

Playing someone who has a mental illness, the responsibility to not stuff it up is really strong. You have to get it right. Not just for the people who are sufferers, but for the people who care about them - their loved ones.

Every time the DSM prepares for a new edition, there are countless groups lobbying to get their particular mental illness recognized by the diagnostic manual. Surely, this is a social and cultural phenomenon.

Mental health is seen as a massive drag to have to write about - worthy, dull. Something you should 'have' to read / write about.

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.