Talking won't change it. But sometimes it was what she wanted most, to tell someone; often, though, she just wanted to escape… — Melissa Marr Copy Share Image
And then I realized that my sister was trying to LIVE a romance novel. Man, that takes courage and imagination. Well, it… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
A comedian is simply a different kind of therapist. A comedian is a psychologist and a psychiatrist rolled into one. Except I… — Eugene Mirman Copy Share Image
Certain people are more likely to use drugs because of whatever it is: They've suffered some trauma in their life. They have… — David Sheff Copy Share Image
We enjoy a growing awareness and literacy around the symptoms of and remedies for mental illness. Thanks to brave public figures and… — Luciana Berger Copy Share Image
“Being trauma informed must include respecting and honouring the fact that what is learned from the experience of trauma is a kind… — Linde Zingaro Copy Share Image
“While she is still hospitalised, I take Emma out for strengthening walks, for her muscles and been under-used for a long time.… — Carol Lee Copy Share Image
“If too much has been made of the symptoms of Plath’s mental illness, so too little attention has been paid to its… — Andrew Wilson Copy Share Image
“The Goth boy stares at me, and I give him a what-are-you-looking-at stare right back. “I’m dead,” he says in a dull… — Michael F. Stewart 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
Having an eating disorder doesn't show ‘strength.’ Strength is when are able to overcome your demons after being sick and tired for… — Demi Lovato Copy Share Image
“My Oneness will stop the machine that overtakes people's minds. Do we really need new clothes, or new cars, or new TVs?… — Teresa Lo Copy Share Image
“Another image comes to mind: Nietzsche leaving his hotel in Turin. Seeing a horse and a coachman beating it with a whip,… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
“Inequality, then, is not just unattractive in itself; it clearly corresponds to pathological social problems that we cannot hope to address unless… — Tony Judt Copy Share Image
“Lesson number one: “Not my problem” is not a philosophy. It’s a mental illness. Right up there with pessimism. Other people’s problems… — Eric Weiner 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
“Nestled in the valley of darkness, in the deepest depths of depression, are the priceless gems of; creativity, intuition and sensitivity. The… — Jaeda DeWalt Copy Share Image
The guilt I felt for having a mental illness was horrible. I prayed for a broken bone that would heal in six… — Andy Behrman Copy Share Image
The world's religions, for all their parochialism, did supply a kind of consolation for this great ache... This shattering recognition of our… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share Image
With commitment and the right investments, we can create a San Francisco where no one is forced, relegated, or allowed to sleep… — London Breed Copy Share Image
“Sleeping is much safer than the nightmare I’m living. When I sleep I feel nothing and I do nothing and I see… — Shannon M Mullen Copy Share Image
The Stonewall riots were a key moment for gay people. Throughout modern history, gays had thought of themselves as something like a… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
For people with mental illness, taking care of the body is not an automatic thing. The mind is in such chaos it's… — Linda Hamilton Copy Share Image
“The last time I went out at night in the city was almost a year ago. It began with anxiety, then I… — Sara Baume Copy Share Image
“I think maybe they come out into the grounds in nightwear. But no, in typical anorexic stype they have read the fashion… — Carol Lee Copy Share Image
For years now, I've been talking about the rise of the extreme right in the U.S. Since 9/11, white nationalists have killed… — Christian Picciolini Copy Share Image
“Fritz’s theory was that modern society has gravely disrupted the social bonds that have always characterized the human experience, and that disasters… — Sebastian Junger Copy Share Image
“I mean, that's at least in part why I ingested chemical waste - it was a kind of desire to abbreviate myself.… — Carrie Fisher Copy Share Image
Romantic love is mental illness. But it's a pleasurable one. It's a drug. It distorts reality, and that's the point of it.… — Fran Lebowitz Copy Share Image
“I couldn’t trust my own emotions. Which emotional reactions were justified, if any? And which ones were tainted by the mental illness… — Rachel Reiland Copy Share Image
“Of course, I should have known the kids would pop out in the atmosphere of Roberta's office. That's what they do when… — Alice Jamieson Copy Share Image
“What's the difference between sanity and madness anyway? We all play headgames with ourselves. We all have baggage. We all cope somehow.… — A.S. King Copy Share Image
“There are cancers so insidious in their nature that their very pulsation is invisible. Such cancers leave the ivory whiteness of the… — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
“A professor once asked his class to answer the question, “What causes mental illness?” The students wrote the kinds of answers you… — Mark Ettensohn Copy Share Image
“Not wanting the girls to endure the shame of a crazy mother, I spent my days acting as normal as possible. I… — Suzie Burke Copy Share Image
“Cheryl's growing awareness of her emotional difficulties was leading her to research multiple personality. As she had learned more about dissociation, she… — Cheryl Hersha Copy Share Image
“And if we do speak out, we risk rejection and ridicule. I had a best friend once, the kind that you go… — Carolyn Spring Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, you will go through awful trials in your life and then a miracle happens--God heals you. Don’t be disheartened when the… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“...his condition in Roanoke is a strong testament that lassitude, indifference and the peculiarities of his thought were primarily the consequences of… — Sylvia Nasar Copy Share Image
“It goes without saying that all mental illnesses are neurologically instantiated, but this says nothing about their causation. If it is true,… — Mark Fisher Copy Share Image
