75 Powerful Quotes On Depression: Navigating Through the Shadows
In the labyrinth of mental health, quotes on depression serve as beacons of insight, empathy, and understanding. They illuminate the often indescribable feelings of those who walk through the shadows of depression, offering solace and recognition to those who feel unseen. This collection of 75 powerful quotes on depression brings together the voices of writers, philosophers, and survivors, each sharing a piece of their journey through the darkness. Whether you’re seeking comfort, understanding, or simply words to articulate your own experience, these quotes on depression aim to provide a sense of companionship and hope amidst the challenges of mental health.
The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality.”
– Andrew Solomon
“Depression is being colorblind and constantly told how colorful the world is.”
– Atticus
“Depression is a prison where you are both the suffering prisoner and the cruel jailer.”
– Dorothy Rowe
“I found that with depression, one of the most important things you could realize is that you’re not alone.”
– Dwayne Johnson
“Depression is living in a body that fights to survive, with a mind that tries to die.”
– Unknown
“Sometimes, what a person needs is not a brilliant mind that speaks, but a patient heart that listens.”
– Unknown
“Depression is not a sign of weakness. It means you have been strong for far too long.”
– Unknown
“Depression does not take away your talents—it just makes them harder to find.”
– Lady Gaga
“There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.”
– John Green
“The hardest thing about depression is that it is addictive. It begins to feel uncomfortable not to be depressed. You feel guilty for feeling happy.”
– Pete Wentz
“You say you’re ‘depressed’ – all I see is resilience. 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
“Depression is like a heavy blanket. It covers you up, but it’s so comforting that you don’t want to throw it off.”
– Unknown
“Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression.”
– Dodie Smith
“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.”
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear.”
– C.S. Lewis
“Depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily, that it’s impossible to ever see the end.”
– Elizabeth Wurtzel
“I am bent, but not broken. I am scarred, but not disfigured. I am sad, but not hopeless. I am tired, but not powerless. I am angry, but not bitter. I am depressed, but not giving up.”
– Unknown
“Depression is the overwhelming sense of numbness and the desire for anything that can help you make it from one day to the next.”
– Unknown
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.”
– Albert Camus
“Depression is not just sadness. It’s feeling grey in a world of color.”
– Jenna Wortham
“Sometimes just the act of sharing the painful secret can relieve some of the pain.”
– Unknown
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
– Nelson Mandela
“Depression is being scared to tell the truth because the truth feels like it will kill you.”
– Unknown
“It’s okay to feel unstable. It’s okay to disassociate. It’s okay to hide from the world. It’s okay to need help. It’s okay not to be okay. Your mental illness is not a personal failure.”
– Unknown
“Keep yourself busy if you want to avoid depression. For me, inactivity is the enemy.”
– Matt Lucas
“Depression is a battle between a body that fights with all its might to survive and a mind that wants to die.”
– Unknown
“One of the things so bad about depression and anxiety is that if you don’t have prior awareness, you don’t know what hit you.”
– Winona Ryder
“Getting better from depression demands a lifelong commitment. I’ve made that commitment for my life’s sake and for the sake of those who love me.”
– Susan Polis Schutz
“You are not your depression and your depression is not you.”
– Unknown
“Sometimes, when I say ‘I’m okay,’ I want someone to look me in the eyes, hug me tight, and say, ‘I know you’re not.'” – Unknown
“The worst kind of sad is not being able to explain why.”
– Unknown
“It’s so difficult to describe depression to someone who’s never been there because it’s not sadness.”
– J.K. Rowling
“Depression, suffering and anger are all part of being human.”
– Janet Fitch
“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.”
– Dan Millman
“Depression is not a choice, but the fight against it is.”
– Unknown
“To be depressed is to be lonely; to have a friend is to be happy…”
– Guido
“The only thing more exhausting than being depressed is pretending that you’re not.”
– Unknown
“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
“There is no person in this whole world who is a mistake, no matter how different that person may seem.”
– Fred Rogers
“I wish people could understand that the brain is the most important organ of our body. Just because you can’t see mental illness like you could see a broken bone, doesn’t mean it’s not as detrimental or devastating to a family or individual.”
– Demi Lovato
“Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet confinement of your aloneness to learn that anything or anyone that does not bring you alive is too small for you.”
– David Whyte
“It’s not just the weight you lose, but the weight you lose in your mind.”
– Unknown
“The bravest thing I ever did was continuing my life when I wanted to die.”
– Juliette Lewis
“Depression is an illness that can be quite well hidden by those who suffer from it.”
– Unknown
“Just because the pain is invisible, doesn’t mean that it isn’t there.”
– Unknown
“You can’t control everything. Sometimes you just need to relax and have faith that things will work out. Let go a little and just let life happen.”
– Kody Keplinger
“Healing from depression does not mean moving back to a previous state of happiness and functionality, it means creating something new.”
– Unknown
“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.”
– Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh
“Sometimes, it’s okay if the only thing you did today was breathe.”
– Unknown
“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.”
– Nina LaCour
“A big part of depression is feeling really lonely, even if you’re in a room full of a million people.”
– Lilly Singh
“Mental illness is so much more complicated than any pill that any mortal could invent.”
– Elizabeth Wurtzel
“Depression on my left, Loneliness on my right. They don’t need to show me their badges. I know these guys very well.”
– Elizabeth Gilbert
“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
When you’re depressed, it’s like it snows every day. Some days it’s only a couple of inches. Other days you can’t open your door.”
– Unknown
“The real fear of depression isn’t dying, it’s living with yourself, forever.”
– Unknown
“Depression is having the feeling of someone whispering in your ear and telling you that you are worthless. Every time you make a mistake, you keep getting reminded of it; it’s never-ending.”
– Unknown
“The silence depression creates is quite loud.”
– Unknown
“Sometimes the worst place you can be is in your own head.”
– Unknown
“It is not the bruises on the body that hurt. It is the wounds of the heart and the scars on the mind.”
– Aisha Mirza
“You’re not a bad person for the ways you tried to kill your sadness.”
– Unknown
“Depression is like a heaviness that you can’t ever escape. It crushes down on you, making even the smallest things like tying your shoes or chewing on toast seem like a twenty-mile hike uphill. Depression is a part of you; it’s in your bones and your blood.”
– Jasmine Warga
“If you could read my mind, you wouldn’t be smiling.”
– Tamara Ireland Stone
“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.”
– Laurell K. Hamilton
“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
“Depression isn’t a war you win. It’s a battle you fight every day. You never stop, never get to rest.”
– Shaun David Hutchinson
“It’s hard to be a friend to someone who’s depressed, but it is one of the kindest, noblest, and best things you will ever do.”
– Stephen Fry
“Depression is like drowning. Except you can see everyone around you breathing.”
– Unknown
“The hardest thing to do when you go back underwater, is talk about what the sky was like.”
– Iain Thomas
“You sometimes think you want to disappear, but all you really want is to be found.”
– Unknown
“Recovery is not one and done. It is a lifelong journey that takes place one day, one step at a time.” – Unknown
Depression Relief Journal: Creative Prompts and Mindfulness Practices to Release Negative Emotions
Mindfulness is a powerful tool for disrupting the negative thought patterns that come with depression—and being creative is the perfect way to bring it into your daily life. This collection of mindfulness-based prompts and exercises shows you how creativity empowers you in the moment, while also helping you make real changes to the way you look at your depression and yourself.
What sets this depression workbook apart:
- Understanding depression—Learn more about what depression is, how it manifests, and how both mindfulness and creative undertakings can help you better manage your feelings.
- Freedom of expression—Discover a wide variety of creative prompts that are sure to inspire, from drawing the shape of your discomfort to writing your own recipe for happiness.
- Thoughtful practice—Short and simple mindfulness exercises provide you with the tools you need to focus on the moment and disrupt negative thought patterns.
