Depression Quotes

What is depression like? It's like drowning, except everyone around you is breathing.

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

Depression is anger turned inward. - Sapphire, Push

Every day of our lives, we are on the verge of making those slight changes that would make all the difference. - Mignon McLaughlin

We can't take away the suffering of others. What we can do is show up for them. And in doing so, take away the pain of having to suffer alone. - Jason Garner

However, when we are depressed, being reminded of other people's suffering only serves to increase our self-hatred. - Dorothy Rowe

It is okay to have depression, it is okay to have anxiety and it is okay to have an adjustment disorder. We need to improve the conversation. We all have mental health in the same way we all have physical health. - Prince Harry

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

If you are chronically down, it is a lifelong fight to keep from sinking. - Elizabeth Wurtzel, Prozac Nation

There is no person in this whole world who is a mistake, no matter how different that person may seem. - Fred Rogers