Depressive Quotes

55 Depressive quotes by 47 unique authors

My biography of Frank Sinatra is not paean to his music but rather an illumination of the man behind the music, who once described himself… — Kitty Kelley
I spoke so much about being a manic-depressive. I want to bring everyone back to my earliest memories of this companion of mine. Some people… — Richard Dreyfuss
The first person who ever told me that happiness was work was this manic-depressive artist I knew when I was in my 20s. I was… — Ariel Gore
Far too many doctors-many of them excellent physicians-commit suicide each year; one recent study concluded that, until quite recently, the United States lost annually the… — Kay Redfield Jamison
The point about manic depression or bipolar disorder, as it's now more commonly called, is that it's about mood swings. So, you have an elevated… — Stephen Fry
I had a husband who, I'm convinced, was an undiagnosed manic depressive. He didn't treat me as if I had a brain - I was… — Britt Ekland
By birth and upbringing, I think I'm emotionally resilient. I don't feel like I'm a depressive person. — Eric Schlosser
I suffer from manic-depressive disorder, and I've chosen not to take medication for it. Because of that, every once in a while I go through… — Scott Weiland
At heart, I have always been a coper, I've mostly been able to walk around with my wounds safely hidden, and I've always stored up… — Elizabeth Wurtzel
Nature is, above all, profligate. Don't believe them when they tell you how economical and thrifty nature is, whose leaves return to the soil. Wouldn't… — Annie Dillard
One of the great tragedies of life, it seems to me, is when a person classifies himself as someone who has no talents or gifts.… — Marvin J. Ashton
I contemplate the idea that maybe I'm an alcoholic. I get this occassionally, the need to define myself as something-or-the-other, and at various times in… — David Nicholls
I am not schizoid. A little manic-depressive, maybe." "'Know thyself.'" "We try, sir. — Lois McMaster Bujold
Depression, when it's clinical, is not a metaphor. It runs in families, and it's known to respond to medication and to counseling. However truly you… — Jonathan Franzen
I have no problem with people feeling a bit down - crikey, you only have to walk down the road to find enough reasons to… — Mark Barrowcliffe
I am a rapid-cycling manic-depressive, bi-polar one disorder, which means I can have thirty or forty episodes a year, and I used to have thirty… — Andy Behrman
I always thought I was depressive, and I only recently realized that I have more of an anxiety disorder than chronic depression. — Autre Ne Veut
Writers always have confidence issues - it comes with the territory. We never know where we fit in, or what the actual value of our… — R A Salvatore
Manic depressive people often have incredible energy and a slightly skewed, but nonetheless valid, way of looking at things. — Kathryn Lasky
There is no common standard for education about diagnosis. Distinguishing between bipolar depression and major depressive disorder, for example, can be difficult, and mistakes are… — Kay Redfield Jamison
I am not a depressive person at all, but I reflect a lot on my life, and life in general, from the perspective of death. — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Stress overload makes us stupid. Solid research proves it. When we get overstressed, it creates a nasty chemical soup in our brains that makes it… — Gail Sheehy
I am not a depressive person at all. — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Being in good physical shape is the best way to combat depression. You just have endorphins running around your body. It is the best anti-depressive… — Chris Pratt
~Dear me, you know what,I hate you, I hare you more than everyone else does more than all of them I wouldn't care if you… — Unknown Author

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