1,815 Quotes About Mental-illness

Depression is a phobia of happiness.

Etta, it could be everything, it could be nothing, what you’re making up. You shouldn’t let that bother you.

It can't have been fun to live with somebody whose brain was under siege.

Don't worry, everyone is mentally ill, they just haven’t figured out a name for yours yet.

Sometimes the people around you won't understand your journey. They don't need to, it's not for them.

You can talk about depression as a "chemical imbalance" all you want, but it presents itself as an external antagonist - a "demon," a "beast," or a "black dog," as Samuel Johnson called it. It could pounce at any time, even in the most innocuous setting.

Your mind is my treasure, and if it were broken, it would be my treasure still

Why do they always prescribe thyroid medicine to go with the mental illness cocktails they whip up?

It's amazing the things that the heart and mind can endure. No one ever told me that growing up, so I often spent my childhood thinking something was wrong with me.