105 Mental Health Quotes

You’ll find here 105 of the best mental health quotes. The goal? To help you, your family and your friend and make you realize how important our well-being truly is. Hope you’ll like them.

Give yourself permission to slow down. Gabby Bernstein Click to tweet

Life gets better when health becomes your first priority. Maxime Lagacé Click to tweet

Start prioritizing your mental health instead of adjusting to toxic spaces. Thema Bryant-Davis Click to tweet

He that won’t be counsell’d, can’t be help’d. Benjamin Franklin Click to tweet

Anything human is mentionable, and anything mentionable is manageable. Fred Rogers Click to tweet

Your mental health is everything – prioritize it. Make the time like your life depends on it, because it does. Mel Robbins Click to tweet

Trauma isn’t what happens to you, it’s what happens inside you. Gabor Maté Click to tweet

Much suffering, much unhappiness arises when you take each thought that comes into your head for the truth. Eckhart Tolle Click to tweet

Meditate. It won’t be fun but it will surface what you need to deal with. Naval Ravikant Click to tweet

I invite you to the world of no past. It’s the only sane place to be. Byron Katie Click to tweet

Drifting is the surest path to depression that I know. Focus and action is the fastest way out. Kamal Ravikant Click to tweet

Self-knowledge is the beginning of wisdom, which is the ending of fear. Jiddu Krishnamurti Click to tweet

The highest level of mental health cannot be achieved without a high level of physical health. Train both. Gal Shapira Click to tweet

Normalize taking the time you need to feel like you again. Andrew Zaffina Click to tweet

Stop caring about too many things and start listening to one thing: you. Maxime Lagacé Click to tweet

Related quote topics: depression, anxiety, inner peace

Enjoying the quotes so far?

If you’re like me, you know too many people who have mental issues.

In fact, I know people with bipolar disorders, depression and a few who stopped working because of burnouts.

I also know people who committed suicide despite showing no external signals at all.

Even myself, I experienced depression (not clinical) back in 2004 after my girlfriend died in a car accident.

I spent the next 10 years struggling to find back the joy I had before. I remember people around me asking if I was okay but I couldn’t explain what was happening inside.

In sum,

I truly hope these quotes will create some light for you or your friend.

It’s easy for people with a mental illness or burnout to feel isolated and lonely.

Let’s not forget them.

The Best Mental Health Quotes

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Digital addiction is going to be one of the great mental health crises of our time. Sam Altman Click to tweet

There is no health without mental health. David Satcher

Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace. Robert J. Sawyer

If you want to create a depressed population, I couldn’t think of a better way than our modern society: 24/7 news cycle, addiction to social media, inflammatory foods, no sun, sedentary lifestyle. It’s not a coincidence that mental health issues are on the rise. @ketoaurelius

The ultimate list of biohacks and smart drugs: Drink more water, get 8 hours of sleep, walk outside in the sun, leave your phone on silent, read a few pages each day, eat more vegetables and greens, don’t hang out with toxic people, work on projects you care about. James Clear

All my life, my heart has sought a thing I cannot name. Hunter S. Thompson

The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. John Milton

Allow yourself to be sad, to be depressed. Think of it like an emptying. Those feelings are the emotions leaving your body. But don’t indulge your feelings, don’t give them more significance or more fuel than they already have. Thibaut (@kpaxs)

Sobriety is a myth, you always find a new addiction. Thibaut

What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation about illnesses that affect not only individuals, but their families as well. Glenn Close Click to tweet

We have so many drugs now, electronic and chemical, that most of us are junkies most of the time. Naval Ravikant

Your trauma creates you. Naval Ravikant

More drugs are taken to quiet the mind than to heal the body. Naval Ravikant

There is no shame in admitting that you fucked up. @MindTendencies2

You are probably not the first person in your family to experience depression. You may be the first one to acknowledge it. Thema Bryant-Davis

Persistent, non-specific anxiety is the result of wanting so much, talking so much, and doing so much that you lose touch with the quiet joys of solitude. Naval Ravikant

Depression is a liar. Anxiety is a deceiver. PTSD is a trickster. As we heal, we gain more clarity. Thema Bryant-Davis Click to tweet

My number one priority in life, above my happiness, above my family, above my work, is my own health. It starts with my physical health. Second, it’s my mental health. Third, it’s my spiritual health. Then, it’s my family’s health. Then, it’s my family’s well-being. After that, I can go out and do whatever I need to do with the rest of the world. Naval Ravikant

The largest part of what we call ‘personality’ is determined by how we’ve opted to defend ourselves against anxiety and sadness. Alain de Botton

Protect your time, energy, and mental health by being selective about when and how you engage. Thema Bryant-Davis (Related quote topic: relationship)

Identification with our mind causes thought to become compulsive. Eckhart Tolle

Don’t expect inner peace if you still hate your past. Maxime Lagacé

More related quote topics: health, healing

Part 2. Mental Health Quotes That Are…

The Most Famous Mental Health Quotes

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Searching for a famous mental health quote or author? Check out these ones by Nietzsche, Benjamin Franklin, Michelle Obama, Dalai Lama, etc.

If you take care of your mind, you take care of the world. Arianna Huffington Click to tweet

At the root of this dilemma is the way we view mental health in this country. Whether an illness affects your heart, your let or your brain, it’s still an illness, and there should be no distinction. Michelle Obama

Sometimes the only thing you could do for people was to be there. Terry Pratchett

I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion. Jack Kerouac

The thing I’m most afraid of is me. Of not knowing what I’m going to do. Of not knowing what I’m doing right now. Haruki Murakami

Does what goes on inside show on the outside? Someone has a great fire in his soul and nobody ever comes to warm themselves at it, and passers-by see nothing but a little smoke at the top of the chimney. Vincent van Gogh

I have learned now that while those who speak about one’s miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more. C.S. Lewis Click to tweet

When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago. Friedrich Nietzsche

I swear to you gentlemen, that to be overly conscious is a sickness, a real, thorough sickness. Fyodor Dostoevsky

Never cease loving a person, and never give up hope for him, for even the prodigal son who had fallen most low, could still be saved; the bitterest enemy and also he who was your friend could again be your friend; love that has grown cold can kindle. Søren Kierkegaard

There is an expiration date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you. J.K. Rowling

The worst part of having a mental illness is people expect you to behave as if you don’t. Joker

Just as we teach about physical hygiene in the interest of good health, we now need to teach about mental or emotional hygiene too. 14th Dalai Lama Click to tweet

Loving thoughts and actions are clearly beneficial for our physical and mental health. 14th Dalai Lama

With inner strength or mental stability, we can endure all kinds of adversity. 14th Dalai Lama

Everybody is somewhat neurotic, and…we must practice tolerance. Carl Jung (Memories, Dreams, Reflections)

You are more precious to this world than you’ll ever know. Lili Rhinehart

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. Arthur Ashe

More famous quotes: The Most Famous Quotes of All Time (From History)

See also: 10 Celebrities Who Struggle With Mental Health (healthcare.utah.edu)

Helpful Mental Health Quotes

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The acknowledgement of having suffered evil is the greatest step forward in mental health. Stefan Molyneux Click to tweet

Be gentle with yourself. Idil Ahmed

Make peace with your inner turmoil. Unknown

Your trauma doesn’t define you. Your healing does. Unknown

Honor yourself by not criticizing, judging, or denying what you feel. Iyanla Vanzant

Learn how to stop doing. Do not be afraid to admit it when you are tired. Iyanla Vanzant

Just keep showing up. Ask for help when you need it. Remember the voices in your head are just voices. You don’t need to act on them. And be kind to yourself because hard experiences are hard. Brad Stulberg

Nail daily habits: Move your body. Sleep. Do what you can to eat well. Nailing these fundamentals supports physiological and psychological strength. Brad Stulberg

Mental illness can happen to anyone. If you or someone you know is struggling please seek professional help. Lifestyle behaviors like sleep and exercise can help. But sometimes you also need therapy or medication. You can get better and thrive. Brad Stulberg

Don’t let someone live rent-free in your head if they don’t care about your mental health. @MindTendencies2 Click to tweet

Nothing can survive without food. Everything we consume acts either to heal us or to poison us. Thich Nhat Hanh

Seeing a therapist doesn’t mean you’re crazy, or bad, or sick. A therapist is like a… a guide. He knows the signs, the roads, the pits. He can help you find the pain inside, acknowledge it and its cause, and get past it. Steven Gould

Depression will convince you one closed door represents all doors. Keep walking. Thema Bryant-Davis

You’re not much more demented than the rest – you just know a lot more about what’s passing through your mind. Alain de Botton

Lying in bed thinking about what makes you anxious is terrible for your mental health. Get up. Start your day. Get out of the house. It won’t make your problems disappear but it makes you feel better immediately. And that helps you solve them. Mel Robbins

Your soul is tired of your ego’s bullshit. Unknown

Just because emotions are there doesn’t mean you have to act on them. Just because a voice is talking in your head doesn’t mean it is talking to you. Just because there is pain doesn’t mean you have to suffer. @zen_fi

What we do in life is not so important. It is the way we choose to live, the way we approach what we do, and the way we connect with those around us that is most important. Andy Puddicombe

Well-being is the final stage of self-acceptance. Maxime Lagacé Click to tweet

Don’t let people guilt you for saying no. No is how you stay sane. No is your brain’s edit button. It filters the trash. It prevents your brain’s rainbow wheel from whirring. Say no without shame. Don’t feel guilty for preserving your own mental health. Matt Haig

So much of what holds us back in life are the long-held resentments stemming from childhood. Gabrielle Bernstein (Miracles Now)

Trying to please everyone is a guaranteed prescription for unhappiness. The first step toward emotional freedom is realizing that you’re not for everyone. Shane Parrish

The mind craves pleasure, and in doing so creates pain. James Pierce

Nobody’s responsible for our problems but us. Mark Manson

Be willing to release those things stored in your heart and mind that are causing you discomfort. Iyanla Vanzant

Until you heal the wounds of your past, you will continue to bleed. Iyanla Vanzant

Self-forgiveness can heal you. Andrew Zaffina

Related quote topics: love yourself, meditation

Wise Mental Health Quotes

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The more you understand your self the more inner peace you can have. Maxime Lagacé Click to tweet

We over do so we don’t have to over feel. Courtney Carver

We’re all patients who can’t clearly describe our symptoms. Alain de Botton

The problems we feel most alone with are, by definition, a shared reality with millions of others, separated by shame and shyness. Alain de Botton

So very often we do not recognize or realize how the unhealed wounds of childhood motivate our adult behavior. Mental Health is still health and we must take care of it. Iyanla Vanzant

Strong mental health is the ultimate status signal and luxury. Cannot be bought, only individually developed and practiced, and very very few people have it. Alexander J.A Cortes

We may be happy enough with little if little is what we have come to expect, and we may be miserable with much when we have been taught to desire everything. Alain de Botton (Status Anxiety)

No one should postpone the study of philosophy when he is young, nor should he wear of it when he becomes mature, for the search for mental health is never untimely or out of season. Epicurus

Mental health isn’t always about feeling good. As I define it, mental health is about accepting reality on reality’s terms. Drew Pinsky Click to tweet

What profoundly matters is that you free yourself from beliefs and dogmas, so that you can live without conflict. Jiddu Krishnamurti

Most of us do not understand ourselves, our various tensions and conflicts, our hopes and fears, which often produce mental and physical disorders. Jiddu Krishnamurti

Unless a problem has reached a certain level of acuteness in one’s life, there will not be a sufficient motivation for them to examine it. James Pierce

Nothing like a health problem to turn up the contrast dial for the rest of life. Naval Ravikant

Most people aren’t “crazy,” they’re just thinking and acting in a way that makes sense given what they see and where they’ve been. Shane Parrish

The good man, though a slave, is free; the wicked, though he reigns, is a slave, and not the slave of a single man, but — what is worse — the slave of as many masters as he has vices. Augustine of Hippo

Being able to be your true self is one of the strongest components of good mental health. Lauren Fogel Mersy Click to tweet

You will not find great mental health in stagnation. Gal Shapira

A neurosis is a secret that you don’t know you are keeping. Kenneth Tynan

The human brain isn’t designed to process all of the world’s emergencies in realtime. Naval Ravikant (Related quote topics: stress, focus)

Knowing how little you matter is very important for your mental health and your happiness. Naval Ravikant

The gray drizzle of horror induced by depression takes on the quality of physical pain. William Styron

Your mental health is a priority. Your self-care is a priority. Idil Ahmed

Recovery is not instant. Be patient with your process. Thema Bryant-Davis

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May your heart heal. May you know how lovable you are. May the laughter return to your mouth, the music return to your voice, and the dance return to your feet. Thema Bryant-Davis Click to tweet

Call to action: Check out healthline.com for articles about mental health

Related resources
What are the first signs of mental health? (mayoclinic.org)
What are the 7 components of mental health? (silverhillhospital.org)
How can I improve my mental health? (mentalhealth.org.uk)

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