“An emotionally locked person refuses to let go of their sad memories and live in the now.” — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“If depression was a choice, no one would choose it. Depression is not a choice.” — Northern Adams Copy Share Image
“I'm just trying to keep from breaking into as many pieces as my heart.” — Mr. Joshua Shaw Copy Share Image
“I finally understood what could drive kids to show up with guns and shoot up their schools.” — Nenia Campbell Copy Share Image
“Okay, I’ll just jump right out and say it. I have anxiety issues.” — Shannon Celebi Copy Share Image
“Depression is a physical illness, like bleeding from a wound that won’t close. You cannot fix it, it doesn’t heal.” — Gaia B. Amman Copy Share Image
“the severe pain and the great trials we go through teach us the real essence of great joy” — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah Copy Share Image
“There's a hole in my heart that never sees the sun shine through. It's my little piece of darkness.” — Mr. Joshua Shaw Copy Share Image
“A period of darkness is essential in order to expand personal awareness. Experiencing sadness and loss makes a person appreciative of life,… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Having to pretend whole parts of your life didn't happen, just to get through the day, is something nobody ever really talks… — Mr. Joshua Shaw Copy Share Image
“I have never seen battles quite as terrifyingly beautiful as the ones I fight when my mind splinters and races, to swallow… — Nicole Lyons Copy Share Image
“Depression comes with a smile, sometimes the brightest smiles hide the deepest pain, people laugh and joke just to cover the battles… — Genereux Uwabunkonye Philip Copy Share Image
“[H]e could feel his unshakable enemy, depression, blooming in him like a pernicious flower that could never quite be ripped out.” — Andrea Speed Copy Share Image
“Sleeping is much safer than the nightmare I’m living. When I sleep I feel nothing and I do nothing and I see… — Shannon M Mullen Copy Share Image
“I feel that human desires are absolutely necessary. They keep us alive. So, we shouldn’t frown upon them. And instead, should embrace… — Abhaidev Copy Share Image
“If you ever feel alone, just remember someone else is feeling the same. Loneliness’s greatest weapon is making you believe you’re the… — Brittany Burgunder Copy Share Image
“James had taken his own life, but the need to do so was not something easily explained. He had the life he… — Hazel Butler Copy Share Image
“Always be realistic with your expectations. Too much expectation can only lead to frustration.” — Mouloud Benzadi Copy Share Image
“From the point of view of a perfectionist, it’s a frustrating lifestyle.” — Stephen D. Edwards Copy Share Image
“Just because your heart is beating, doesn't mean you're alive.” — Brittany Burgunder Copy Share Image
“Some people suffer in silence, pain in the hearts but smiles on their faces.” — Isha Barlas Copy Share Image
“You make me feel like a firefly. Trapped in a belljar; starved for love.” — 4 AM Conversations with the Ghosts of Old Lovers Ayushee Ghoshal Copy Share Image
“Depression can be a form of self hatred. We don't feel comfortable in our own skin.” — Michele Mcknight Baker Copy Share Image
“Toby’s pain, cut with his guilt and sorrow, raced in my veins as if I’d shot up with it, finally overwhelming me… — Scott Gordon Copy Share Image
“If you ever lost your love, got killed inside, and had to go through every day like nothing happened, then you know… — Mr. Joshua Shaw Copy Share Image
“Silent battles are the heaviest burdens; they crush even the strongest souls in ways no one can see.” — Abhysheq Shukla Copy Share Image
“Maybe your superpower is refusing to give up, even on your weakest days when you feel you're not enough.” — Christy Ann Martine Copy Share Image
“It's easy to not give a f*ck during the day. But when the sun goes to sleep and you're all alone, the… — Mr. Joshua Shaw Copy Share Image
“That feeling will come again—that feeling of not being enough for you. And I’ll sweep it up in me and then let… — Ashley Marie Berry Copy Share Image
“The word “depressed” is spoken phonetically as “deep rest”. We can view depression not as a mental illness, but on a deeper… — Jeff Foster Copy Share Image
“The water under the bridge looked strangely enticing. For a mortuary, it was oddly breathtaking. I felt in tune with all the… — Ellie Fox Copy Share Image
“If you feel anxiety or depression, you are not in the present. You are either anxiously projecting the future or depressed and… — Tobe Hanson Copy Share Image
“I'm broken, but I have to learn how to live. I feel stuck together with scotch tape, like after any breath everything… — Anna White Copy Share Image
“I'll say it again - mental illness is a physical illness. You wouldn't consider going up to someone suffering from Alzheimers to… — Ruby Wax Copy Share Image
“I glanced at Marcus’s grave, and my gaze wandered to the blood-red rose. It wasn’t blood-red, or beautiful anymore. Mud and murk… — Ellie Fox Copy Share Image