50 Inspirational Quotes to Help You Overcome Depression

"The silence depressed me. It wasn't the silence of silence. It was my own silence."

"Its so hard to talk when you want to kill yourself. That's above and beyond everything else, and it's not a mental complaint-it's a physical thing, like it's physically hard to open your mouth and make the words come out. They don't come out smooth and in conjunction with your brain the way normal people's words do; they come out in chunks as if from a crushed-ice dispenser; you stumble on them as they gather behind your lower lip. So you just keep quiet. - Ned Vizzini There is no point treating a depressed person as though she were just feeling sad, saying, 'There now, hang on, you'll get over it.' Sadness is more or less like a head cold- with patience, it passes. Depression is like cancer. - Barbara Kingsolver When you're lost in those woods, it sometimes takes you a while to realize that you are lost. For the longest time, you can convince yourself that you've just wandered off the path, that you'll find your way back to the trailhead any moment now. Then night falls again and again, and you still have no idea where you are, and it's time to admit that you have bewildered yourself so far off the path that you don't even know from which direction the sun rises anymore. - Elizabeth Gilbert I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy. - Franz Kafka Grief is depression in proportion to circumstance; depression is grief out of proportion to circumstance. - Andrew Solomon Depression is when you have lots of love, but no one's taking. - Douglas Coupland Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don't believe it. Seek out the memories depression takes away and project them into the future. Be brave; be strong; take your pills. Exercise because it's good for you even if every step weighs a thousand pounds. Eat when food itself disgusts you. Reason with yourself when you have lost your reason. - Andrew Solomon Every act of life, from the morning toothbrush to the friend at dinner, became an effort. I hated the night when I couldn't sleep and I hated the day because it went toward night. - F. Scott Fitzgerald Measure yourself by your best moments, not by your worst. We are too prone to judge ourselves by our moments of despondency and depression. - Robert A. Johnson"

Depression Quotes can serve as a vital brief guideline for life. Each quote carries a profound wisdom, a distilled truth that can provide comfort, affirm your feelings, or ignite a spark of hope in challenging times. They can be a beacon in the darkness, a sign that you are not alone in your struggle. It is encouraged to reflect upon each quote, seeking to understand the layers of meaning within and how they correspond to your own life experience. It is also key to remember that different stages in life can change the way you perceive these quotes, making some resonate more than others at particular times. So, allow these depression quotes to shape your thoughts, inspire introspection and guide your perspective towards resilience.

"There are no windows within the dark house of depression through which to see others, only mirrors."

"Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, find out what you already know, and you'll see the way to fly. - Richard Bach 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 Depression is the flaw in love. To be creatures who love, we must be creatures who can despair at what we lose, and depression is the mechanism of that despair. - Andrew Solomon I’m here. I love you. I don’t care if you need to stay up crying all night long, I will stay with you... There’s nothing you can ever do to lose my love. I will protect you until you die, and after your death I will still protect you. I am stronger than Depression and I am braver than Loneliness and nothing will ever exhaust me. - Elizabeth Gilbert Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. - Confucius Where there is a lack of rest, there is an abundance of stress. - Lysa TerKeurst No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else. - Charles Dickens It is important not to suppress your feelings altogether when you are depressed. It is equally important to avoid terrible arguments or expressions of outrage. You should steer clear of emotionally damaging behavior. People forgive, but it is best not to stir things up to the point at which forgiveness is required. When you are depressed, you need the love of other people, and yet depression fosters actions that destroy that love. Depressed people often stick pins into their own life rafts. The conscious mind can intervene. One is not helpless. - Andrew Solomon No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. - Maya Angelou"