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> [“Diversion is the absolute worst remedy for depression. When we ignore the things that haunt us or taunt us, not only do they keep coming back, but they’re bigger and stronger each time they return. Stop shoving us depressives in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/diversion-is-the-absolute-worst-remedy-for-depression-when-we-ignore/)

[Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/)

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> [“Diversion is pernicious to depressives. Our lives are like waking dreams--correction, nightmares--where monsters chase us, never breaking off pursuit in order to rest or to eat or to look for easier prey. Diversion prevents us from confronting those monsters. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/diversion-is-pernicious-to-depressives-our-lives-are-like-waking/)

[Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/)

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## Other authors on Diversion

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-blaise-pascal-18353.jpg) Blaise Pascal 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diversion/blaise-pascal/)

## More by Northern Adams

> [“If depression was a choice, no one would choose it. Depression is not a choice.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/if-depression-was-a-choice-no-one-would-choose-it-depression-is-not-a/)

[Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/)

> [“If you tell someone you have depression, they will often say, "Oh, I've been depressed before, too." The difference lies between being depressed and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/if-you-tell-someone-you-have-depression-they-will-often-say-oh-i-ve/)

[Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/)

> [“Diversion is the absolute worst remedy for depression. When we ignore the things that haunt us or taunt us, not only do they keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/diversion-is-the-absolute-worst-remedy-for-depression-when-we-ignore/)

[Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/)

> [“Any time someone gives you drugs, the purpose is to subdue. Always. Whether it is from a dealer, a friend, your mother/brother/sister/son, or your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/any-time-someone-gives-you-drugs-the-purpose-is-to-subdue-always/)

[Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/)

> [“It is human nature to constantly reach out for something to tether oneself to, but it's the fool who cannot tell what he's trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/it-is-human-nature-to-constantly-reach-out-for-something-to-tether/)

[Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/)

> [“Just because a thing is present on earth, that does not mean it is inherently good or that we're supposed to consume or exploit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/just-because-a-thing-is-present-on-earth-that-does-not-mean-it-is/)

[Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/)

> [“People today will have you believing life is a blank slate upon which you can write anything at all--this is poetic, even romantic. Unfortunately,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/people-today-will-have-you-believing-life-is-a-blank-slate-upon-which/)

[Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/)

> [“Laws don't limit freedom. Laws insure the freedoms of the majority. Laws are unjust when they serve to put the majority of the people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/laws-don-t-limit-freedom-laws-insure-the-freedoms-of-the-majority/)

[Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/)

> [“The Bible itself can be used for both good and evil. That doesn't mean it's flawed. It means that it is perfect.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/the-bible-itself-can-be-used-for-both-good-and-evil-that-doesn-t-mean/)

[Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/)

> [“Diversion is pernicious to depressives. Our lives are like waking dreams--correction, nightmares--where monsters chase us, never breaking off pursuit in order to rest or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/diversion-is-pernicious-to-depressives-our-lives-are-like-waking/)

[Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/)

> [“Contrary to popular opinion or the escapist trends of society, false hope is in no way better than a harsh truth. A harsh truth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northern-adams/contrary-to-popular-opinion-or-the-escapist-trends-of-society-false/)

[Northern Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northern-adams/)

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