Awareness Quotes

"Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem."

- Phil Donahue

"Suicide is a serious thing. And if you know anyone who is suicidal, you need to get them help. No one should be in pain. Everyone should love themselves."

- Gerard Way

"Love Is Louder is a movement that is hopefully going to bring some awareness and make some noise when it comes to teens who are feeling suicidal or even just sad, outcasts, and being bullied, and really feel like they have nowhere to turn to."

- Brittany Snow

"People who express suicidal feelings are least likely to act on them."

- Sinead O'Connor

"I see some people stay in one place because it’s convenient or it’s comfortable. But they’re missing out on their passion."

- Arianna Huffington

"There are three gates leading to the hell of self-destruction for the soul—lust, anger, and greed. Therefore, one should abandon all three."

- Bhagavad Gita

"There are three gates to this self-destructive hell: lust, anger, and greed. Renounce these three."

- Bhagavad Gita

"I want to talk about it and not feel any embarrassment or shame because I think it’s important for people to hear from adults who have good, fulfilling lives and manage chronic mental illness as part of those good, fulfilling lives."

- John Green

"We all have mental health in the same way that we all have physical health. It’s okay to have depression, it’s okay to have anxiety, it’s okay to have an anxiety disorder."

- Prince Harry

"No one will listen to us until we listen to ourselves."

- Marianne Williamson

"It’s not a mountain that you climb or a hurdle that you jump, it’s something that you live with in an ongoing way. People want that narrative of illness being in the past tense. But a lot of the time, it isn’t."

- John Green

"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

"My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened."

- Michel de Montaigne

"The wise who knows the truth thinks, ‘I do nothing at all’; for in seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, walking, sleeping, breathing, he thinks, ‘The senses move amongst the sense objects.'"

"It is your perception of the situation that defines it. Good morning."

"Your mental health is just as important as your physical health."

"It’s okay not to be okay."

"You are not your mental illness."

"Your struggles do not define you."

"There is no shame in seeking help for your mental health."

"You are not alone in your struggles."

"It’s okay to ask for support when you need it."

"Mental health is not a destination, it’s a journey."

"Your mental health matters more than any external validation."

"Mental illness is not a personal failure, it’s a medical condition."

"Your mental health should not be stigmatized."

"You are deserving of a life free from mental health struggles."

"Your mental health journey may be difficult, but it’s worth it."

"You are not weak for struggling with mental health issues."

"It’s okay to take medication for your mental health."