Kim Reynolds Quotes

The fact is, psychiatric help is not widely available to CIA agents - and as in the military, there is a stigma attached to admitting post-traumatic stress.

In talking with people that have experienced it, I learned that PTSD is something that a person in a position of authority sometimes thinks they're not supposed to have. They don't always have an avenue to personally address it or even discuss it.

We live in a world where mental health is real. Emotional health is real, and people feel like no one cares.

Mental health is something that's really important to me.

Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness.

I believe that every human being has mental challenges.

I think most human beings go through some sort of depression in their life. And if they don't, I think that's weird.

You can never turn the clock back and, since we're talking about mental health, I would stress that.

Mental health needs a great deal of attention. It's the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with.

PTSD has a terminal side to it that calls for more urgency.

Going to a therapist is not something you do when you're growing up as a street kid in Toronto.

When I began my tenure as surgeon general, I did not intend to focus on emotional well-being.

I work in an industry in which we're all quite vulnerable, I think, to mental health.

I'm a people pleaser, and I want to help everyone who DM's me, so I make sure to promote organizations that fans can reach out to if they're struggling.

I personally dealt with a lot of depression and anxiety in my life.

Everyone knows someone who is struggling with a mental health issue, whether it's depression, trauma or substance abuse. It affects everyone, so we all have a stake in making sure good treatment is available.

I can't properly explain it, but I don't mind admitting I suffered a breakdown.

It is as imperative to take care of our minds as is our bodies and hence seeking help for mental illness is of paramount importance.

Many people with mental illness suffer in silence, afraid to seek help for fear of victimisation.

I was born with a nervous breakdown.

Everyone can relate to depression. It touches so many. Suicide is the leading cause of death among teenagers. Statistics show that women suffer from depression more than men, but that is probably because men don't report it as much.

I believe that everybody comes from pain and a certain amount of dysfunction.

Yes, this is 21st-century America. Where we have better means to treat mental illness than ever before, but choose to let the insane people decide to get it or not.

There were only two times in my life when I've actually felt down about things and gotten myself into a full mental mess. One of the times was in 1982. I had a horrible time for a few months and felt pretty desperate. Then again in 1984, for various reasons, not all of them within my control. Since then, I just wander in and out of black moods.

I actually did go through severe depression and anxiety attacks where I couldn't sleep for weeks. It was definitely several months of being not myself.