It seems when the madness sets in the mix of wealth and seductiveness, it's never the first generation that acquired the wealth;… — Lawrence Douglas Copy Share Image
When I taught writing classes to psychiatric patients, I met people whose stories of manic highs and immobilizing lows appeared to be… — Siri Hustvedt Copy Share Image
I had developed manic depression [bipolar disorder] ... and the main symptoms the constant voice in the head telling you to kill yourself. — Sinead O'Connor Copy Share Image
“Cobblers. I want to know why you won’t come and greet me. Are you still angry about ’sixty-three and me helping your… — Mark Speed Copy Share Image
“I was diagnosed with ADHD in my mid fifties and I was given Ritalin and Dexedrine. These are stimulant medications. They elevate… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
“you may have bipolar disorder, but it does not have you. It cannot have you because I have claimed you and I… — Quinn Loftis Copy Share Image
For eight years I was an inmate in a state asylum for the insane. During those years I passed through such unbearable… — Frances Farmer Copy Share Image
I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when I was barely out of my teens. Like our olive skin tone and caterpillar eyebrows,… — AJ Lee Copy Share Image
“I like my writing career and it's progression, I'd rather be that slow moving tide that turns a mountain into a beautiful… — Stanley Victor Paskavich Copy Share Image
We are male and female. We are artists, athletes, students, and business owners. We have depression, DID, PTSD, eating disorders, borderline personalities,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The scientist in me worries that my happiness is nothing more than a symptom of bipolar disease, hypergraphia from a postpartum disorder.… — Alice Weaver Flaherty Copy Share Image
“Telling a depressed person things like “Pull yourself out of it” is cruel and may reinforce the feelings of worthlessness, guilt, and… — Francis Mark Mondimore Copy Share Image
“Although it is important to be able to recognise and disclose symptom of physical illnesses or injury, you need to be more… — Alison Miller Copy Share Image
Now, bipolar disorder, it goes on a spectrum. There's very severe conditions of it and there are milder ones. I'm lucky enough… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
I had been falsely diagnosed with everything from ADHD to bipolar disorder. — James Bowen Copy Share Image
“My story is not a sad story; it's a real one. It's a story about a girl who fought through a storm… — Hannah Blum Copy Share Image
“Depression, somehow, is much more in line with society's notions of what women are all about: passive, sensitive, hopeless, helpless, stricken, dependent,… — Kay Redfield Jamison Copy Share Image
“So people feel tired, wired, and stressed at the same time. In one group of patients with rapid cycling bipolar disorder, more… — Daniel G. Amen Copy Share Image
“For some reason the word “chronic” often has to be explained. It does not mean severe, though many chronic conditions can be… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
“Maybe there's a galaxy with a planet that's just a little more tilted, with a sun that shines just a little bit… — Amy Reed Copy Share Image
“Let me stop here and correct a very common misconception: personality disorders are not the same classification of mental health disorders, such… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
I feel sorry for every Therapist, Psychologist, and Psychiatrist I've ever met. I know I've put thoughts in their mind they will… — Stanley Victor Paskavich Copy Share Image
“Psychosis can happen out of the blue, to anyone, and no one knows why. Not even the best doctors on the planet.… — Jeannine Garsee Copy Share Image