If you want to understand geology, study earthquakes. If you want to understand the economy, study the Depression. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
“I kept waiting for the part where I’d finally know who I was — some flashing, neon moment of relief, but it… — Jennifer Elisabeth Copy Share Image
Having a mood disorder is not synonymous with having artistic talent, but it is true that people in the so-called creative professions-writers,… — Tracy Thompson Copy Share Image
“There are a small number of debilitating conditions with a strong genetic basis, such as muscular dystrophy or Huntington’s disease. These are… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
The 'Horn 'OK' Pleassss' harassment incident and the mob attack there had sent me spiralling into a deep state of depression in 2008. — Tanushree Dutta Copy Share Image
One in six people suffer depression or a chronic anxiety disorder. These are not the worried well but those in severe mental… — Polly Toynbee Copy Share Image
“the stress created by information overload, physical clutter, and the endless choices required from these things can trigger an array of mental… — S.J. Scott Copy Share Image
We face a far greater risk of psychological depression than of economic recession. — Todd G. Buchholz Copy Share Image
Writing is both my expression to the world and my way to hide from it - you get who I am without… — Paige Copy Share Image
Depression is a very serious thing. People don't realise how deadly it can be. — Ricky Hatton Copy Share Image
Men and women whose early youth was shaped in the ordeal of the Great Depression showed the values formed in that crucible… — Steve Buyer Copy Share Image
The mental health conversation is very important to me. I have friends that struggle with various mental illnesses. I've struggled with depression… — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
I don't want anybody to understand what my depression feels like because in order to understand it you have to have been… — David Feherty Copy Share Image
“We joke online about “first-world problems,” but we really have become victims of our own success. Stress-related health issues, anxiety disorders, and… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
Even more than the depression, it was my anxiety and agitation that became the defining symptoms of my illness. Like epileptic seizures,… — Douglas Bloch Copy Share Image
The differnece between you & i... when you wake up... your nightmare is over... when I wake up... my nightmare continues, only worse... — Broken_soul Copy Share Image
“Human beings experience sadness because they want what is beyond human ability – absolute control and an immortal life.” — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“There is hope in knowing this about postpartum depression: You are not the only one to experience this confining, crazy making inner… — Judy Dippel Copy Share Image
“(Sociopaths are highly immune to depression, and this ability to tell ourselves wonderful stories about how attractive, smart, and wily we are,… — M.E. Thomas Copy Share Image
I'm being explicit about really horrifying experiences in my life, but my hope has always been to be responsible as an artist… — Sufjan Stevens Copy Share Image
When you pretend for a living and you have to pretend in your private life as well, it's very sad. Because it's… — Sarah Lancashire Copy Share Image
I know I'm a mess and I can't keep acting like I'm fine. Because all I am is dead inside. — Francine Chiar Copy Share Image
Have you ever notice that even though everything around you changes, the stars stay the same. Nothing is more beautiful... — Jesse Burciaga Copy Share Image
“I know the difference between sadness and depression. Clinical depression has no source from which it springs-it just is. Intractable sadness has… — Ka Hancock Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, falling back on or using an old method or habit, is like sliding into a pair of worn running shoes and… — Alyse M. Gardner Copy Share Image
“Now, my dear little girl, you have come to an age when the inward life develops and when some people (and on… — William James Copy Share Image
Number one, we have to talk about mental illnesses. Number two, you can actually address things from a purer and honest direct… — Mariel Hemingway Copy Share Image
“Those with a grateful mindset tend to see the message in the mess. And even though life may knock them down, the… — Steve Maraboli Copy Share Image
“I don't know why we live—the gift of life comes to us from I don't know what source or for what purpose;… — Henry James Copy Share Image
“In 1945 music had a serious purpose; to defy post war depression & revitalize the romantic & hopeful aspirations of an exhausted ppl.” — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
“Maybe I just didn’t want it to be Benny because he really loves her, and if I was wrong about that, it’d… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
Imagine your mind as a garden and thoughts as the seeds you plant. Habitual negative, unhealthy, self-critical thoughts produce the weeds and… — Sue Thoele Copy Share Image
“I don’t ever want to hurt anyone, but I really wish there was something like a reset button on my life.” — Jennifer Elisabeth Copy Share Image
“I find it easy to spot a depressive. The illness is scrawled across them like graffiti.” — Sally Brampton Copy Share Image
“You’re brave, did you know that?’ He must have me mistaken for someone else. ‘You have all these fears, your body endures… — Louise Gornall Copy Share Image
