20 Quotes That Inspire People with Depression | 5 Min Read

December 1, 2024
|In Health, Personal Developement
|By Prince Ea

This time of self-quarantine and social distancing has a hard-to-deny side effect: Frankly, it’s just a flat out bummer sometimes. 

So many people out there are facing job layoffs and difficulty qualifying for unemployment. Foodbank lines are miles long as people try desperately to put food on the table for their families. Horrific accounts from those who have lived through the worst of COVID-19 play on our worst fears. The news… the incessant, invasive news coming at us from all angles can be way too much. How do we begin to discern what matters most, let alone what is even true? 

On top of all of this, we’re stuck at home. Outside is no place for anyone right now, so inside we stay. And further inward we tend to go. For some, this rabbit hole leads to depression. 

While happy thoughts, of course, can’t just magically make it all better, our thoughts do become things. What we dwell on receives the attention it needs to grow, so focus on the empowering and uplifting stuff. Dwell on thoughts that bring a smile to your face, and invite hope into your heart. 

Here are 20 quotes I particularly love. If you’re suffering right now, I hope that something in here offers a bit of light.

  1. There is no person in this whole world who is a mistake, no matter how different that person may seem. – Fred Rogers
  2. No darkness lasts forever. And even there, there are stars. – Ursula K. Le Guin (The Farthest Shore)
  3. Depression lies. It tells you you’ve always felt this way, and you always will. But you haven’t, and you won’t. – Halley Cornell
  4. No storm, not even the one in your life, can last forever. The storm is just passing over. – Iyanla Vanzant
  5. The shadows are as important as the light. – Charlotte Brontë
  6. There are times when explanations, no matter how reasonable, just don’t seem to help. – Fred Rogers
  7. All obstacles that are perceived with love can transform into the greatest life lessons. – Gabby Bernstein
  8. There is no normal life that is free of pain. It’s the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth. – Fred Rogers
  9. If you are depressed and anxious, the main thing I want to tell you is: your pain makes sense. It has meaning. You aren’t a machine with broken parts. You are a human being with unmet needs. Don’t let anyone tell you you’re crazy or broken. You deserve love and practical support. – Johann Hari
  10. There will always be suffering. But we must not suffer over the suffering. – Alan Watts
  11. It is in dialogue with pain that many beautiful things acquire their value. – Alain de Botton (The Architecture of Happiness)
  12. There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them. But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them we will understand why they were there. – Paulo Coelho
  13. Depression is, in part, grief for your own life not turning out how it should; grief for your own needs not being met. – Johann Hari
  14. The wound is the place where the light enters you. – Rumi
  15. Depressed means you need “deep rest” from the character you’ve been playing in the world. – Jim Carrey
  16. With depression, one of the most important things you could realize is that you’re not alone. – Dwayne Johnson
  17. I need one of those long hugs where you kinda forget whatever else is happening around you for a minute. – Marilyn Monroe
  18. I struggled with anxiety and depression and questioned whether or not I wanted to be alive anymore. It was when I hit this low that I decided to reach out and ask for the help of a licensed therapist. This decision ultimately helped save my life. You don’t have to wait for things. – Michael Phelps
  19. You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes. – Winnie the Pooh
  20. You are strong. You are beautiful. You are resilient. You are loved. You are capable. You are not weak. You are not defected. You are not weird. You are not a lost cause. You are not different. – The Anxiety Man

Here’s one last quote from our friend Pooh that I hope will touch your heart:

Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. -Winnie the Pooh

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