Quotes about "Mental Health Recovery"

My brain is so anxiety-prone, like a pinball machine. If I don't get up in the morning and focus my thinking, my breathing, and my being for about 12 minutes, I'm just a screwball all day long. ”

The only journey is the one within. ”

I tend to write about my anxieties - it's what I'm afraid will happen. And I write a story working it out. ”

I remember my father, when I said I was going down to Little Rock to work for Governor Clinton's run for president, he thought maybe somebody needed to check the medication cabinet. He thought somebody was playing around with it. He had never heard of him, he said. I said, 'Well, I think he's going to be the next President of the United States.' ”

In therapy you sit down; in analysis you lie down. ”

I've spent years in therapy excavating my endless, often fruitless drive to overachieve. I have learned that being successful hasn't made me happy. It's just made me successful. I even call myself a recovering overachiever. ”

If smart phones had been around for women in the 1950s, 'The Feminine Mystique' might never have been written. The depression and ennui of housewives would have been blunted by Pinterest and Facebook. ”

I like to do things where you do learn something and go on a journey, such as 'Strictly Come Dancing.' ”

I’m lucky to have depression less severely than a lot of people. I know some find it useful to talk about it and people are definitely doing that more. It’s becoming less stigmatised. ”

Sometimes it just takes a little longer to get to your destination, but if you make sure to enjoy the journey, eventually you will get there. ”