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I've learned to recognize, a lot of it forced through the process of recovery, that I'm wired wrong in certain ways; the… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
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“Its emotional character … is probably mostly indescribable except as a sort of double bind in which any/all of the alternatives we… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
“A person will complain about his problems, unwilling to receive solutions, while demanding attention trough a victimization, reflecting lack of responsibility.” — Mark Brightlife Copy Share Image
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Congratulations to President Obama on being reelected president of the United States. Turns out it is not all bad news for the… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
The part of us that feels anger and depression is the same part that feels peace and love. If you refuse to… — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
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There are 7 billion people on this planet who I have not met, and 195 countries I have not visited. Yet I… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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Always direct your thoughts to those truths that will give you confidence, hope, joy, love, thanksgiving, and turn away your mind from… — Bertrand Wilbertforce Copy Share Image
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“Yet, I believe that my experience of depression has helped me to be a more humane and understanding therapist. Psychiatrists get depressed… — Linda Gask Copy Share Image
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A recession is when you have to tighten your belt; depression is when you have no belt to tighten. When you've lost… — Adam Thomson Copy Share Image
I've battled with that type of stuff, but what I've found is that by doing stand-up, I've actually learned about depression and… — Bill Burr Copy Share Image
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Depression, pain, and fear are gifts that say, "Sweetheart, take a look at your thinking in this moment. You're living in a… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
“According to my interpretation of Buddhism, our dissatisfaction with life derives from a repression even more immediate than death-terror: the suspicion ‘… — David R. Loy Copy Share Image
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“[T]he self “is not an unmitigated blessing,”6 writes Duke University psychologist Mark Leary in his aptly titled book, The Curse of the… — Steven Kotler Copy Share Image
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