Are you so unobservant as not to have found out that sanity and happiness are an impossible combination?
When I was 14, I came very close to becoming a gay teen suicide 'statistic,' but I then turned to music, my piano, my loved ones, and discovered that it does in fact get better.
If you're that depressed, reach out to someone. And remember, suicide is a permanent solution, to a temporary problem.
Thinking about suicide is a potent consolation: it helps us to get through many a bad night.
It is cowardice to commit suicide.
Happiness is a state of non-contradictory joy . . . Happiness is possible only to a rational man, the man who desires nothing but rational goals, seeks nothing but rational values, and finds his joy in nothing but rational actions.
It’s no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
I know I might be a little crazy, but I love working out. It has a way of lifting my mood like nothing else can.
Health is the greatest of human blessings.
I looked into [Prozac]. I must say that it is certainly a wonder drug.
Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
Seriousness is a disease.
Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young nor weary in the search of it when he has grown old. For no age is too early or too late for the health of the soul.
I've been to therapists my whole life.
I know that things get worse before they get better because that’s what my psychiatrist says, but this is a worse that feels too big.
Everyone knows someone who is struggling with a mental health issue, whether it's depression, trauma or substance abuse. It affects everyone, so we all have a stake in making sure good treatment is available.
I'm in therapy, and I think everyone should be.
We're all flawed human beings and we all have a cauldron of psychosis which we have to unravel as we grow older and find the way we fit in to live our lives as best as possible.
I had a mental breakdown while doing my Ph.D. at Cambridge, soon after I cut off contact with my parents, and I started seeing the university counsellor, one of the best decisions I ever made. There's something very nourishing in setting aside an hour a week to talk.
Self-development is the only thing that keeps a person from burning out. We all have many needs - the need for certainty, the need for variety, the need for significance, and the need for connection. But, ultimately, we must grow, and we must contribute in a meaningful way in order to feel fulfilled.
Over-anxiety ultimately banishes every trace of joy from life.
Happiness is not the reward of virtue, but is virtue itself; nor do we delight in happiness because we restrain from our lusts; but on the contrary, because we delight in it, therefore we are able to restrain them.
I've had a lot of cognitive behavioural therapy, and am having a family now.
I think everyone must practice yoga, especially during this time of COVID-19 pandemic to decrease stress and anxiety. It not only helps our physical health but also helps in maintaining a good mental health.
After all, the seeds of depression cannot take root in a grateful heart.
