Emotional pain Quote by Anne Clendening

“I can’t tell you how many times I’ve woken up in a cold sweat thinking I’m being chased by a grunting, disfigured man wielding…

— Anne Clendening

“We've all felt a little incompetent, insufficient, overexposed, helpless, unlovable, terrified, defective, unfit and unsung at times. And deep down, for whatever reason, you…

— Anne Clendening

“I'm still trying to wrap my head around the absurdity of the fact that the day before she was here, and now, just one…

— Anne Clendening

“One minute, I'm a tragically average, fair and freckled eighth-grader with algebra homework. The next, I'm one who has swallowed liquor. I'm a rebel.…

— Anne Clendening

“Take a moment in between breaths to let yourself see what's left to be seen, all the places you've been. Your old haunts. I…

— Anne Clendening

“Addiction, at its worst, is akin to having Stockholm Syndrome. You're like a hostage who has developed an irrational affection for your captor. They…

— Anne Clendening

“I’ve always felt safer at night. You can be much more forgiving of yourself, not to mention the world and everyone in it, when…

— Anne Clendening

“Fact: You are part Shakespeare. You are part Jack the Ripper. You are part dinosaur. You are part of a star that exploded way…

— Anne Clendening

“I lead a double life. I'm John Wayne Gacy. I present myself in potentially awkward social situations as a laughing, colorful clown to gain…

— Anne Clendening

“When you're in the clutches of a drinking problem you don't really sit around thinking, I should really knock this shit off and go…

— Anne Clendening

“I'd much rather spend all day on the Santa Monica pier playing Asteroids than delve into the murk and analyze myself. And if you…

— Anne Clendening

“The panic was there, staring me down in the face, all the time, like I had a hoodie on backwards and I couldn't get…

— Anne Clendening