The point about manic depression or bipolar disorder, as it's now more commonly called, is that it's about mood swings. So, you… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
Alcohol had a lot to do with it, too, and mental instability. All writers are narcissistic, manic-depressive drug addicts and alcoholics, and… — T.C. Boyle Copy Share Image
Evidence is strongly suggesting Bipolar Disorder - previously known as Manic Depression - may be dramatically increasing in modern society. — Gordon Parker Copy Share Image
We’re all misfits herefrom our weirdnesses and our differences, from our manic fixations, our obsessions, our passions. From all those wild and… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
I was joking earlier when I said that all writers are manic depressives, but it's a joke with a lot of truth… — T.C. Boyle Copy Share Image
Elgar is not manic enough to be Russian, not witty or pointilliste enough to be French, not harmonically simple enough to be… — Anthony Burgess Copy Share Image
Weekly $25,000 shopping binges at Barney's and "high end" boutiques for clothes I barely wore were the norm. So were lavish meals… — Andy Behrman Copy Share Image
Manic-depression distorts moods and thoughts, incites dreadful behaviors, destroys the basis of rational thought, and too often erodes the desire and will… — Kay Redfield Jamison Copy Share Image
Like every normal person, I hate my voice. And I am not the only one who hates my voice. The voiceover gets… — Signe Baumane Copy Share Image
A sense of electrical current was part of my own experience of being manic. The sensation that my mind was spinning and… — Ellen Forney Copy Share Image
Wearing short skirts while dancing to a manic routine without showing your knickers or looking indecent is a talent, as far as… — Victoria Beckham Copy Share Image
My recovery from manic depression has been an evolution, not a sudden miracle. — Patty Duke Copy Share Image
I have had manic-depressive illness, also known as bipolar disorder, since I was 18 years old. It is an illness that ensures… — Kay Redfield Jamison Copy Share Image
I think almost all manic depressives exhibit some kind of criminal behaviour, even if it's something as minimal as shoplifting, but then… — Andy Behrman Copy Share Image
I really like when people do 'stream of consciousness' tweeting, or when people's tweets come across as sort of manic and mostly… — Mira Gonzalez Copy Share Image
My dad is actually a manic depressive, which is very exciting half the time. — Marc Maron Copy Share Image
I joke around a lot about the manic times because they're funny. We manics do outrageous things and it is part of… — Patty Duke Copy Share Image
In total, I was diagnosed with depression by eight psychotherapists and psychiatrists over a period of thirteen years. Diagnosed wrong. Absolutely wrong.… — Andy Behrman Copy Share Image
I compare myself with my former self, not with others. Not only that, I tend to compare my current self with the… — Kay Redfield Jamison Copy Share Image
Far too many doctors-many of them excellent physicians-commit suicide each year; one recent study concluded that, until quite recently, the United States… — Kay Redfield Jamison Copy Share Image
I haven't felt the excitement for so many years. I feel guilty beyond words about these things. When we're back-stage and the… — Robert Hilburn Copy Share Image
I think that if Hollywood has a problem, it constantly underestimates the intelligence and integrity of fans. You can be passionate about… — Matthew Davis Copy Share Image
Get a life. A real life. Not a manic pursuit of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house. — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
