Feeling Hopeless

“There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn't.”

“I found that with depression, one of the most important things you can realize is that you're not alone.”

“The sun is a daily reminder that we too can rise again from the darkness, that we too can shine our own light.”

“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”

“Recovery is not one and done. It is a lifelong journey that takes place one day, one step at a time.”

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”

“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”

“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”

“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.”

“Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I'm not going to make it, but you laugh inside — remembering all the times you've felt that way.”

“If you're going through hell, keep going.”

“You wake up every morning to fight the same demons that left you so tired the night before, and that, my love, is bravery.”

“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”

“The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it.”

“I am bent, but not broken. I am scarred, but not disfigured. I am sad, but not hopeless. I am tired, but not powerless. I am angry, but not bitter. I am depressed, but not giving up.”

“Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.”

“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”

“Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day.”

“Believe you can and you're halfway there.”

“When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place.”

“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”

“The bravest thing I ever did was continuing my life when I wanted to die.”

“Never give up on someone with a mental illness. When 'I' is replaced by 'we', illness becomes wellness.”

“Depression is being colorblind and constantly told how colorful the world is.”

“Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.'”