21 Inspirational Mental Health Quotes to Empower You On Your Healing Journey
- lifeandmotivation
- Mar 1, 2023
- 3 min read
You are not alone; your mental health matters!
According to CDC, mental health is as important as physical health. In fact, it is observed that many forms of mental health ailments form a precursor of many physical diseases.
Thus, caring for our mental health and healing becomes increasingly essential to ensure a happier and more fulfilled life.
It can be challenging to battle the highs and lows of your healing journey if you are on one. While we hope these inspirational and relatable mental health quotes can provide you with reassurance, support, and motivation, especially when you feel drained or further away from your goals, speaking with a licensed therapist or a mental health professional should always be the first step in advocating for yourself.
Here are some mental health quotes that will inspire you on your journey.
"Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start." - Nido Qubein
"You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop." - Rumi
"It is okay to feel unstable. It is okay to disassociate. It is okay to hide from the world. It is okay to need help. It is okay to not be okay. Your mental illness is not a personal failure." - Unknown
"Mental health is not a destination, but a process. It's about how you drive, not where you're going." - Noam Shpancer
"Be gentle with yourself, you're doing the best you can." - Unknown
"Don't let your struggle become your identity." - Unknown
"The only way out is through." - Robert Frost
"You don't have to be positive all the time. It's perfectly okay to feel sad, angry, annoyed, frustrated, scared, or anxious. Having feelings doesn't make you a negative person. It makes you human." - Lori Deschene
"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light." - Aristotle
"Recovery is not a race. You don't have to feel guilty if it takes you longer than you thought it would." - Unknown
Just remember, you are not alone, in fact, you are in a very commonplace with millions of others. We need to help each other and keep striving to reach our goals." -Mike Moreno
"Mental health problems don't define who you are. They are something you experience. You walk in the rain and you feel the rain, but you are not the rain." -Matt Haig
"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen." -Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
"The experience I have had is that once you start talking about [experiencing a mental health struggle], you realize that actually you're part of quite a big club." -Prince Harry
"Anything that's human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary." -Fred Rogers
"There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn't." -John Green
"Healing takes time, and asking for help is a courageous step." - Mariska Hargitay
"The only way to deal with fear is to face it head-on." - Bruce Lee
"It is not in the pursuit of happiness that we find fulfillment, it is in the happiness of pursuit." - Denis Waitley
"Healing begins where the wound was made." - Alice Walker
"Sometimes the people around you won't understand your journey. They don't need to. It's not for them." - Joubert Botha
We hope this collection of mental health quotes has uplifted you in some way; share them with your loved ones or save the mental health quotes that have inspired you or that you find relatable. You can also go through these when you feel overwhelmed or need an energy boost.
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