“Dear five-year-old, What the fuck is wrong with you? Normal children don’t have dead imaginary friends. Normal children don’t pick open every single one of their chicken pox scabs and then stand naked and bleeding in the darkened doorway to… — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“On a fundamental level, I am someone who would throw sand at children.” — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“I’ve always wanted to not give a fuck. While crying helplessly into my pillow for no good reason, I would often fantasize that maybe… — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“Fear and shame are the backbone of my self-control. They are my source of inspiration, my insurance against becoming entirely unacceptable. They help me… — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“I am incensed that reality has the audacity to do some of the things it does when I CLEARLY don't want those things to… — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“Nobody can guarantee that it's going to be okay, but - and I don't know if this will be comforting to anyone else -… — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“And that’s how I got to go to a birthday party while very heavily sedated.” — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“Most people can motivate themselves to do things simply by knowing that those things need to be done. But not me. For me, motivation… — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“The illusion of control makes the helplessness seem more palatable. And when that illusion is taken away, I panic.” — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“It’s so somewhat effective that I now rely on it almost exclusively when I need to get myself to do something” — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“Fortunately, it turns out that being scared of yourself is a somewhat effective motivational technique.” — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“And that's the most frustrating thing about depression. It isn't always something you can fight back against with hope. It isn't even something -… — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“And finally - FINALLY - after a lifetime of feelings and anxiety and more feelings, I didn't have any feelings left. I had spent… — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“No one could tell me not to eat an entire cake—not my mom, not Santa, not God—no one. It was my cake and everyone… — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“We're going to play a different game now. It's called "who can yell 'help' the loudest and the most.” — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“Then the guilt from my ignored responsibilities grows so large that merely carrying it around with me feels like a huge responsibility. It takes… — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image