She sat alone, alone at home, where her screams were silent but her mind was violent, her insecurities hid deep inside and… — Ana Copy Share Image
“Nessa explained that depression caused her to feel like her body was lying to her and she ultimately decided she had to… — Kathryn Vercillo Copy Share Image
“I often find myself grateful for the comfort of strangers; a man who gave up his seat for me on the bus,… — Sally Brampton Copy Share Image
“Always remember, child... that to think bad thoughts is really the easiest thing in the world. If you leave your mind to… — James Clavell Copy Share Image
I know I can do so much more than this, I know that I could be a life force, could love with… — Elizabeth Wurtzel Copy Share Image
..Since depression is a genetic biological illness, like diabetes, or low thyroid, it wasn't lack of character, laziness, or something I could… — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
“I had carried on when all I wanted was to be dead. I had stayed alive for other people. I never stayed… — Sally Brampton Copy Share Image
“Have you ever reached to a point where you asked God if the assignment is really from Him. In your account you… — Patience Johnson Copy Share Image
“ME/CFS is not synonymous with depression or other psychiatric illnesses. The belief by some that they are the same has caused much… — Bruce M. Carruthers Copy Share Image
“Research indicates that those who obsessively ruminate tend to dwell on negative thoughts and emotions. There is, in fact, a strong correlation… — David DiSalvo Copy Share Image
I began to get a feeling familiar to me from my bartending days of being the only sane man in a nuthouse.… — William S. Burroughs Copy Share Image
“The wordlessness of depression is a galling experience. You can't phone your friends, writing an e-mail is beyond you, you can't put… — Gwyneth Lewis Copy Share Image
The message I wanted to deliver to those battling with depression is to know that they are not the only ones, it… — Tweet Copy Share Image
“..a new baby is not uninterrupted bliss. It's joy mixed with terror, fatigue, depression, intense feelings of helplessness, loneliness and inadequacy. And… — Carolyn Hax Copy Share Image
So I searched through my great-grandpop's memoirs for the devil in my bloodstream, depression grabbed his throat and choked the life out… — Lindsey Copy Share Image
“He did not care what the end would be, and in his lucid moments overvalued his indifference. The danger, when not seen,… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
“…depressive realism. Depression is not the near death experience described by so many, [Kayla Dunn] suggests, but a rebirth in which the… — Jan Wong Copy Share Image
I am starting to accept that you never loved me. And it's sad because I don't think you see how beautiful you… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“A friend called the other day. 'How are you?' she said. The sun was shining, the sky a merciless blue. It was… — Sally Brampton Copy Share Image
“Depression is not dramatic, but it is total. It’s sneaky - you almost don’t notice it at first. Like a cat burglar,… — Lisa Unger Copy Share Image
“People with a history of depression often appear happiest right before they commit suicide. Not because their depression has passed, but because… — Lisa Gardner Copy Share Image
“...sometimes they almost made me feel glad that I had a few extra years to play my depression out with therapy and… — Elizabeth Wurtzel Copy Share Image
“You see, people want lots of nice things. And because they want them, they won't be happy until they get them! And… — Alice M. LeGrow Copy Share Image
I dont know where to start¦ I have been dealing with depression, stress, anxiety and occasional suicidal thoughts now for years. I… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“As I accept the flowers, I release my grip on the balloons, and they bounce gently against the ceiling the way they… — Shannon M Mullen Copy Share Image
Dear depression, you need to leave me alone already. everyday you're screaming at me and telling me how terrible I am. you… — She's_gone Copy Share Image
... he preferred his own madness, to the regular sanity. He rejoiced in his own madness, he was free. He did not… — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
“...and the smoke that creeps off the tip of my cigarette and into the dim, scattered strands of light leaking off the… — Kellie Elmore Copy Share Image
“And I know, knew for sure, with an absolute certainty, that this is rock bottom, this what the worst possible thing feels… — Elizabeth Wurtzel Copy Share Image
“The study demonstrated that people suffering from symptoms of depression used the Internet more. Why is that? One hypothesis is that those… — Nir Eyal Copy Share Image
“Something, somewhere, knows what’s best for me and promises to keep sending me people and experiences to light my way as long… — Jennifer Elisabeth Copy Share Image
So I analyzed that and decided I didn't want to be the president during a depression greater than the Great Depression, or… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
“There's major depression, and then there's clinical depression. Major depression is what makes you jump off a bridge. I have clinical depression.… — Doug Westberg Copy Share Image
As a teenager, even as a younger girl, I had some depression but no one really noticed that it was depression nor… — Linda Hamilton Copy Share Image
“The off-drug patients also suffered less from depression, blunted emotions, and retarded movements. Indeed, they told Carpenter and McGlashan that they had… — Robert Whitaker Copy Share Image
When expressions of emotion are dangerous, and when you are constantly told that this terrible thing is being done for your own… — George Monbiot Copy Share Image
Do you know what it's like to count your breaths, breathing them as you regret their very existence; What existence signifies purpose… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“When we first listen to depression, we find that the misery is consuming. It doesn’t point anywhere or say anything. It just… — Edward T. Welch Copy Share Image
My own life was filled with so much love and joy that when depression struck, it was like a prison door slamming… — Susan Polis Schutz Copy Share Image
Life is like a rock It can be heavy and it can crush you, Don't be a victim of depression and let… — Daniel Payne Copy Share Image
![“…depressive realism. Depression is not the near death experience described by so many, [Kayla Dunn] suggests, but a rebirth in which the new psyche has removed self-delusion. Compared with so-called healthy individuals, depressives are more realistic in their worldview.” quote by Jan Wong](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/aca/jan-wong-58584_cognition_depressive-realism-depression-is-not-the_673516.jpg)
