Air Quote by David D. Burns

Reaching for the stars, perfectionists may end up clutching air. They suffer from mood disorders, troubled relationships, and stress. They may even achieve less…

— David D. Burns

All behavioral or mood disorders - including depression, OCD, ADHD and addiction - have some neurochemical components, but sufferers can still work to overcome…

— Jeffrey Kluger

“Except you cannot outrun insanity, anymore than you can outrun your own shadow.”

— Alyssa Reyans

I had this sense that I was part of, sort of a lineage of artists and writers through history that have had mood disorders.

— Ellen Forney

People who are contented and serene sleep well. They fall asleep easily, stay asleep, and wake refreshed. Conversely, people who are anxious, stressed, or…

— Andrew Weil

“It is in my head! That's why it's called Mental Illness.”

— Roni Askey-Doran

Having a mood disorder is not synonymous with having artistic talent, but it is true that people in the so-called creative professions-writers, actors, artists,…

— Tracy Thompson

A mood disorder is dangerous. You've got to get those dramatic waves of highs and lows stabilized. It's dangerous if you don't.

— Jane Pauley

Mood disorders are terribly painful illnesses, and they are isolating illnesses. And they make people feel terrible about themselves when, in fact, they can…

— Kay Redfield Jamison

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…

— Kay Redfield Jamison

“Mental illness is not in the business of making sense of itself.”

— Roni Askey-Doran

“Many so-called disorders of the mind are simply disorders of thought.”

— Vironika Tugaleva