Alcohol had a lot to do with it, too, and mental instability. All writers are narcissistic, manic-depressive drug addicts and alcoholics, and… — T.C. Boyle Copy Share Image
I am not a depressive person at all, but I reflect a lot on my life, and life in general, from the… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
The root of creativity is found in the need to repair the good object destroyed during the depressive phase. — Melanie Klein Copy Share Image
I go from being hugely hopeful and entertaining to... really not. I'm not manic depressive, but I can really go to the… — Selma Blair Copy Share Image
I suffer from manic-depressive disorder, and I've chosen not to take medication for it. Because of that, every once in a while… — Scott Weiland Copy Share Image
“If you have ever believed a depressive wants to be happy, you are wrong. They could not care less about the luxury… — Matt Haig Copy Share Image
I always thought I was depressive, and I only recently realized that I have more of an anxiety disorder than chronic depression. — Autre Ne Veut Copy Share Image
I think that for thousands of years people have made the observation that there are certain kinds of extreme depressive states that… — Kay Redfield Jamison Copy Share Image
I spoke so much about being a manic-depressive. I want to bring everyone back to my earliest memories of this companion of… — Richard Dreyfuss Copy Share Image
Work ethic and this determination is all part of escaping the depressive side. Of course I'm manic depressive, maybe not to the… — T.C. Boyle Copy Share Image
I think you have waves of awareness and one of the things that I found with grief was actually - I was… — Kay Redfield Jamison Copy Share Image
The first person who ever told me that happiness was work was this manic-depressive artist I knew when I was in my… — Ariel Gore Copy Share Image
Getting my father to throw anything away was pretty difficult. He was not trying to hide who he was, and he said,… — Maya Forbes Copy Share Image
My biography of Frank Sinatra is not paean to his music but rather an illumination of the man behind the music, who… — Kitty Kelley Copy Share Image
Selling your apartment in New York is like dating a manic-depressive.. you get used to cycles of elation and despondency. Every time… — Anderson Cooper Copy Share Image
When you are a functioning depressive, you are able to get by, but only just. And there is always this worry that… — Katy Wix Copy Share Image
I have often asked myself whether, given the choice, I would choose to have manic-depressive illness. If lithium were not available to… — Kay Redfield Jamison Copy Share Image
I don't know what other singers feel when they articulate lyrics, but being an 18-karat manic-depressive and having lived a life of… — Frank Sinatra Copy Share Image
“Sometimes," says a fellow depressive, "I wish I was in a full body cast, with every bone in my body broken. That's… — Sally Brampton Copy Share Image
What I think of sometimes, as I read the new books - do kids really need to see such a seamy side… — Patricia Reilly Giff Copy Share Image
I have had manic-depressive illness, also known as bipolar disorder, since I was 18 years old. It is an illness that ensures… — Kay Redfield Jamison Copy Share Image
One of the most common outcomes of a depressive illness is a mistreated body. Now is the time to treat your body… — Harold H. Bloomfield Copy Share Image
Being a depressive should not imply danger any more than being a man or even a human should. Mental illness isn't a… — Matt Haig 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
I was in danger of having my children taken away from me when I needed five weeks in psychiatric care ... There… — Trisha Goddard Copy Share Image
The point about manic depression or bipolar disorder, as it's now more commonly called, is that it's about mood swings. So, you… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
