“If you are walking on a path thick with brambles and rocks, a path that abruptly twists and turns, it's easy to get lost, or tired, or discouraged. You might be tempted to give up entirely. But if a kind… — Elyn R. Saks Copy Share Image
“Or try this: Place yourself in the middle of the room. Turn on the stereo, the television, and a beeping video game, and then invite into the room several small children with ice cream cones. Crank up the volume on each piece of electrical equipment, then take away the children’s ice cream. Imagine these circumstances existing every day and night… — Elyn R. Saks Copy Share
“Mental illness" is among the most stigmatized of categories.' People are ashamed of being mentally ill. They fear disclosing their condition to their friends… — Elyn R. Saks Copy Share Image
“If you are walking on a path thick with brambles and rocks, a path that abruptly twists and turns, it's easy to get lost,… — Elyn R. Saks Copy Share Image
“in my experience, the words “now just calm down” almost inevitably have the opposite effect on the person you are speaking to.” — Elyn R. Saks Copy Share Image
