Getting Help Quotes

“Dealing with mental health can be lonely and scary and unfortunately there is still so much stigma around mental health which makes getting help even more difficult.
That's why I want you to know that you have nothing to be ashamed of. Accepting help and treatment doesn't make you weak, it makes you strong and brave.
Visit the resources I have listed for you below. It may feel scary and intimidating at first, especially if you have never done it before. But prioritizing your health is of utmost value.
You are important and you deserve to feel loved and happy.
You are not alone.”
― Elicia Roper, All That You Are: a heartwarming and emotional novel

“Having someone do certain things for you is like getting someone to chew your food for you.

It might be easier to swallow but it loses all its flavor...

And you want the flavor!”
― Ze Frank

“Create an environment where getting help and discussing suicide is something we do before a life is lost and not after.”
― Dexter A. Daniels, Consistent, Not Different: Why We Stray from the Path and Reasons to Return

“Have heart in the things you do. You don’t always need a second or third opinion for every last decision you make.”
― Torron-Lee Dewar, Creativity is Everything

“You may have terrible memories from your childhood . . . horrific memories that no one should live through. Especially not a child. If this has been your experience, and you've placed those memories in a vault, locked them away, and buried the key, who could blame you? But, by doing so, what else--besides your memories--have you placed in that vault?

May I gently suggest that perhaps you've climbed in there yourself, closed the door, and locked it behind you? If so, you may be effectively locking out those who could help you.”
― Kevin Leman, What Your Childhood Memories Say about You . . . and What You Can Do about It

“Rella was exhausted. She just wanted a life where she wouldn’t have to talk about it.”
― Nicole T. Smith, We Have Shadows Too

“When someone comes and saves you from a difficult situation, you feel two things at the same time: Bitter joy and bitter sadness! Why such sadness? Because you couldn't get out of that difficult situation with your own strength, with your own efforts, you couldn't succeed, that's what makes you sad!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Feeling a little lighter, the session had opened some space inside him. He had a little more internal bandwidth. However, he knew it wouldn't take long for the gap to be filled in again, like a hole dug too close to the ocean.”
― Juliette Rose Kerr, To Fill a Jar With Water