“The advice I’d give to somebody that’s silently struggling is, you don’t have to live that way. You don’t have to struggle in silence. You can be un-silent. You can live well with a mental health condition, as long as you open up to somebody about it, because it’s really important you share your experience... Continue Reading →
Be Yourself
“Being able to be your true self is one of the strongest components of good mental health.”Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy
Ask For Help
“You are the one thing in this world, above all other things, that you must never give up on. When I was in middle school, I was struggling with severe anxiety and depression and the help and support I received from my family and a therapist saved my life. Asking for help is the first... Continue Reading →
You’re Not Alone
“The experience I have had is that once you start talking about [experiencing a mental health struggle], you realize that actually you’re part of quite a big club.”Prince Harry
Be Compassionate
“When under the strain of bipolar’s strongest symptoms, we certainly can make selfish decisions, but that doesn’t make us selfish people. In fact, because we have struggled and known such depths of darkness, our compassion runs deeper.”Lyss Trayers
Learn To Understand Yourself
“Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves”Henry David Thoreau
You Can Become Great
"Stay away from those people who try to disparage your ambitions. Small minds will always do that, but great minds will give you a feeling that you can become great too."Mark Twain
Don’t Fake Being Happy
“So many people look at [my depression] as me being ungrateful, but that is not it — I can’t help it. There’s not much that I’m closed off about, and the universe gave me all that so I could help people feel like they don’t have to be something they’re not or feel like they... Continue Reading →
Live In The Moment
“If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.”Amit Ray
Save Yourself
“Depression weighs you down like a rock in a river. You don’t stand a chance. You can fight and pray and hope you have the strength to swim, but sometimes, you have to let yourself sink. Because you’ll never know true happiness until someone or something pulls you back out of that river — and... Continue Reading →