Luciana Berger Quotes

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

Time to Talk is all about tackling taboos and getting the nation talking about mental health.

It's so important that we all speak up on mental health.

I'm lucky to have depression less severely than a lot of people. I know some find it useful to talk about it and people are definitely doing that more. It's becoming less stigmatised.

I am privileged to have people around me who understand mental illnesses and mental health. However, the stigma around it is huge.

Not talking about mental illness is killing people. We need that to stop.

It's so important that we figure out a way of moving beyond the stigma that still exists around treatment for mental health.

Mental illness is the last frontier. The gay thing is part of everyday life now on a show like 'Modern Family,' but mental illness is still full of stigma. Maybe it is time for that to change.

I want to tell people that I had post-natal depression because there is so much stigma around the subject and there shouldn't be.

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.

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

I gave myself the nickname 'Bipolar Rock N' Roller' way back in the 1990s, when - as much as we don't talk about mental health now - back then it was almost nonexistent. And if it was broached, it was done in a very pejorative way.

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.

There are people with much bigger profiles than mine who are talking about mental illness. I am going to try to use whatever platform I have, whatever voice I have to help eliminate the stigma.

We honestly shouldn't be paying attention to nothing Kanye West says until he actually goes out there and gets the help we all think he needs. That's what keeps these stigmas about mental health and everything going - we act like it's a joke.

I grew up in a small town, and mental illness wasn't something anyone talked about.

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

There are lots of people with mental health disabilities, and that's just the way their life is; it's not like you see it in the movies.

People accuse me of glamorizing mental illness. Looking back sometimes, that's true. But I don't feel guilty.

The problem with the stigma around mental health is really about the stories that we tell ourselves as a society. What is normal? That's just a story that we tell ourselves.

I was hoping that I could say stuff about mental illness that maybe people didn't know. You know, speak up for bipolar disorder and let people know a little bit more about it that they may not have known.

People take the mickey out of mental health, but it is very delicate.

I attribute the black tones in my films to Stephen King, Tim Burton, Joe Hill and Richard Matheson. However, most of my writing is influenced by mental health. I'm incredibly passionate about shedding light on the stigmas associated with mental illnesses.

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