Quotes about "Mental Health Recovery"

The little depression I experienced during my manic-depression was not like depression as anyone else had ever described it. It was very violent and angry, and I was full of rage. I wasn't lying in bed. ”

My manic depression was ravaging my life, but because nobody could see it, many people thought it was a figment of my imagination. ”

You can't afford to get sick, and you can't depend on the present health care system to keep you well. It's up to you to protect and maintain your body's innate capacity for health and healing by making the right choices in how you live. ”

Massage therapy has been shown to relieve depression, especially in people who have chronic fatigue syndrome; other studies also suggest benefit for other populations. ”

The World Health Organization has recognized acupuncture as effective in treating mild to moderate depression. ”

Shorter daylight hours can affect sleep, productivity and state of mind. Light therapy, also known as phototherapy, may help. It uses light boxes emitting full-spectrum light to simulate sunlight. ”

If we can make the correct diagnosis, the healing can begin. If we can't, both our personal health and our economy are doomed. ”

Food is a party; it's exciting. It should be a source of entertainment and nourishment. And just do everything you can to not let food become anything but fun. Let it be a source of pleasure, not anxiety or neuroses or stress. ”

Grief is a bit of a journey, and it is evolving all the time but I am very functional. ”

Depression is so exhausting - it takes up so much of your time and energy - and silence about it, it really does make the depression worse. ”