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
- “Depression is like a bruise that never goes away. A bruise in your mind.” – Jeffrey Eugenides
- “I am not okay, but I will be okay.” – Unknown
- “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
- “It’s not about having a perfect day every day. It’s about trying to get through each day without giving up.” – Unknown
- “Depression is a prison where you are both the suffering prisoner and the cruel jailer.” – Dorothy Rowe
- “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.” – Joubert Botha
- “The only thing more exhausting than being depressed is pretending that you’re not.” – Unknown
- “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
- “The only way to change the way you feel is to change the way you think.” – Unknown
- “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
- “Just because you don’t understand it doesn’t mean it isn’t so.” – Lemony Snicket
- “The only thing more shocking than the truth are the lies people tell to cover it up.” – Unknown
- “It’s okay to not be okay all the time.” – Unknown
- “The only way out of the darkness is to acknowledge it.” – Unknown
- “There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” – Laurell K. Hamilton
- “Even in the midst of despair, I still had hope. Hope that tomorrow would be a better day.” – Unknown
- “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
- “Pain is real. But so is hope.” – Unknown
- “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
- “Depression is not a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of being human.” – Unknown
- “Sometimes it’s okay to ask for help.” – Unknown
- “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
- “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
- “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
