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title: "21 Depression Isn Quotes by 19 authors"
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> [Depression isn't part of my nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-barton/depression-isn-t-part-of-my-nature/)

[Joey Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-barton/)

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> [Depression isn't about, 'Woe is me, my life is this, that and the other', it's like having the worst flu all day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robbie-williams/depression-isn-t-about-woe-is-me-my-life-is-this-that-and-the-other/)

[Robbie Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robbie-williams/)

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> [Depression isn't something that will ever go away, it'll always come back to haunt you at certain points in your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/depression-isn-t-something-that-will-ever-go-away-it-ll-always-come/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Depression isn't just being a bit sad. It's feeling nothing. It's not wanting to be alive anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/depression-isn-t-just-being-a-bit-sad-it-s-feeling-nothing-it-s-not/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/880/anonymous-1_alive_depression-isn-t-just-being-a-bit-sad-it_3076448.jpg)

> [“Depression isn't a war you win. It's a battle you fight every day. You never stop, never get to rest. It's one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-david-hutchinson/depression-isn-t-a-war-you-win-it-s-a-battle-you-fight-every-day-you/)

[Shaun David Hutchinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-david-hutchinson/)

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> [Depression Isn't funny. Cutting isn't funny. Annorexia isn't funny. Bulimia isn't funny. Suicide is definitely not funny. I don't know why you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kaylee-newton/depression-isn-t-funny-cutting-isn-t-funny-annorexia-isn-t-funny/)

[Kaylee Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kaylee-newton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61e/kaylee-newton-39805_depression_depression-isn-t-funny-cutting-isn-t-fun_653825.jpg)

> [“Night—it’s the only thing that will cover up one of my black moods. Good thing my depression isn’t an every day kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/night-it-s-the-only-thing-that-will-cover-up-one-of-my-black-moods/)

[Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/)

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> [If you know someone who's depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn't a straightforward response to a bad situation;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-fry/if-you-know-someone-who-s-depressed-please-resolve-never-to-ask-them/)

[Stephen Fry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-fry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a3/stephen-fry-573_asks_if-you-know-someone-who-s-depressed-plea_136035.png)

> [“Depression isn't a bad word...but it can destroy. We must have hope we can save many...We must keep the faith that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-pina/depression-isn-t-a-bad-word-but-it-can-destroy-we-must-have-hope-we/)

[Timothy Pina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-pina/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cb/timothy-pina-290_bullying-ben_depression-isn-t-a-bad-word-but-it-can-d_978489.jpg)

> [“Depression isn’t a thing that lifts or disappears just because of a change of scenery. The voice follows you no matter where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-marie-laskas/depression-isn-t-a-thing-that-lifts-or-disappears-just-because-of-a/)

[Jeanne Marie Laskas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-marie-laskas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10c/jeanne-marie-laskas-23601_change_depression-isn-t-a-thing-that-lifts-or-d_2515245.jpg)

> [“And that's the most frustrating thing about depression. It isn't always something you can fight back against with hope. It isn't even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allie-brosh/and-that-s-the-most-frustrating-thing-about-depression-it-isn-t/)

[Allie Brosh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allie-brosh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/allie-brosh-12906_depression_and-that-s-the-most-frustrating-thing-ab_671349.jpg)

> [“But that’s depression, isn’t it? It makes you selfish. It…it shrinks your world down. Like you’re inside a tornado or something. How…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-rogers-maher/but-that-s-depression-isn-t-it-it-makes-you-selfish-it-it-shrinks/)

[Rebecca Rogers Maher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-rogers-maher/)

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> [“People talk about dark moods, black moods, all the time. But depression isn’t a dark mood. It’s an ash-grey mood, or possibly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-extence/people-talk-about-dark-moods-black-moods-all-the-time-but-depression/)

[Gavin Extence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavin-extence/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef2/gavin-extence-17798_dark_people-talk-about-dark-moods-black-moods_990028.jpg)

> [Well, you know, there's depression and depression. What I mean by depression in my own case is that depression isn't just the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-cohen/well-you-know-there-s-depression-and-depression-what-i-mean-by/)

[Leonard Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-cohen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c1/leonard-cohen-448_angst_well-you-know-there-s-depression-and-dep_1912748.jpg)

> [The worst thing about depression isn't the sense that you're accentuating the negative, it's that you're seeing things the way they really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lileks/the-worst-thing-about-depression-isn-t-the-sense-that-you-re/)

[James Lileks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lileks/)

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> [Depression isn't the almighty ruler of your destiny. Even its familiar traits - grief, anger, despair - you find that you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margo-jefferson/depression-isn-t-the-almighty-ruler-of-your-destiny-even-its-familiar/)

[Margo Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margo-jefferson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/032/margo-jefferson-38348_almighty_depression-isn-t-the-almighty-ruler-of-y_2275823.jpg)

> [If you know someone who’s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn’t a straightforward response to a bad situation;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-fry/if-you-know-someone-who-s-depressed-please-resolve-never-to-ask-them-2/)

[Stephen Fry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-fry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/872/stephen-fry-573_advice_if-you-know-someone-who-s-depressed-plea_1217017.png)

> [“What I mean by depression isn't just the blues, it's not just like a hangover from the weekend,or the girl didn't show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvie-simmons/what-i-mean-by-depression-isn-t-just-the-blues-it-s-not-just-like-a/)

[Sylvie Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvie-simmons/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f29/sylvie-simmons-30238_depression_what-i-mean-by-depression-isn-t-just-the_1406971.jpg)

> [“I don't think of it as suicide. I like to think of it as leaving. She didn't want to stay, so she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-akana/i-don-t-think-of-it-as-suicide-i-like-to-think-of-it-as-leaving-she-2/)

[Anna Akana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-akana/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bf/anna-akana-63038_depression_i-don-t-think-of-it-as-suicide-i-like-to_3103188.jpg)

> [“This was all an excuse, I think. I was doing fine. I had a 93 average and I was holding my head…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-vizzini/this-was-all-an-excuse-i-think-i-was-doing-fine-i-had-a-93-average/)

[Ned Vizzini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ned-vizzini/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01a/ned-vizzini-1483_center-of-attention_this-was-all-an-excuse-i-think-i-was-doi_2321368.jpg)

> [“Because we have never been taught any other way to meet our distress, we don’t realize how much our habits of avoidance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-halliwell/because-we-have-never-been-taught-any-other-way-to-meet-our-distress/)

[Ed Halliwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-halliwell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c4/ed-halliwell-60995_depression_because-we-have-never-been-taught-any-ot_2133571.jpg)

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