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Mental Illness Stigma Quotes & Sayings

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I want to break down some of the stigma associated with mental illness. — Gail Porter

A panic attack is pathological exaggeration of the body's normal response to fear, stress or excitement. — Abhijit Naskar

I love Country Music but what happened to it? — Bob Dylan

A phenomenon that might seem only backwards or silly when expressed at a social level becomes madness at the individual level. — Caitlin R. Kiernan

Those who would trade in their freedom for their protection deserve neither. — Benjamin Franklin

Too often the mentally ill are marginalized as people who just can't pull up their socks. If only it were that simple. — Suzanne F. Kingsmill

My therapist told me that I over-analyze everything. I explained to him that he only thinks this because of his unhappy relationship with his mother. — Michel Templet

Stigma against mental illness is a scourge with many faces, and the medical community wears a number of those faces. — Elyn R. Saks

They called me mad, and I called them mad, and damn them, they outvoted me. — Nathaniel Lee

Unfortunately, mental health is so misunderstood that some people think you have to be crazy to need to speak to a therapist. — Nicole Curtis

Oftentimes what you see cancels out what you perceive. — Bill Johnson

Too bad the things that make you mad are my favorite things. — Brandon Boyd

Been under treatment for PTSD and bipolar since 1992. I'm not ashamed of my illness. I've been shunned by many and I feel for those shunned, too. — Stanley Victor Paskavich

For most celebrities, the biggest meal of the day is toothpaste (they use reduced-fat Crest). — Dave Barry

While a psychiatric diagnosis can serve a purpose in treatment plans, it should not become a tool to discredit a person's disclosure of abuse. — Lee Ann Hoff

A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive. — Sydney J. Harris

Money and good life had never been my goal. — Kailash Kher

Our eyes meet in the mirror but neither of us speaks; we are afraid that whatever words we pick won't be able to bear the weight of what's happened. — Jodi Picoult

You are not your illness. You have an individual story to tell. You have a name, a history, a personality. Staying yourself is part of the battle. — Julian Seifter

The stigma of mental illness is first and foremost a social justice issue! — Patrick W. Corrigan

1 in 5 people have dandruff. 1 in 4 people have mental health problems. I've had both. — Ruby Wax

I think the stigma attached to mental illness will disappear just like it did for cancer years ago. — Sally Graham

All you'll get from strangers is surface pleasantry or indifference. Only someone who loves you will criticize you. — Judith Crist

This disease comes with a package: shame. When any other part of your body gets sick, you get sympathy. — Ruby Wax

The stigma of mental illness is still alive and well. — Kate Clifford Larson

Stigmas speak to the idea of difference and how difference shames us and those we know. — Michael Lewis

Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all. — Bill Clinton

Knowledge is a sage's best friend;
wisdom is his soul mate.
Virtue is a saint's best friend;
love is his soul mate. — Matshona Dhliwayo

When you are happy and in love and when you have children, then maybe you are beautiful. — Emmanuelle Beart

Or perhaps I've already despaired - and decided that while despair is fine as an occasional indulgence, it can't be served three times a day. — Sherry Thomas

Well, that was the clerk class for you. They might be completely without culture, but they certainly knew how to make themselves comfortable. — Sarah Waters

It's so common, it could be anyone. The trouble is, nobody wants to talk about it. And that makes everything worse. — Ruby Wax

Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection. — Mark Twain