“I'm tired of being inside my head. I want to live out here, with you.” — Colleen McCarty Copy Share Image
“The talked about their messed-up, dysfunctional families, carefully respecting boundaries, never probing too deep in any one sitting. And they always ended… — Andrea Kayne Kaufman Copy Share Image
“The good part about having a mental disorder is having a valid reason for all the stupid things we do because of… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
My doctor said I had OCD. I couldn't believe it. I had to call him nine times to make sure. — Judy Gold Copy Share Image
Notice that whenever we suffer pain, the mind is always quick to identify with the negative aspects of things and replay them… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
“You can't fight mental health bias if you label people based on a lists of symptoms and you have no medical degree… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Torture: knowing something makes no sense, but doing it anyways.” — Corey Ann Haydu Copy Share Image
“...The human mind is a complicated place...We hold on to things, images, words, ideas, histories that we don't even know we're holding… — Corey Ann Haydu Copy Share Image
“I try Dr. Pat's breathing exercises but they're not working because my entire mind is focused on keeping myself glued to the… — Corey Ann Haydu Copy Share Image
“It's a thousand tiny impulses, building on one another. First you decide it's a good idea to check the oatmeal bin for… — jennifer traig Copy Share Image
“If you put the wrong foods in your body, you are contaminated and dirty and your stomach swells. Then the voice says,… — Bethany Pierce Copy Share Image
“I guess I wonder what it would be like, to be living their live instead of mine.” — Corey Ann Haydu Copy Share Image
“Feelings are like blankets, covering you up so you can't see clearly, or like mazes you can too easily get lost inside.… — Corey Ann Haydu Copy Share Image
The wonder is that so many OCDs manage to live productive lives, just the same. They work, they eat (often not enough… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“We are legion, an army of millions. Though most of us will go to any length to hide our compulsions, we recognize… — Jennifer Traig Copy Share Image
“You can't compare men or women with mental disorders to the normal expectations of men and women in without mental orders. Your… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“One thing which I can't stress enough is thaft OCD is completely nonsensical and will not listen to reason. This is one… — Joe Wells Copy Share Image
People who live with OCD drag a mental sea anchor around. Obsession is a brake, a source of drag, not a badge… — David Adam Copy Share Image
All behavioral or mood disorders - including depression, OCD, ADHD and addiction - have some neurochemical components, but sufferers can still work… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
Not me," said Orion cheerily. "I'm just a teenager with hormones running wild. And may I say ,young fairy lady, they're running… — Eoin Colfer Copy Share Image
I sometimes think that I can't do the bigger thing that [Zadie Smith] do so beautifully, as in Swing Time, with so… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
