Depression Recovery Quotes

“I saw a meme the other day with a picture of Marilyn Manson and Robin Williams. It said about the former, this isn’t the face of depression, and about the latter, this is. This really struck a chord and it’s been on my mind since then. As someone who has continuously dipped in and out of chronic depression and anxiety for close to three decades now, and I’ve never previously spoken about the subject, I finally thought it was time I did.
These days it’s trendy for people to think they’re cool and understanding about mental illness, posting memes and such to indicate so. But the reality is far different to that. It seems most people think if they publicly display such understanding then perhaps a friend will come to them, open up, and calmly discuss their problems. This will not happen. For someone in that seemingly hopeless void of depression and anxiety the last thing they are likely to do is acknowledge it, let alone talk about it. Even if broached by a friend they will probably deny there is a problem and feel even more distanced from the rest of the world.
So nobody can do anything to help, right? No. If right now you suspect one of your friends is suffering like this then you’re probably right. If right now you think that none of your friends are suffering like this then you’re probably wrong. By all means make your public affirmations of understanding, but at least take on board that an attempt to connect on this subject by someone you care about could well be cryptic and indirect.
When we hear of celebrities who suffered and finally took their own lives the message tends to be that so many close friends had no idea. This is woeful, but it’s also great, right? Because by not knowing there was a problem there is no burden of responsibility on anyone else. This is another huge misconception, that by acknowledging an indirect attempt to connect on such a complex issue that somehow you are accepting responsibility to fix it. This is not the case. You don’t have to find a solution. Maybe just listen. Many times over the years I’ve seen people recoil when they suspect that perhaps that is the direct a conversation is about to turn, and they desperately scramble for anything that can immediately change the subject. By acknowledging you’ve heard and understood doesn’t mean you are picking up their burden and carrying it for them.
Anyway, I’ve said my piece. And please don’t think this is me reaching out for help. If this was my current mindset the last thing I’d ever do is write something like this, let alone share it.”
― R.D. Ronald

“Do you know that feeling? When everything you do seems like a struggle. Where you dont wanna leave the house because you know everyone is judging you. Where you cant even ask for directions in fear that they critise you. Where everyone always seems to be picking out your flaws. That feeling where you feel so damn sick for no reason.
Do you know that feeling where you look in the mirror and completly hate what you see. When you grab handfuls and handfuls of fat and just want to cut it all off. That feeling when you see other beautiful girls and just wish you looked like them. When you compare yourself to everyone you meet. When you realise why no one ever showed intrest in you. That feeling where you become so self conscious you dont even turn up at school. That feeling when you feel so disappointed in who you are and everything you have become. That feeling when every bite makes you wanna be sick. When hunger is more satifying that food. The feeling of failure when you eat a meal.
Do you know that feeling when you cant run as far as your class. Fear knowing that everyone thinks of you as the"Unfit FAT BITCH" That feeling when you just wanna let it all out but you dont wanna look weak. The fear you have in class when you dont understand something but your too afraid to ask for help. The feeling of being to ashamed to stand up for yourself.
Do you know the feeling when your deepest fear becomes a reality. Fear that you will NEVER be good enough. When you feel as if you deserve all the pain you give yourself. When you finally understand why everyone hates you. FINALLY realising the harsh truth. Understanding that every cut, every burn, every bruise you have even given yourself, you deserved. In fact you deserved worse. That feeling when you believe you deserve constant and brutal pain.
Do you know what it feels like to just want to give up. When you just want all the pain to end but you want it to continue? Or am i just insane”
― Anonymous.

“I keep moving ahead, as always, knowing deep down inside that I am a good person and that I am worthy of a good life.”
― Jonathan Harnisch

“When I think how sometimes people can be brave enough to overcome any fear, any hardship, it gives me a feeling I can hardly describe. To charge right at the things that are painful and difficult, break through to the other side, and take pleasure in that - don't you think that's truly fantastic? The greater the suffering, the greater the joy in overcoming it.”
― Genzaburo Yoshino, How Do You Live?

“The mind that constantly wanders through the past is always a terrible mess.”
― Marwane Caber, THE PAST

“An outrageous instinct to love and be loved blinded your arms to lines of propriety––Women and Men, Christians and Jews, Muslims and Buddhists, white, black, red, brown. An outrageous instinct to love and be loved executed your brain every hour on the hour.”
― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

“Her friends had made it... but she did not want to die.

She wanted to live, and live well, and live happily.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A ​Court of Silver Flames

“When we are sad about our fate, we begin to seek even the smallest positive details, in order to keep our spirits up. Otherwise, one can go insane, worrying about it all day long, when one can’t change a thing.”
― Tamuna Tsertsvadze, The Prison of Deviants

“Depression starts from a deeply rooted idea, that as a human being, you are a sinner. Even if you are agnostic, atheistic, or a mystic, sin is a belief that you have violated some internal law of ethics, which causes an inability to regain your divine state of love. It is Fault. Disobedience to a higher power, god, or archetype is another definition from separation of peace of mind.

Even if the god or archetype cannot be proven, it still exists in your mind, thus fault is real in your mind. It's the idea that you have broken an internal rule that separates you from delivery of a promise. This creates depression, which is a long standing feeling of pain due to permanent loss. It is not short term loss. It is complete loss that can never be returned.

When you birthed yourself into this reality, you were vast, elegant, exquisite, intelligent, infinite, and beautiful beyond understanding. You came into this time and space matrix to gain a soul, and that required a lot of experience. Experience is painful. Experience is expansive. Close the door by accepting the loss.”
― Deborah Bravandt

“My world had slowed to my pace. I found a new un-need for things. I didn’t need to buy, change or replace anything. I liked the things I had. I read fictional books of adventure, love, and crime. It felt like, finally, the ¨be a better version¨ race had finished, so instead of being constantly out of breath, I could breathe and just be me.”
― Charlotte Cooper

“I felt freedom when exposing my mental illness for what it was. How telling the depth of my journey for you became a way to release what it had held over me for so long. It was no longer powerful; it had become weak, and I could see it for what it really was. It was a bully, and I’d been bullied by my own brain. But I’d just pulled its pants down in front of everyone, and my deepest secret became my most exposed truth, and there I was, no longer a sufferer. Instead, I was a survivor.”
― Charlotte Cooper, Fading Before Dawn: Wilt, Fade, Dawn, Rise

“I wanted to share my story with you so that you felt less alone. I didn’t want you to feel like no one understood like I did, because they do. They’re our secrets too.”
― Charlotte Cooper, Fading Before Dawn: Wilt, Fade, Dawn, Rise

“I wanted you to see who you are—I wanted you to see that you are not your mental illness; you are so much more. You are you and you are wanted. But right now you are hurting, and being so unwell is painful, but it’s even harder hiding it.”
― Charlotte Cooper, Fading Before Dawn: Wilt, Fade, Dawn, Rise

“So, believe me or not, you already hold everything you need. What you need is not on the outside; it’s not about the things you buy, the contacts you make, the money in your bank or how you look. It’s about you. It’s the thoughts and the feelings you walk with every day. It’s knowing that you are worthy, that you are so worthy of feeling well and balanced, and that you are wanted and needed–by you and by us. This is your journey on Earth, no one else’s, and the only person that can do your life is you. It’s yours and every second of each breath you take belongs to you. You are your life.”
― Charlotte Cooper, Fading Before Dawn: Wilt, Fade, Dawn, Rise

“I won’t be telling you that the reason you may feel unfulfilled is because you’re not good enough yet, or that you’re missing something that you need to work harder for. This book is taking all of that away. It’s stripping back the things that have been added to you throughout your life in an attempt to help you feel whole and worthy being you. You see, you are already worthy without any of that. You are worthy just the way you are–nothing added, nothing taken away. This book is about finding you in a world where you can feel so on show yet unseen, so in demand yet lost. This book is not about being bigger and better; it’s about being you and finding the part of you that wants you back to the home you hold within you. And as you read these pages, I hope you recognise that within you is your true voice, which whispers quietly that you are needed and wanted. You are loved, and you are worthy in this world and within your life just the way you are.”
― Charlotte Cooper, Fading Before Dawn: Wilt, Fade, Dawn, Rise

“I found it strange not doing anything to improve myself. Not focussing on writing my goals for the day, not reading a chapter of a book to expand my never-ending need for knowledge, and not being a part of any self-help, goal-setting groups. All of that had stopped and I was just being me, and that’s where I got stuck because I couldn’t remember who that was. Who was I when I wasn’t hiding behind improving my business or becoming a better, more positive version of myself? I had become a stranger.”
― Charlotte Cooper, Fading Before Dawn: Wilt, Fade, Dawn, Rise

“And there it was—it was the seasons I’d been searching for.”
― Charlotte Cooper, Fading Before Dawn: Wilt, Fade, Dawn, Rise

“I wanted to know how to feel accepted by myself, and also for me to be accepting of the world around me that I didn’t like.”
― Charlotte Cooper, Fading Before Dawn: Wilt, Fade, Dawn, Rise

“So, as I watched and learnt, I noticed that as the golden leaves floated down and became a part of the ground, autumn was teaching me to let go of what had run its course.”
― Charlotte Cooper, Fading Before Dawn: Wilt, Fade, Dawn, Rise

“I saw how earth became silent after snowfall, and how the flowers and plants retreat in winter. Nature was telling me it was a time for respite, recovery, and healing.”
― Charlotte Cooper, Fading Before Dawn: Wilt, Fade, Dawn, Rise

“I saw how spring offers a fresh start and that each plant grows in its own time and when it’s ready. Spring was showing me that sometimes we’re not ready to bloom, but one day we will be, and it will be when it’s right.”
― Charlotte Cooper, Fading Before Dawn: Wilt, Fade, Dawn, Rise

“Summer showed me to be present and allow the new growth of life to flourish.”
― Charlotte Cooper, Fading Before Dawn: Wilt, Fade, Dawn, Rise

“I saw that Mother Nature was giving me the answers; she was showing me the way. But because I’d had my head busy with improving myself and moving forwards towards that non-existent finish line, I’d never stopped to see it.”
― Charlotte Cooper, Fading Before Dawn: Wilt, Fade, Dawn, Rise

“Sometimes we’re lost; we’re deep in emotions and we’re drowning in them.”
― Charlotte Cooper, Fading Before Dawn: Wilt, Fade, Dawn, Rise

“You are worthy of your life.”
― Charlotte Cooper, Fading Before Dawn: Wilt, Fade, Dawn, Rise

“What you’re looking for is already within you and only you can find that.”
― Charlotte Cooper, Fading Before Dawn: Wilt, Fade, Dawn, Rise

“This is your story and only you can write it. So, take my hand, turn the page, and know that I am here to support and care for you within each word. But there will come a time when you let go, and I will stand back as you begin your journey home.”
― Charlotte Cooper, Fading Before Dawn: Wilt, Fade, Dawn, Rise

“You have been untaught that within you are your answers. Within you may be pain and suffering. There may be sadness, regret, grief, a lost dream, a forgotten hope. There may be a lost child who had their childhood taken away. Perhaps an adult trapped inside that has never gone for it for fear of rejection, being laughed at, or looking like a failure. You’ve kept yourself protected because no one else did.”
― Charlotte Cooper, Fading Before Dawn: Wilt, Fade, Dawn, Rise

“Have you become silenced and given up? It is, of course, less painful to give up and to support others than to be seen as having failed and not receiving any support yourself.”
― Charlotte Cooper, Fading Before Dawn: Wilt, Fade, Dawn, Rise

“For the past two years, Phoebe sat in the bad things the way she used to sit in the snow as a child. An hour would go by and it would be very hard for her to get back up. Eventually she looked down at her toes and became confused: Why are they frozen? It was her father who picked her up, said, It’s time to come inside. But now she has to learn when it’s time to come inside. She has to learn to check in with her toes when nobody else is looking. To care for them when no one else will.”
― Alison Espach, The Wedding People