Manly Chunks of Wisdom: Emotional Health
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Quotes About Emotional Health
“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.”
― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“I found that with depression, one of the most important things you can realize is that you’re not alone. You’re not the first to go through it, you’re not gonna be the last to go through it,”
— Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
“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
“We’re all human. People are often afraid to admit difficulties, but I don’t believe that there should be a struggle with anything that’s the truth. If you were a guy, you used to have to be really masculine, but now expressing emotion is accepted and respected.”
– Zayn Malik
“There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.”
― John Green
“If we start being honest about our pain, our anger, and our shortcomings instead of pretending they don’t exist, then maybe we’ll leave the world a better place than we found it.”
– Russell Wilson
“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, importantly, YOU ARE NOT THE RAIN.”
— Matt Haig
“My dark days made me stronger. Or maybe I already was strong, and they made me prove it.”
–Emery Lord
“But no matter how much evil I see, I think it’s important for everyone to understand that there is much more light than darkness.”
― Robert Uttaro
“Be patient and tough; some day this pain will be useful to you.”
— Ovid
“There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in”
― Leonard Cohen
“Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves”
― Henry David Thoreau
“Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I’m not going to make it, but you laugh inside — remembering all the times you’ve felt that way.”
— Charles Bukowski
“Promise me you’ll always remember — you’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
— A.A. Milne via Christopher Robin from Winnie the Pooh
“In the middle of winter I at last discovered that there was in me an invincible summer.”
— Albert Camus
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.”
— Winston Churchill
“Change what you can, manage what you can’t.”
― Raymond McCauley
“If you have been brutally broken but still have the courage to be gentle to other living beings, then you’re a badass with a heart of an angel.”
— Keanu Reeves
“There isn’t anybody out there who doesn’t have a mental health issue, whether it’s depression, anxiety, or how to cope with relationships. Having OCD is not an embarrassment anymore – for me. Just know that there is help and your life could be better if you go out and seek the help.”
— Howie Mandel
“Being able to be your true self is one of the strongest components of good mental health.”
— Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy
“In any given moment, we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step back into safety.”
— Abraham Maslow
“You don’t need to find a lesson in your trauma.”
— Jordan Pickell, MCP RCC
“Two things can be true. You can love your family and have deep wounds as a result of your family experiences.”
— Nedra Glover Tawwab
“Your illness is not your identity. Your chemistry is not your character.”
— Rick Warren
