Jazz Thornton > Quotes

“I actually think a lot of this has to do with the way that we label mental illness. ‘You are depressed’, ‘You are anorexic’, ‘You are Borderline’. You don’t turn around to someone with cancer and say ‘You are cancer’, or to someone who has migraines and say ‘You are a headache’. Is it any wonder that people who are experiencing mental illness struggle to understand the difference between this issue they are up against and who they are as a person?”
― Jazz Thornton, Stop Surviving Start Fighting

“It's impossible to fight if you don't know what you're fighting for.”
― Jazz Thornton

“It's not about battling your past, but fighting for your future.”
― Jazz Thornton

“They would rather have you messy and alive then not there at all.”
― Jazz Thornton

“If we want to enable people to start fighting before such warped beliefs are utterly ingrained in their minds, I believe that we really need to change the language around mental health — from ‘You are anorexic’ to ‘You are struggling with anorexia’, and from ‘You are depressed’ to ‘You are struggling with depression’. If we can disassociate the illness from the person’s identity and instead present it as something separate from who they are and something they are simply struggling with, hopefully it will mean that people will feel there is a point in trying to fight.”
― Jazz Thornton, Stop Surviving Start Fighting

“Your words have the ability to be part of changing someone’s world, for worse or for better — use them wisely.”
― Jazz Thornton, Stop Surviving Start Fighting

“What are the consequences of this decision I am about to make? Does it get me closer to, or further away from, my future?”
― Jazz Thornton, Stop Surviving Start Fighting

“I was the only person who could truly break this cycle. I realised I had to stop surviving and start fighting.”
― Jazz Thornton, Stop Surviving Start Fighting