I use quotes, affirmations to interrupt my negative thought patterns. Inspirational quotes can give you a way to focus on something positive for a couple moments in they way of depression eradication.
When you’re struggling with depression you have to train your mind to think positive thoughts throughout the day.
Here are some ways you can use these inspirational quotes for depression to help with depression throughout the day.
Identify when you most often feel crappy during the day. Is it during your lunch break? Before bed at night?
What tasks and times of day are the most difficult for you? I used to really struggle at night because I would feel lonely and sad with great depression. When I got into bed I would trap myself into a negative thought spiral.
Make a list of the times during the day that you usually struggle in depression with and any other tasks that trigger negative thoughts.
Make a plan
How can you use inspirational quotes and affirmations for depression to interrupt your thought pattern when your negative thinking starts to take over? I started writing affirmations, gratitude and inspirational quotes for my depression in my journal every night when I get into bed.
This helped me practice feeling good even though I was alone at night. Over time I got better and better at not allowing myself to spiral into a negative thought pattern and I was able to maintain my positive mindset for a longer and longer time at night.
Here are some ideas you can try out to incorporate the inspirational quotes for depression that you find in your day.
- Set them as alarms in your phone so they will pop up on your phone throughout the day.
- Write them on post-it notes and stick them where you will see them often.
- Put a whiteboard on your door and stand in front of it and read it everytime you leave the house.
- Keep a list of inspirational quotes and ideas in the front of your journal.
- Put all of your favorite quotes in a list in your phone and look at it throughout the day.
- Include your favorite quote as your email signature so you see it everytime you send an email.
- Change all of your computer passwords to something inspirational.
- Put inspiring quotes on the door of your refrigerator.
“Getting better from depression demands a lifelong commitment. I’ve made that commitment for my life’s sake and for the sake of those who love me.”
“A pearl is a beautiful thing that is produced by an injured life. It is the tear [that results] from the injury of the oyster. The treasure of our being in this world is also produced by an injured life. If we had not been wounded, if we had not been injured, then we will not produce the pearl.”
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.”
“Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.”
“If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.”
“Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.”
“Do just once what others say you can’t do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.”
“Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.”
“If you’re going through Hell, keep going. ”
“Issue a blanket pardon. Forgive everyone who has ever hurt you in any way. Forgiveness is a perfectly selfish act. It sets you free from the past. ”
“A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.”
Chinese Proverb
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do, than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover. ”
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can change his life by changing his attitude of mind.”
“Truly, it is in the darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us.”
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning how to dance in the rain.”
(Author Unknown)
“Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’”
“Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.”
“It is never too late to live happily ever after.”
(anonymous)
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
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