Suicide Prevention Quotes

[Daniel E.]

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

—Nido Qubein

 

[Daniel E.]

“If you look at life one way, there is always cause for alarm.”

― Elizabeth Bowen, The Death of the Heart

 

[Daniel E.]

"Recovery is a deeply personal, unique process of changing one’s attitudes, values, feelings, goals, skills, and/or roles. It is a way of living a satisfying, hopeful, and contributing life even within the limitations caused by illness. Recovery involves the development of new meaning and purpose in one’s life as one grows beyond the catastrophic effects of mental illness."

~ Bill Anthony

 

[Daniel E.]

While there is a saying that “hope is not a strategy,” hope is at least fuel to keep the fire of forward momentum going. Hope is linked to optimism and a sense of expectancy that conditions will improve and the fight is still worth it.

Optimism affirms, “Better days are ahead.”

~ Suzanne Degges-White Ph.D.

 

[Courtneyyy]

"Recovery is a deeply personal, unique process of changing one’s attitudes, values, feelings, goals, skills, and/or roles. It is a way of living a satisfying, hopeful, and contributing life even within the limitations caused by illness. Recovery involves the development of new meaning and purpose in one’s life as one grows beyond the catastrophic effects of mental illness."

~ Bill Anthony

This one ❤️

 

[Daniel E.]

ACT for Suicide Prevention

Empowering Clients to Thrive Despite Their Desire for Death - A Workshop on ACT for Suicide Prevention :acrobat: We are taught that we should get rid of things that are bad and unwanted. We are good at this when it has to do with external things (spoiled milk, used tissues, etc.). Then we are...

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We don’t actually have to get rid of unwanted thoughts and emotions to start living a vital meaningful life.

 

[Daniel E.]

"You are not alone. Many other people have gone through what you are going through and are alive today. It is okay to talk about suicide. It can help you feel better."

— World Health Organization

 

[Daniel E.]

"Unlike self-criticism, which asks if you're good enough, self-compassion asks, what's good for you?"

~ Kristin Neff

 

[Daniel E.]

 

[Daniel E.]