Words of encouragement from insightful people can help you feel empowered and ready to face a new day.
for World Mental Health Day 2024which means it’s October 10th, we’ve compiled quotes from advocates, experts, and authors who have been discussing mental health over the past 60 years.
Here are 10 quotes that talk about mental health challenges and tools you can use to improve your own.
You’re not alone in your feelings
“You think your pain and heartbreak is unprecedented in the history of the world, and yet you end up reading a book.”
– James Baldwin, Life Magazine (1963)
ebb and flow of emotions
“Loneliness comes and goes at will, often throughout a person’s life.”
– Sam Kerr, a self-proclaimed solitary scholar, told CNBC Make It (2024)
things can get better
“Twenty-five years ago, we never dreamed that one day people would actually be able to recover from mental illness. Today, that is a very real possibility.”
– Rosalynn Carter, Remarks at Mental Health Symposium (2003)
ask for help when you need it
“Healing takes time and asking for help is a courageous step.”
– Mariska Hargitay
your job is not your worth
“You are not doing a job, you are who you are.”
– Toni Morrison, “The Work You Do, The People You Are” (The New Yorker, 2017)
Take a day away from busy work
“Everyone has the right to spend a day without facing any problems or searching for any solutions. Each of us needs to withdraw from the worries that cannot leave us. .”
– Maya Angelou, “Take Nothing for the Journey Now” (1993)
set boundaries
“You have to have boundaries to prevent burnout.”
– Molly Barrettz, Licensed Clinical Psychologist told CNBC Make It (2024)
be kind to yourself
“Speak to yourself as you would talk to a loved one.”
– Brené Brown
live this moment
“You don’t have to be in meditation, but slowing down in quiet time can help you understand and feel what’s coming, and make a conscious choice to live in the moment. .”
– Floyd “Ski” Chilton, author of “There’s Another Way to Happiness,” told CNBC Make It (2024)
keep hope alive
“Even if your brain tells you no, there is hope. ”
– John Green, “Turtles All the Way Down” (2017)
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