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> [If someone is depressed they tend to retreat within the inner circle of their comfort zone which in the longer term, may contribute to exacerbating a problem rather than soothing it and if not seeking to expand the comfort zone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-perry/if-someone-is-depressed-they-tend-to-retreat-within-the-inner-circle/)

[Philippa Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-perry/)

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## More by Philippa Perry

> [In order to stretch ourselves we do need to experience the vulnerability of not knowing the outcome.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-perry/in-order-to-stretch-ourselves-we-do-need-to-experience-the/)

[Philippa Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-perry/)

> [When we had to survive on our wits, gather and kill our food from scratch and be more at the mercy of our environment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-perry/when-we-had-to-survive-on-our-wits-gather-and-kill-our-food-from/)

[Philippa Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-perry/)

> [“You may find that you have been telling yourself that practicing optimism is a risk, as though, somehow, a positive attitude will invite disaster…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-perry/you-may-find-that-you-have-been-telling-yourself-that-practicing/)

[Philippa Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-perry/)

> [It used to be thought that you stopped making new neural connections in your youth and from then on your brain was fixed and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-perry/it-used-to-be-thought-that-you-stopped-making-new-neural-connections/)

[Philippa Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-perry/)

> [It seems whether we have a tendency towards being flexible or structured affects how we create, how we parent, how we work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-perry/it-seems-whether-we-have-a-tendency-towards-being-flexible-or/)

[Philippa Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-perry/)

> [Meditators are shown to have thickening in parts of the brain structure that deal with attention, memory and sensory functions. This was found to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-perry/meditators-are-shown-to-have-thickening-in-parts-of-the-brain/)

[Philippa Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-perry/)

> [Whether you plan or whether you flow in order to be creative probably isn't the point. The point is to keep practicing to maintain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-perry/whether-you-plan-or-whether-you-flow-in-order-to-be-creative-probably/)

[Philippa Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-perry/)

> [As we get older it is our short term memory that fades rather than our long term memory. Perhaps we have evolved like this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-perry/as-we-get-older-it-is-our-short-term-memory-that-fades-rather-than/)

[Philippa Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-perry/)

> [The extreme of flexibility is chaos and the extreme of being structured is rigid and staying sane, or indeed using your creativity, is about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-perry/the-extreme-of-flexibility-is-chaos-and-the-extreme-of-being/)

[Philippa Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-perry/)

> [Our emotional map is laid down mainly in relationship with our earliest caregiver in the first couple of years of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-perry/our-emotional-map-is-laid-down-mainly-in-relationship-with-our/)

[Philippa Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-perry/)

> [Beginning a new habit, or ending an old one can feel like letting go of a rope that swings a mile above the ground.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-perry/beginning-a-new-habit-or-ending-an-old-one-can-feel-like-letting-go/)

[Philippa Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-perry/)

> [If we keep practicing mental skills it is likely we can strengthen neural connections and make new connections.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-perry/if-we-keep-practicing-mental-skills-it-is-likely-we-can-strengthen/)

[Philippa Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-perry/)

> [The trouble is if we take no new steps to try a new challenge, our comfort zone doesn't seem just to stay still, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-perry/the-trouble-is-if-we-take-no-new-steps-to-try-a-new-challenge-our/)

[Philippa Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-perry/)

> [“Examining our assumptions and checking them out with our partner ensures that we have a relationship with the person instead of a fantasy of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-perry/examining-our-assumptions-and-checking-them-out-with-our-partner/)

[Philippa Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-perry/)

> [I am talking about being optimistic enough to sow some seeds in the hope that some of them will germinate and grow into flowers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-perry/i-am-talking-about-being-optimistic-enough-to-sow-some-seeds-in-the/)

[Philippa Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-perry/)

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