“ Unfortunately, mental health is so misunderstood that some people think you have to be crazy to need to speak to a therapist. Nicole Curtis
“ It’s hard to imagine a more squarely on-the-nose example of demonizing mental illness than portraying a mentally ill man as a literal demon. Charles Bramesco
“ A panic attack is pathological exaggeration of the body’s normal response to fear, stress or excitement. Abhijit Naskar
“ Self-stigma refers to the state in which a person with mental illness has come to internalize the negative attitudes about mental illness and turns them against him- or herself. Patrick W. Corrigan
“ And if we do speak out, we risk rejection and ridicule. I had a best friend once, the kind that you go shopping with and watch films with, the kind you go on holiday with and rescue when her car break… Carolyn Spring
“ Those with dissociative disorders face a big enough battle living as multiples and dealing with past trauma. Like everyone else, they deserve to be heard and recognised, not stigmatised. Carol Broad
“ There needs to be a nationwide awareness programme for all NHS staff, to educate them about dissociative disorders. Diagnoses need to be more obtainable within the NHS; people's lives should be placed… Carol Broad
“ Although enlightened people know that an extreme phobia wasn't a form of madness, hey could not help but regard it as odd. Dean Koontz
“ You’re not fine. You’re not. And that’s OK. The first thing I want you to do is to finally tell yourself that it’s OK not to be OK. To accept that you’re feeling badly and that something isn’t right.… S.R. Crawford
“ You do not need to be temperamental or upset to be a novelist. Don’t embrace the tortured artist rhetoric that any life difficulties might serve to benefit and enhance your writing. That’s damaging. C… Bryant A. Loney
“ ...some patients resist the diagnosis of a post-traumatic disorder. They may feel stigmatized by any psychiatric diagnosis or wish to deny their condition out of a sense of pride. Some people feel tha… Judith Lewis Herman
“ As special as it is to listen to your friends argue over whether or not you have a mental illness,I'm starting to get the urge to go back to class. Kendare Blake
“ Take it from me, that kind of torment causes you to retreat to a place in your mind where you are so strong that nothing and no one can bother you. Or so you think! What you don't realize is that each… Yassin Hall
“ Mental imbalance is about as acceptable as herpes. It’s never going to be accepted. But really, it’s a disease just like cancer. It just happens, and eats away all the good parts of your brain, like j… Sarahbeth Purcell
“ I’ve found that it’s of some help to think of one’s moods and feelings about the world as being similar to weather. Here are some obvious things about the weather:It's real. You can't change it by wis… Stephen Fry
“ Psychotropic drugs have also been organized according to structure (e.g., tricyclic), mechanism (e.g., monoamine, oxidase inhibitor [MAOI]), history (first generation, traditional), uniqueness (e.g.,… Benjamin James Sadock
“ There’s nothing worse than bottling something up inside and letting it eat at you. It’s like being shot, and leaving the bullet inside our bodies. The wound would never heal. Instead, we need to let i… S.R. Crawford
“ Stop shying away from people. If you actually took a moment to listen to what they have to say, they might just say something that will change your life. S.R. Crawford
