--- title: "20 Thing Depression Quotes by 20 authors" description: "Browse 20 Thing Depression quotes by 20 authors. Discover the best Thing Depression sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/036/sarah-manguso-11172_depression_if-i-m-not-writing-a-thing-depression-mi_1552319.jpg" --- > [If I'm not writing a thing, depression might be looming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-manguso/if-i-m-not-writing-a-thing-depression-might-be-looming/) [Sarah Manguso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-manguso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/036/sarah-manguso-11172_depression_if-i-m-not-writing-a-thing-depression-mi_1552319.jpg) > [“But that’s the thing with depression. Sometimes there is no controlling it. Sometimes it sneaks up on you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelly-oram/but-that-s-the-thing-with-depression-sometimes-there-is-no/) [Kelly Oram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelly-oram/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4c/kelly-oram-4058_depression_but-that-s-the-thing-with-depression-som_2190030.jpg) > [The interesting thing about depression and anxiety is that, it's not always wholly negative things that bring them on. Often times, those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sullivan/the-interesting-thing-about-depression-and-anxiety-is-that-it-s-not/) [Chris Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-sullivan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/719/chris-sullivan-11700_always_the-interesting-thing-about-depression-a_393168.jpg) > [The thing with depression is you don't realise you have it and even when you do you don't want to realise you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cavendish/the-thing-with-depression-is-you-don-t-realise-you-have-it-and-even/) [Mark Cavendish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cavendish/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d0/mark-cavendish-7611_depression_the-thing-with-depression-is-you-don-t-r_208630.jpg) > [“Night—it’s the only thing that will cover up one of my black moods. Good thing my depression isn’t an every day kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/night-it-s-the-only-thing-that-will-cover-up-one-of-my-black-moods/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f17/jarod-kintz-2_depression_night-it-s-the-only-thing-that-will-cove_2023153.jpg) > [“The scariest thing about depression is how normal it starts to feel. How silence becomes your native language. How disappearing starts to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chloe-holland-dicks/the-scariest-thing-about-depression-is-how-normal-it-starts-to-feel/) [Chloe Holland Dicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chloe-holland-dicks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e2/chloe-holland-dicks-227638_death_the-scariest-thing-about-depression-is-h_1111385.jpg) > [I was getting depressed, I was going out, having a few drinks and the worst thing you can do with depression is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-hatton/i-was-getting-depressed-i-was-going-out-having-a-few-drinks-and-the/) [Ricky Hatton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-hatton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/270/ricky-hatton-3200_alcohol_i-was-getting-depressed-i-was-going-out_3083928.png) > [“And that's the most frustrating thing about depression. It isn't always something you can fight back against with hope. It isn't even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allie-brosh/and-that-s-the-most-frustrating-thing-about-depression-it-isn-t/) [Allie Brosh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allie-brosh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/allie-brosh-12906_depression_and-that-s-the-most-frustrating-thing-ab_671349.jpg) > [The hardest thing about depression is that it is addictive. It begins to feel uncomfortable not to be depressed. You feel guilty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-wentz/the-hardest-thing-about-depression-is-that-it-is-addictive-it-begins/) [Pete Wentz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-wentz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0e/pete-wentz-1891_depressed_the-hardest-thing-about-depression-is-th_2697269.png) > [That's the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/that-s-the-thing-about-depression-a-human-being-can-survive-almost/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/304/anonymous-1_depression_that-s-the-thing-about-depression-a-huma_994939.jpg) > [The worst thing about depression isn't the sense that you're accentuating the negative, it's that you're seeing things the way they really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lileks/the-worst-thing-about-depression-isn-t-the-sense-that-you-re/) [James Lileks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lileks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc2/james-lileks-13366_blow_the-worst-thing-about-depression-isn-t-t_757798.jpg) > [“The thing about depression is that, if you're not the one who's actually suffering from it, there's very little you can do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-silverman/the-thing-about-depression-is-that-if-you-re-not-the-one-who-s/) [Sarah Silverman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-silverman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12f/sarah-silverman-1212_depression_the-thing-about-depression-is-that-if-yo_2203734.jpg) > [Because that's the thing about depression. When I feel it deeply, I don't want to let it go. It becomes a comfort.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/because-that-s-the-thing-about-depression-when-i-feel-it-deeply-i-don/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/744/stephanie-perkins-482_arms_because-that-s-the-thing-about-depressio_820463.png) > [That's the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-wurtzel/that-s-the-thing-about-depression-a-human-being-can-survive-almost-2/) [Elizabeth Wurtzel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-wurtzel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/801/elizabeth-wurtzel-1275_depression_that-s-the-thing-about-depression-a-huma_1337814.jpg) > [Depression is a bad thing, there is no depression in heaven, one of the things Jesus came to rescue us from is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/goddey-wilson/depression-is-a-bad-thing-there-is-no-depression-in-heaven-one-of-the/) [GODDEY WILSON](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/goddey-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/530/goddey-wilson-9132_bad-thing_depression-is-a-bad-thing-there-is-no-de_609787.jpg) > [It's awful to have a depression, but it's a great thing to have a depression mentality because it means that we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-klarman/it-s-awful-to-have-a-depression-but-it-s-a-great-thing-to-have-a/) [Seth Klarman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-klarman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e0/seth-klarman-1979_awful_it-s-awful-to-have-a-depression-but-it-s_2980907.jpg) > [ This story \["The Depressed Person"\] was the most painful thing I ever wrote. It's about narcissism, which is a part of depression.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-foster-wallace/this-story-the-depressed-person-was-the-most-painful-thing-i-ever/) [David Foster Wallace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-foster-wallace/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fa/david-foster-wallace-161_about-yourself_this-story-the-depressed-person-was-the_2572995.jpg) > [~Are you happy I honestly couldnt even tell you what happiness feels like anymore. I dont love myself, I hate me! I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/she-s-gone/are-you-happy-i-honestly-couldnt-even-tell-you-what-happiness-feels/) [She's\_gone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/she-s-gone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/she-s-gone-735_being-depressed_are-you-happy-i-honestly-couldnt-even-te_718431.jpg) > [“The last time I’d been unwell, suicidally depressed, whatever you want to call it, the reactions of my friends and family had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/the-last-time-i-d-been-unwell-suicidally-depressed-whatever-you-want/) [Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-keyes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c0/marian-keyes-1999_bible-study_the-last-time-i-d-been-unwell-suicidally_77389.jpg) > [I didn't know my mother had it. I think a lot of women don't know their mothers had it; that's the sad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-osmond/i-didn-t-know-my-mother-had-it-i-think-a-lot-of-women-don-t-know/) [Marie Osmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-osmond/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/619/marie-osmond-12940_depression_i-didn-t-know-my-mother-had-it-i-think-a_2598865.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thing-depression/#itemlist", "name": "Thing Depression Quotes", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I'm not writing a thing, depression might be looming.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sarah Manguso" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-manguso/if-i-m-not-writing-a-thing-depression-might-be-looming/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/036/sarah-manguso-11172_depression_if-i-m-not-writing-a-thing-depression-mi_1552319.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/036/sarah-manguso-11172_depression_if-i-m-not-writing-a-thing-depression-mi_1552319.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/036/sarah-manguso-11172_depression_if-i-m-not-writing-a-thing-depression-mi_1552319.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If I'm not writing a thing, depression might be looming.” — Sarah Manguso", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“But that’s the thing with depression. 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When I feel it deeply, I don't want to let it go. It becomes a comfort. I want to cloak myself under its heavy weight and breathe it into my lunges. I want to nurture it, grow it, cultivate it. It's mine. I want to check out with it, drift asleep wrapped in its arms and not wake up for a long, long time.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stephanie Perkins" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/because-that-s-the-thing-about-depression-when-i-feel-it-deeply-i-don/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/744/stephanie-perkins-482_arms_because-that-s-the-thing-about-depressio_820463.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/744/stephanie-perkins-482_arms_because-that-s-the-thing-about-depressio_820463.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/744/stephanie-perkins-482_arms_because-that-s-the-thing-about-depressio_820463.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Because that's the thing about depression. 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I'm just tired, tired of being bitched about behind my back, tired of being laughed at, tired of being made fun of, tired of feeling ugly tired of being ignored, tired of feeling unloved tired of no one caring tired of pretending to be happy when all I want to do is cry I'm getting worse and you dont know when you've been sad for so long that eventually everyone stops caring and lets you sink more and more into the darkness < 3", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "She's_gone" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/she-s-gone/are-you-happy-i-honestly-couldnt-even-tell-you-what-happiness-feels/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/she-s-gone-735_being-depressed_are-you-happy-i-honestly-couldnt-even-te_718431.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/she-s-gone-735_being-depressed_are-you-happy-i-honestly-couldnt-even-te_718431.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/she-s-gone-735_being-depressed_are-you-happy-i-honestly-couldnt-even-te_718431.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“~Are you happy I honestly couldnt even tell you what happiness feels like anymore. I dont love myself, I…” — She's_gone", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 19, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The last time I’d been unwell, suicidally depressed, whatever you want to call it, the reactions of my friends and family had fallen into several different camps: The Let’s Laugh It Off merchants: Claire was the leading light. They hoped that joking about my state of mind would reduce it to a manageable size. Most likely to say, ‘Feeling any mad urges to fling yourself into the sea?’ The Depression Deniers: they were the ones who took the position that since there was no such thing as depression, nothing could be wrong with me. Once upon a time I’d have belonged in that category myself. A subset of the Deniers was The Tough Love people. Most likely to say, ‘What have you got to be depressed about?’ The It’s All About Me bunch: they were the ones who wailed that I couldn’t kill myself because they’d miss me so much. More often than not, I’d end up comforting them. My sister Anna and her boyfriend, Angelo, flew three thousand miles from New York just so I could dry their tears. Most likely to say, ‘Have you any idea how many people love you?’ The Runaways: lots and lots of people just stopped ringing me. Most of them I didn’t care about, but one or two were important to me. Their absence was down to fear; they were terrified that whatever I had, it was catching. Most likely to say, ‘I feel so helpless … God, is that the time?’ Bronagh – though it hurt me too much at the time to really acknowledge it – was the number one offender. The Woo-Woo crew: i.e. those purveying alternative cures. And actually there were hundreds of them – urging me to do reiki, yoga, homeopathy, bible study, sufi dance, cold showers, meditation, EFT, hypnotherapy, hydrotherapy, silent retreats, sweat lodges, felting, fasting, angel channelling or eating only blue food. Everyone had a story about something that had cured their auntie/boss/boyfriend/next-door neighbour. But my sister Rachel was the worst – she had me plagued. Not a day passed that she didn’t send me a link to some swizzer. Followed by a phone call ten minutes later to make sure I’d made an appointment. (And I was so desperate that I even gave plenty of them a go.) Most likely to say, ‘This man’s a miracle worker.’ Followed by: ‘That’s why he’s so expensive. Miracles don’t come cheap.’ There was often cross-pollination between the different groupings. Sometimes the Let’s Laugh It Off merchants teamed up with the Tough Love people to tell me that recovering from depression is ‘simply mind over matter’. 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