--- title: "2 Coping Quotes By Northern Adams" description: "2 Coping quotes by Northern Adams. Plus more from Northern Adams and more Coping sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33c/northern-adams-40439_chronic-illness_if-you-tell-someone-you-have-depression_1208885.jpg" --- > [“If you tell someone you have depression, they will often say, "Oh, I've been depressed before, too." The difference lies between being depressed and having depression. Everyone's been depressed at one time or another, but these are far from being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/if-you-tell-someone-you-have-depression-they-will-often-say-oh-i-ve/) [Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33c/northern-adams-40439_chronic-illness_if-you-tell-someone-you-have-depression_1208885.jpg) > [“Contrary to popular opinion or the escapist trends of society, false hope is in no way better than a harsh truth. A harsh truth is painful to accept, but there's healing at the end. False hope, on the other hand,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/contrary-to-popular-opinion-or-the-escapist-trends-of-society-false/) [Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/feb/northern-adams-40439_coping_contrary-to-popular-opinion-or-the-escap_3129123.jpg) ## Other authors on Coping - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-anurag-prakash-ray-38.jpg) Anurag Prakash Ray 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coping/anurag-prakash-ray/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-nishan-panwar-14.jpg) Nishan Panwar 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coping/nishan-panwar/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-senora-roy-422.jpg) Senora Roy 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coping/senora-roy/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-chuck-palahniuk-24118.jpg) Chuck Palahniuk 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coping/chuck-palahniuk/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-albert-bandura-10476.jpg) Albert Bandura 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coping/albert-bandura/) ## More by Northern Adams > [“If depression was a choice, no one would choose it. Depression is not a choice.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/if-depression-was-a-choice-no-one-would-choose-it-depression-is-not-a/) [Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/) > [“If you tell someone you have depression, they will often say, "Oh, I've been depressed before, too." The difference lies between being depressed and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/if-you-tell-someone-you-have-depression-they-will-often-say-oh-i-ve/) [Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/) > [“Diversion is the absolute worst remedy for depression. When we ignore the things that haunt us or taunt us, not only do they keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/diversion-is-the-absolute-worst-remedy-for-depression-when-we-ignore/) [Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/) > [“Any time someone gives you drugs, the purpose is to subdue. Always. Whether it is from a dealer, a friend, your mother/brother/sister/son, or your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/any-time-someone-gives-you-drugs-the-purpose-is-to-subdue-always/) [Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/) > [“It is human nature to constantly reach out for something to tether oneself to, but it's the fool who cannot tell what he's trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/it-is-human-nature-to-constantly-reach-out-for-something-to-tether/) [Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/) > [“Just because a thing is present on earth, that does not mean it is inherently good or that we're supposed to consume or exploit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/just-because-a-thing-is-present-on-earth-that-does-not-mean-it-is/) [Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/) > [“People today will have you believing life is a blank slate upon which you can write anything at all--this is poetic, even romantic. Unfortunately,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/people-today-will-have-you-believing-life-is-a-blank-slate-upon-which/) [Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/) > [“Laws don't limit freedom. Laws insure the freedoms of the majority. Laws are unjust when they serve to put the majority of the people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/laws-don-t-limit-freedom-laws-insure-the-freedoms-of-the-majority/) [Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/) > [“The Bible itself can be used for both good and evil. That doesn't mean it's flawed. It means that it is perfect.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/the-bible-itself-can-be-used-for-both-good-and-evil-that-doesn-t-mean/) [Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/) > [“Diversion is pernicious to depressives. Our lives are like waking dreams--correction, nightmares--where monsters chase us, never breaking off pursuit in order to rest or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/diversion-is-pernicious-to-depressives-our-lives-are-like-waking/) [Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/) > [“Contrary to popular opinion or the escapist trends of society, false hope is in no way better than a harsh truth. A harsh truth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/contrary-to-popular-opinion-or-the-escapist-trends-of-society-false/) [Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coping/northern-adams/#itemlist", "name": "2 Coping Quotes By Northern Adams", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If you tell someone you have depression, they will often say, \"Oh, I've been depressed before, too.\" The difference lies between being depressed and having depression. Everyone's been depressed at one time or another, but these are far from being the same things. One is a passing mood. The other is a chronic illness that does not come and go, ebb and flow, is here one day and gone the next. The difference between being depressed and having depression is that one is a mood and the other is an illness. One is a momentary bout of melancholy. The other is a debilitating condition that requires medical treatment. Would you feel better about having a cancerous lesion if I likened it to the rash I had last week? The difference between being depressed and having depression is the difference between a mood that will soon pass, and a serious illness that disrupts your ability to function and will take years to treat. The difference between being depressed and having depression is the difference between Cleveland and Bangkok, or your frying pan and the surface of the sun. So, no, we (depressives) do not feel better when you tell us about your rash. 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