“And this of course, was the simplest definition of depression that he knew of: strongly disliking yourself.” — Jonathan Franzen Copy Share Image
When you're an addict, you can go without feeling anything except drunk or stoned or hungry. Still, when you compare this to… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
It's getting colder now and the darkness consumes me. Depression is slowly creeping up. Maybe one day you'll actually care about me. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Central to any understanding of stress, health and disease is the concept of adaptiveness. Adaptiveness is the capacity to respond to external… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
“It was the face of a human being who’d been constructed exclusively of wounds. Not time or history or ambition, nothing but… — Ryu Murakami Copy Share Image
“It dawned on me that we have to breathe and to find reasons to stay alive on our own terms.” — Lidia Yuknavitch Copy Share Image
“Do you know that feeling - The feeling of being alive and dead, both at the same time? When it seems like… — Bhavya Kaushik Copy Share Image
“Ignorance is the only possible happiness this world has to offer” — Patrick Süskind Copy Share Image
“An event of great agony is bearable only in the belief that it will bring about a better world. When it does… — Barbara W. Tuchman Copy Share Image
I have treatment-resistant depression and I need to take medication to rebalance my brain chemistry - just like someone with asthma needs… — Frankie Bridge Copy Share Image
I am sorry that we don't talk that much anymore. I just need a break from all the emotion. I can't take… — Me Copy Share Image
“Look at the body language and posture of someone who is experiencing a depression: They seem to carry a weight on their… — Panache Desai Copy Share Image
“Hey,.... bitch.... Sucker or whatever you are.... STOPP STARRRRINGGGG AT ME! It's so depressing!” — Deyth Banger Copy Share Image
The best advice is to get on with it. I'm very prone to falling into depressions - not clinical, just 'can't be… — Peter Capaldi Copy Share Image
I've had a tremendous problem with depression in my life. I'd rather not talk about it, because it's over. But depression is… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
“Because . . . most of us think that the point is something to do with work, or kids, or family, or… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
You are no less or more of a man or a woman or a human for having depression than you would be… — Matt Haig Copy Share Image
. The capacity to recognize your emotions and express them appropriately helps you avoid getting stuck in depression, anxiety, or other negative… — Nishus Copy Share Image
I was horribly depressed, and I felt like I had failed as a band leader, a professional, as a person. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Perhaps people felt there was nothing more they could do, you know? After all, how can someone be helped who doesn’t see… — Chynna T. Laird Copy Share Image
I began studying human emotions more than twenty years ago. At that time, almost every scientist working in this area was studying… — Barbara Fredrickson Copy Share Image