Depression Quotes: Finding Hope Amidst the Depressing Darkness
by Menaga K
Updated Aug 17, 2023
Depression Quotes
Remember that you are not alone in your struggle with mental health; people understand your suffering and want to help. This is true whether you have occasional bouts of sadness or suffer from chronic depression brought on by residual emotions of isolation from the epidemic. It's not always simple to explain your feelings and your moods, though. It might be energizing at times to read a few words from people who share your feelings. Since you are not alone if you have depression, the truth is that. Get here Depression Quotes.
Sad Depression Quotes
"If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, Live in the moment, Live in the breath," - Amit Ray
“Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say “My tooth is aching” than to say ‘My heart is broken.’”― C.S. Lewis, “The Problem of Pain”
“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.”― Laurell K. Hamilton, “Mistral’s Kiss”
“That’s the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily, that it’s impossible to ever see the end.”― Elizabeth Wurtzel, “Prozac Nation”
“I don’t want to see anyone. I lie in the bedroom with the curtains drawn and nothingness washing over me like a sluggish wave.”― Margaret Atwood, “Cat’s Eye”
“The sun stopped shining for me is all. The whole story is: I am sad. I am sad all the time and the sadness is so heavy that I can’t get away from it. Not ever.”― Nina LaCour, “Hold Still”
“Depression is the inability to construct a future.”― Rollo May, “Love and Will”
“I saw the world in black and white instead of the vibrant colours and shades I knew existed.”― Katie McGarry, “Pushing the Limits”
“Depression isn’t a war you win. It’s a battle you fight every day. You never stop, never get to rest. It’s one bloody fray after another.”― Shaun David Hutchinson, “We Are the Ants”
“If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.”― Amit Ray
“Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don’t believe it. Seek out the memories depression takes away and project them into the future. Be brave; be strong; take your pills. Exercise because it’s good for you even if every step weighs a thousand pounds. Eat when food itself disgusts you. Reason with yourself when you have lost your reason.”― Andrew Solomon, “The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression”
“Drink a glass of water. Make the room dark. Lie down and close your eyes. Notice the silence. Notice your heart. Still beating. Still fighting. You made it, after all. You made it, another day. And you can make it one more. You’re doing just fine. You’re doing fine. I’m doing just fine.”― Charlotte Eriksson, “You’re Doing Just Fine”
“If you know someone who’s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn’t a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression just is, like the weather.”― Stephen Fry
“Maybe it’s not about having a beautiful day, but about finding beautiful moments. Maybe a whole day is just too much to ask. I could choose to believe that in every day, in all things, no matter how dark and ugly, there are shards of beauty if I look for them.”― Anna White, “Mended: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Leaps of Faith”
“I will be stronger than my sadness.”― Jasmine Warga, “My Heart and Other Black Holes”
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life. It goes on.”― Robert Frost
“There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.”― John Green
“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.”― Thich Nhat Hanh
“There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.”— J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”
“You shall be free indeed when your days are not without a care nor your nights without a want and a grief, but rather when these things girdle your life and yet you rise above them naked and unbound.”— Khalil Gibran
“You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn’t mean you’re defective – it just means you’re human.” – David Mitchell
Overcoming Depression Quote
“Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.” - Richard L. Evans
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” -Confucius
“In three words, I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life. It goes on.” -Robert Frost
“I think that little by little, I’ll be able to solve my problems and survive.” -Frida Kahlo
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” -Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
“Happiness comes as a result of conflict, resolution, and growth — as the result of having to work at something.” -Chrissy Stockton
“Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.” –Jacques Prevert
“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” –Will Rogers
“I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.” -Og Mandino
“Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.” -Greenville Kleisser
“There are moments when I wish I could roll back the clock and take all the sadness away, but I have the feeling that if I did, the joy would be gone as well.” -Nicholas Sparks
“In times of pain, when the future is too terrifying to contemplate and the past too painful to remember, I have learned to pay attention to right now. The precise moment I was in was always the only safe place for me.” -Julia Cameron
“We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.” -Dolly Parton
“You can’t live the life you owe yourself without living it loudly, boldly, and without apology.” -Natalia Vela
“I’d rather regret the risks that didn’t work out than the chances I didn’t take at all.” -Simone Biles
“You don’t just wake up one day and find that everything has worked itself out. You must get out of bed, morning after morning, and make a conscious effort to control the circumstances of that given day.” –Jordan
“Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.” -Parker Palmer
“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are an entire ocean in a drop.”–Rumi
“Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.” -Sophia Loren
“Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.” -Roy T. Bennett
“Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.”-Brené Brown
Motivational Depression Quotes
"We cannot direct the wind, But we can adjust the sails."- Dolly Parton
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"One day, if not already, your refusal to give up will inspire someone else."
"Please remember that having a bad day does not mean you have – or will have – a bad life."
"Hope is one of the most powerful emotions a person can have. Combine it with determination and there’s no stopping you."
"In any given moment, we have two choices: to step forward into growth, or step backwards into safety. Stepping backwards may make us feel better in the short term, but stepping forwards will undoubtedly make us feel better in the long term."
"Never put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket."
"Just because you’re going through a rough patch, it doesn’t mean you always will be. Recovery is possible. We promise you."
"Just because you have a mental illness, it doesn't mean that you are that illness. You're still a person – just like everybody else."
"Sometimes, you just need to cry your eyes out to be able to keep going. And you know what? That's OK."
"Listen to positive people and ignore negative ones. After all, people who doubt, judge and disrespect you are not worth your energy."
"Healing is a process, not an event. Give it time. Good things happen to those who never give up."
"Mental illness is NOT a life sentence."
"Don’t be upset or caught up with things or people you cannot change. Instead, move on, let go, and concentrate on what you can change."
"When your depression tells you that it’s impossible to be free of it, it is LYING!"
"Today, do one little thing to take better care of yourself. Then, do it again tomorrow."
"When something goes wrong, take a moment to be thankful for all the things in your life that are going right."
"No-one ever injured their eyesight by looking on the bright side."
"You’re allowed to scream. You’re allowed to cry. You’re allowed to fall apart. But you are not allowed to give up."
"Scars tell where we have been. They do not have to dictate where we are going."
"Remember, breakdowns can create breakthroughs. Sometimes, things fall apart so that other things can fall together."
"Never forget that you are worthy of love and respect."
"Sometimes you have to fight through your worst days in order to earn the best days of your life."
"Remember that life’s greatest lessons are usually learned at the worst times and from the worst mistakes."
"You might be sad because you’ve been through a lot, but you should also be proud of yourself for being strong enough to make it through everything you’ve been through."
"When you say you suffer from a physical illness, you get sympathy. When you say you suffer from depression, you sometimes get blamed. We know it sucks, but at the very least, please take solace in the fact that you are not alone – as evidenced by the fact that 350 million people in the world struggle with depression."
"If someone doesn’t respect you, appreciate you and value you, then they don’t deserve you."
"If you’re going through a hard time right now, make sure you do something today that makes you smile."
"When you’re struggling with depression, it’s really important to schedule some time in for daily self-care that gives you a lift."
"In the context of mental health, courage can be defined as the strength to ask for help."
"Starting today, stop keeping track of all the mistakes you’ve ever made. It’s time to forgive yourself and start being your own best friend."
"Always look for something positive in each day ... even if some days you need to look a little harder than others."
"Things may seem gloomy ahead and you may feel like giving up, but if you don’t keep going, then you will never know what is just around the corner."
Love Depression Quotes
"It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” – Samuel Butler
"Maybe we all have darkness inside of us and some of us are better at dealing with it than others.” – Jasmine Warga
"It’s hard to pretend you love someone when you don’t, but it’s harder to pretend that you don’t love someone when you really do.”
“The strongest people are those who win battles we know nothing about.”
“Healing is an inside job.” – Dr. B.J. Palmer
“To love is to burn, to be on fire.” – Jane Austen
“How do you know when it’s over? Maybe when you feel more in love with your memories than with the person standing in front of you.” – Gunnar Ardelius
“Love lies in those unsent drafts in your mailbox. Sometimes you wonder whether things would have been different if you’d clicked ‘Send’.” – Faraaz Kazi
“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.” – C.S. Lewis
“Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.” – Paulo Coelho
“Pleasure of love lasts but a moment. The pain of love lasts a lifetime.” – Bette Davis
"I always knew looking back on the tears would make me laugh, but I never knew looking back on the laughs would make me cry. – Dr. Seuss"
"Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it’s better to leave them broken than try to hurt yourself putting it back together.”
“It is sad not to love, but it is much sadder not to be able to love. – Miguel de Unamuno
“Anger, resentment, and jealousy don’t change the heart of others– it only changes yours.” – Shannon L. Alder
“It’s amazing how someone can break your heart and you can still love them with all the little pieces.” – Ella Harper
"There is one pain, I often feel, which you will never know. It’s caused by the absence of you. – Ashleigh Brilliant"
"Sometimes, I don’t know what haunts me more… The memories of you… Or the happy person I used to be.” – Ranata Suzuki"
“Falling in love is like holding a candle. Initially, it lightens up the world around you. Then it starts melting and hurts you. Finally, it goes off and everything is darker than ever and all you are left with is the… BURN!” – Syed Arshad
“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” – Laurell K. Hamilton
Depression Quotes About Life
“If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.” – Amit Ray
“Depression is when you don’t really care about anything. Anxiety is when you care too much about everything. And having both is just like hell.”
“Having anxiety and depression is like being scared and tired at the same time. It’s the fear of failure but no urge to be productive. It’s wanting friends but hating socializing. It’s wanting to be alone but not wanting to be lonely. It’s caring about everything then caring about nothing. It’s feeling everything at once then feeling paralyzingly numb.”
“That’s the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily, that it’s impossible to ever see the end.” – Elizabeth Wurtzel
“You don’t have to live a lie. Living a lie will mess you up. It will send you into depression. It will warp your values.” – Gilbert Baker”
“Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.” – Charles Spurgeon
“Just because I can’t explain the feelings causing my anxiety, doesn’t make them less valid.” – Lauren Elizabeth
“Anxiety is love’s greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you. You want to save him, but you know he will strangle you with his panic.” – Anaïs Nin
“No amount of anxiety can change the future. No amount of regret can change the past.” – Karen Salmansohn
"That very deadened feeling, which is so very different from feeling sad. Sad hurts but it’s a healthy feeling. It is a necessary thing to feel. Depression is very different.” – J.K. Rowling
“The sun stopped shining for me is all. The whole story is: I am sad. I am sad all the time and the sadness is so heavy that I can’t get away from it. Not ever.” – Nina LaCour
“When you are happy, you enjoy the music. But, when you are sad you understand the lyrics.’
“I didn’t want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that’s really sad. It was almost like a reverse nightmare, like when you wake up from a nightmare you’re so relieved. I woke up into a nightmare.” – Ned Vizzini
“Depression is the most unpleasant thing I have ever experienced. . . . It is that absence of being able to envisage that you will ever be cheerful again. The absence of hope.
“We must understand that sadness is an ocean, and sometimes we drown, while other days we are forced to swim.” – R.M. Drake
"The sad part isn’t that we never talk, it’s that we used to talk every day.”
“It’s hard to part the curtains when the dark holds such familiarity.” – Donna Lynn Hope
“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not, and oftentimes we call a man cold when he is only sad.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“When you’re surrounded by all these people, it can be lonelier than when you’re by yourself. You can be in a huge crowd, but if you don’t feel like you can trust anyone or talk to anybody, you feel like you’re really alone.” – Fiona Apple
“Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also harder to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say “My tooth is aching” than to say “My heart is broken.” – C.S. Lewis
“I am so demanding and difficult for my friends because I want to crumble and fall apart before them so that they will love me even though I am no fun, lying in bed, crying all the time, not moving. Depression is all about If you loved me you would.” – Elizabeth Wurtzel
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