Nicholas Stoller Quotes

Stress is real, and you never know what a person is going through behind the camera.

It does not mean you're broken to have depression and anxiety. I would encourage you to speak out. Don't hold it inside. Talk to friends. Talk to parents. If it's available, go to a therapist.

Sadly, for some mothers, this experience can be made so much harder due to challenges with our very mental health.

Ten days before I started my job at ABC News, I checked myself into a mental health hospital.

The very damaging, frightening part of postpartum is the lack of perspective and the lack of priority and understanding what is really important.

I suffered from a mild case of postpartum depression after my second child and the physical challenge of maintaining an overnight shift at CBS, a marriage, and two in diapers made the symptoms worse and everyone in the house paid the price.

Faced with stress, too many people feel they have nowhere to turn to, that they don't have access to the kind of friendships or communities where they can easily and openly share their problems and worries.

I've never had a chance to sit down and enjoy what's happened - I've been too panicked about the next move. So I took some time out. I thought either I do this now or in 10 years' time I'll end up in the Priory.

Well of course I get depressed sometimes, yes I do.

I've often felt depressed; everyone feels depressed.

Do I wish I had never endured postpartum depression? Absolutely. But to deny the experience is to deny who I am.

I stress a lot, sometimes.

You cannot escape anxiety … but I have faith that you will rise above your fears.

I have fought my own battle with depression, and it was important for me to bring a little awareness about it for others.

I've discovered that anxiety, panic attacks, and depression can be side effects of lupus, which can present their own challenges.

While the line between stress, deep anxiety, and depression often blurs, most entrepreneurs struggle with broad mental health issues at various points in their lives.

I just want to send a message to my fans saying that it's OK to admit that you need help, and it doesn't make you weak.

You need community support. You're pretty defeated when you're laid low with a mental illness. It's a frightening place to be, and to get up and be able to stand and to move forward and to start functioning again, you need so much support. You need to feel you're not alone.

Depression and anxiety affect a huge number of us. It's so important that the barriers that keep us from talking, seeking out help, and finding a way to cope when things feel desperate are removed.

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

At Somerset I played with Marcus Trescothick who has spoken very openly about his battle with depression and anxiety. I had a few conversations with him about his problems but I also read his book which provided me with a great insight into what he went though.

We try to live as normal a life as we can, but it can be overwhelming at times.

It's always been something that I'm so able and willing to talk about that it's kind of foreign to me that people hide their depression and anxiety.

There came a point when I called my mom, and I was like, 'I need to come home. I'm not OK. I'm not good right now. My mental health isn't good.'

When I was in drama school, I really got into a dark place. I went to a therapist - it was really helpful to have that dialogue with someone. So I understand anxiety.