30 Quotes About Anxiety-and-depression

Sometimes, I worry about things ‘ordinary’ people probably don’t even think twice about; but these things feel like mountainous obstacles lying in wait for me.

So you have anxiety. But remember, it doesn't have to have you.

Practicing talking to yourself can be a really helpful thing too, even in the mirror; we get so hung up on wondering what other people see, that we forget that actually, we don't see ourselves. We don't see our facial expressions when we speak to others, sometimes it can be helpful to learn what you do look like when you talk, because when you know, you don't have to wonder.

well if your mum tells you the same thing and confirms what you believe to be true, it won't change anything. You'd simply hear the same information from a different person. Would that really change how you feel about it? It's nothing new. Whereas if your mum was to tell you something different...." Sadie waits for me to fill in the blank. It takes me a second to find my three words."It changes everything.

Please don’t blame someone when their mental health declines. It can be tough to judge when one is deteriorating, even after collapsing thousands of times. Signs of decline are not always imminent. Most importantly, please don’t make a person who tried to commit suicide feel bad or guilty. Trust me, they already feel like the scum of the earth.

Whenever I tried to commit suicide, I didn’t try to kill myself. I tried to bury someone I no longer knew. Someone without a smile, hope, dreams, purpose, dignity, or lust for life.

Attempting suicide is one of the most intense, terrifying, and traumatic things one can ever experience in their lifetime. No human is designed to kill himself/herself.

From the point of view of a perfectionist, it’s a frustrating lifestyle.

There is nothing more devastating thanbeing unable to verbalize something that turns your whole world upside down.