I think wanting to write is a fundamental sign of disease and discomfort. I don't think people who are comfortable want to… — Kay Redfield Jamison Copy Share Image
At the beginning of 'A Christmas Carol,' Scrooge embodies one of the central tenets of depression: that one has always been this… — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
“Rather than assuming weakness or defectiveness, we should acknowledge that getting through depression requires considerable strength. Rather than assuming permanent debility, we… — Jonathan Rottenberg Copy Share Image
Thorns of a rose Cut into my hand Deep under my skin There it stays Even when I let go The blood… — Me Copy Share Image
Only one endowed with restless vitality is susceptible to pessimism. You become a pessimist-a demonic, elemental, bestial pessimist-only when life has been… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“depression is not a side effect of cancer. Depression is a side effect of dying. (Cancer is also a side effect of… — John Green Copy Share Image
“I fantasize the night sky to be like a cosmic blue print of my life as I close my eyes and unbutton… — Jennifer Elisabeth Copy Share Image
Open up your eyes and don't take I'm fine for an answer. Outside I'm smiling, but inside I'm dying. — Leslie Copy Share Image
The truth is that several years ago, I suffered from depression. And I remember during this time, I basically fell into this… — Lindsey Stirling Copy Share Image
“My room is the safest place my body has. My mind doesn’t really have a safe place.” — Anna Whateley Copy Share Image
“And I wonder if any of the road-kill creatures actually wanted to die and threw themselves beneath the speeding wheels. A lethargic… — Sara Baume Copy Share Image
I wondered why I couldn't go the whole way doing what I should any more. This made me sad and tired. Then… — Sylvia Plath Copy Share Image
“...she had gone too far into the unhappiness of the world to start all over again.” — Deborah Levy Copy Share Image
“A terrible hollow seemed to menace him somewhere, somehow, a void, and into this void his energy would collapse. Energyless, he felt… — D.H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
I have money in my bank account. I have my own apartment. I have friends. I still go through and experience depression.… — Lili Reinhart Copy Share Image
I swear, there isn't anything that makes me happy. I mean, there are so many things that COULD/SHOULD cause joy, but I… — Leslie Copy Share Image
“Also worthy of mention is a clique among the suicidal for whom the meaning of their act is a darker thing. Frustrated… — Thomas Ligotti Copy Share Image
When I need some striking inspiration about deep depression for my new painting, I just need to go to check my bank… — Hiroko Sakai Copy Share Image
“I PAINT MY FACE. By Omrane Khuder. Mirror, distorted; I sit, paint my Face, Toxic white Make-up buries my Scars, My Eyes… — Omrane Khuder Copy Share Image
You say Im always happy, and that Im good at what I do, but what youll never realize is, Im a damn… — Anonymous Copy Share Image