Anyone who has struggled with their mental health before knows that it can be difficult to explain how you are feeling. Even though it can be hard, it is really important to talk to friends, family or even a professional so you can better understand what steps to take to feel better.
10th – 16th May 2021 is Mental Health Awareness Week which encourages the nation to talk about mental health and to help end the stigma. This week, we are sharing posts that will provide information and inspiration on all things mental health, starting off with some inspirational quotes that will hopefully provide some encouragement if you are currently going through a difficult time.
1. “Just because no one else can heal or do your inner work for you doesn’t mean you can, should, or need to do it alone.” - Lisa Olivera
2. “There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t” - John Green
3. “Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve done before.” – Bonnie Blair
4. “Tough times never last, but tough people do!” - Robert Schuller
5. “You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha
6. “Accept yourself, your strengths, your weaknesses, your truths, and know what tools you have to fulfil your purpose.” - Steve Maraboli
7. “You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.” - Dan Millman
8. “Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning, and you think, I’m not going to make it, but you laugh inside - remembering all the times you’ve felt that way.” - Charles Bukowski
9. “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” – Albus Dumbledore
10. You don’t have to be positive all the time. It’s perfectly okay to feel sad, angry, annoyed, frustrated, scared and anxious. Having feelings doesn’t make you a negative person. It makes you human.” - Lori Deschene
11. “Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” - Will Rogers
12. “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” - Maya Angelou
13. “Look at the sparrows; they do not know what they will do in the next moment. Let us literally live from moment to moment.” – Mahatma Gandhi
14. “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” - Zig Ziglar
15. “There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” - C.S. Lewis
16. “Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.” - Jamie Paolinetti
17. “Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly.” - Robert Schuller
18. “Nature has given us all the pieces required to achieve exceptional wellness and health, but has left it to us to put these pieces together.” - Diane McLaren
19. “Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” - Tony Robbins
20. “In any given moment, we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step back into safety.” - Abraham Maslow
If you are interested in reading more information about mental health, you can visit the Mental Health Foundation website here: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/.