Peter Shilton Quotes

It is as imperative to take care of our minds as is our bodies and hence seeking help for mental illness is of paramount importance.

Mental health affects every aspect of your life. It's not just this neat little issue you can put into a box.

Mental health is something that's really important to me.

I know how important good mental health care can be because I personally benefited from it.

Nothing defines the quality of life in a community more clearly than people who regard themselves, or whom the consensus chooses to regard, as mentally unwell.

There's a stigma on the word 'therapy.' People relate it to big problems. That's something we have to change. Going to therapy can be very healthy. It can change the way you see things and treat others.

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

Mental health is often missing from public health debates even though it's critical to wellbeing.

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

Treating mental health illness is compassionate and saves money.

If any of us caught a fever during pregnancy, we would seek advice and support from a doctor. Getting help with our mental health is no different - our children need us to look after ourselves and get the support we need.

Mental health is an area where people are embarrassed. They don't want to talk about it because somehow they feel they're a failure as a parent or, you know, they're embarrassed for their child or they want to protect their child, lots of very good reasons, but mental health, I feel, is something that you have to talk about.

We have seen that two heads are better than one when dealing with a mental health problem.

The secret is to nip any mental disorder in the bud. As soon as you're not feeling yourself, reach out and get some help because you can quickly get better. If you get stuck in it, it's so hard to get out.

It's like any other part of your body - your mental health gets sick, and it needs treatment.

Anyone who is dealing with any issue or any illness whatsoever, without a support network, chances are the person will not survive.

I was born with a nervous breakdown.

For mental illnesses, we need better access to treatment and diagnosis.

There isn't anybody out there who doesn't have a mental health issue, whether it's depression, anxiety, or how to cope with relationships. Having OCD is not an embarrassment anymore - for me. Just know that there is help and your life could be better if you go out and seek the help.

As a kid, I was scared of losing my mind. In Terrell, Texas, where I grew up, there was a guy that would walk down the street talking to himself. And I used to watch him and feel uneasy. And there was a sanitarium where people would say, 'That's where all the crazy people go.' It really sort of frightened me.

Everyone says to you, 'if you play Ophelia, you'll end up crazy,' but we're all somewhere on the spectrum of mental health, and I think that if you approach it that way it's not such an intimidating issue.

I was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as an adult, but I don't remember a time when I didn't have them. Back in the 1960s, when I was growing up, my symptoms didn't have a name, and you didn't go to the doctor to find out.

I believe that every human being has mental challenges.

In New York City, everybody goes into therapy.

The strongest predictor of unhappiness is anyone who has had a mental illness in the last 10 years. It is an even stronger predictor of unhappiness than poverty - which also ranks highly.