49 Powerful Depression Quotes to Help You Feel Understood and Supported

Depression is a serious mental health condition that affects millions of people around the world. It can make you feel isolated, hopeless, and empty. In times of struggle, it can be helpful to turn to the words of others who have been through similar experiences. Here are some powerful quotes on depression that can help you feel understood and supported.

Depression Quotes

  1. “Depression is like a bruise that never goes away. A bruise in your mind.” – Jeffrey Eugenides
  2. “I am not okay, but I will be okay.” – Unknown
  3. “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
  4. “It’s not about having a perfect day every day. It’s about trying to get through each day without giving up.” – Unknown
  5. “Depression is a prison where you are both the suffering prisoner and the cruel jailer.” – Dorothy Rowe
  6. “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.” – Joubert Botha
  7. “The only thing more exhausting than being depressed is pretending that you’re not.” – Unknown
  8. “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. That very deadened feeling, which is so very different from feeling sad.” – J.K. Rowling
  9. “The only way to change the way you feel is to change the way you think.” – Unknown
  10. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
  11. “Just because you don’t understand it doesn’t mean it isn’t so.” – Lemony Snicket
  12. “The only thing more shocking than the truth are the lies people tell to cover it up.” – Unknown
  13. “It’s okay to not be okay all the time.” – Unknown
  14. “The only way out of the darkness is to acknowledge it.” – Unknown
  15. “There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” – Laurell K. Hamilton
  16. “Even in the midst of despair, I still had hope. Hope that tomorrow would be a better day.” – Unknown
  17. “People think depression is sadness, crying or dressing in black. But people are wrong. Depression is the constant feeling of being numb. You wake up in the morning just to go back to bed again.” – Unknown
  18. “Pain is real. But so is hope.” – Unknown
  19. “I have depression. But I prefer to say ‘I battle’ depression instead of ‘I suffer’ with it. Because depression hits, but I hit back. Battle on.” – Unknown
  20. “Depression is not a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of being human.” – Unknown
  21. “Sometimes it’s okay to ask for help.” – Unknown
  22. “You don’t have to be positive all the time. It’s perfectly okay to feel sad, angry, annoyed, frustrated, scared, or anxious. Having feelings doesn’t make you a negative person. It makes you human.” – Lori Deschene
  23. “The worst thing about depression is that it’s contagious. You can feel it in a room full of people and on a sunny day.” – Unknown
  1. “I am not okay, but I will be okay.” – Unknown

25. “Depression is like a bruise that never goes away. A bruise in your mind.” – Jeffrey Eugenides

26. “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

27. “It’s not about having a perfect day every day. It’s about trying to get through each day without giving up.” – Unknown

28. “Depression is a prison where you are both the suffering prisoner and the cruel jailer.” – Dorothy Rowe

29. “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.” – Joubert Botha

30. “The only thing more exhausting than being depressed is pretending that you’re not.” – Unknown

31. “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. That very deadened feeling, which is so very different from feeling sad.” – J.K. Rowling

32. “The only way to change the way you feel is to change the way you think.” – Unknown

33. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela

34. “Just because you don’t understand it doesn’t mean it isn’t so.” – Lemony Snicket

35. “The only thing more shocking than the truth are the lies people tell to cover it up.” – Unknown

36. “It’s okay to not be okay all the time.” – Unknown

37. “The only way out of the darkness is to acknowledge it.” – Unknown

38. “There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” – Laurell K. Hamilton

39. “Even in the midst of despair, I still had hope. Hope that tomorrow would be a better day.” – Unknown

40. “People think depression is sadness, crying or dressing in black. But people are wrong. Depression is the constant feeling of being numb. You wake up in the morning just to go back to bed again.” – Unknown

41. “Pain is real. But so is hope.” – Unknown

42. “I have depression. But I prefer to say ‘I battle’ depression instead of ‘I suffer’ with it. Because depression hits, but I hit back. Battle on.” – Unknown

43. “Depression is not a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of being human.” – Unknown

44. “Sometimes it’s okay to ask for help.” – Unknown

45. “You don’t have to be positive all the time. It’s perfectly okay to feel sad, angry, annoyed, frustrated, scared, or anxious. Having feelings doesn’t make you a negative person. It makes you human.” – Lori Deschene

46. “The worst thing about depression is that it’s contagious. You can feel it in a room full of people and on a sunny day.” – Unknown

47. “I’m not living, I’m just surviving.” – Unknown

48. “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill

49. “I’m not what I’ve done, I’m what I’ve overcome.” – Unknown

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