--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Do they think I'm on drugs? That I have a…" description: "\"Do they think I'm on drugs? That I have a life-threatening illness? That I'm anorexic? Emotionally, it doesn't get easier to hear those criticisms - bu..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6c/fiona-apple-1912_anorexics_do-they-think-i-m-on-drugs-that-i-have-a_480465.png" --- # Do they think I'm on drugs? That I have a life-threatening… ![“Do they think I'm on drugs? That I have a life-threatening illness? That I'm anorexic? Emotionally, it doesn't get easier to hear those criticisms - but it gets easier to be resolute about my reaction to it.” quote by Fiona Apple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6c/fiona-apple-1912_anorexics_do-they-think-i-m-on-drugs-that-i-have-a_480465.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6c/fiona-apple-1912_anorexics_do-they-think-i-m-on-drugs-that-i-have-a_480465.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6c/fiona-apple-1912_anorexics_do-they-think-i-m-on-drugs-that-i-have-a_480465.png) > “Do they think I'm on drugs? That I have a life-threatening illness? That I'm anorexic? Emotionally, it doesn't get easier to hear those criticisms - but it gets easier to be resolute about my reaction to it.” [Fiona Apple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-apple/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The speaker feels judged and misunderstood, yet chooses to respond with resolve rather than internalizing criticism. **In simple terms:** Facing harsh judgments, stay resolute. Key Takeaway Choose a strong reaction over self‑doubt. Themes self‑esteem resilience judgment Mood defiant determined Type personal reflective When to use this quote - personal relationships - social media - mental health therapy - self Key Concepts psychology emotional regulation Practical Applications - public criticism Questions to Reflect On - How do you maintain resolve when criticism feels personal? - What strategies help you separate self‑worth from others’ opinions? 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It could be just the simple game of the domino rocks falling off one after another, all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-lionni/the-domino-effect-could-stand-for-anything-it-could-be-just-the/) [Leo Lionni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-lionni/) > [Melancholia for Freud is the relationship that the subject takes up with respect to itself from the position of what he calls conscience or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-critchley/melancholia-for-freud-is-the-relationship-that-the-subject-takes-up/) [Simon Critchley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-critchley/) > [It was genuinely horrible. I stopped using Twitter for a while because I got so much s\*\*t about being anorexic. And Im not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexa-chung/it-was-genuinely-horrible-i-stopped-using-twitter-for-a-while-because/) [Alexa Chung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexa-chung/) > [The body is like an elaborate metaphor. One may be able to taste and not swallow, like the anorexic, or to swallow and not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-woodman/the-body-is-like-an-elaborate-metaphor-one-may-be-able-to-taste-and/) [Marion Woodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-woodman/) > [Anorexics never have boyfriends. ... That's one way to know you don't have anorexia, if you have a boyfriend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-coulter/anorexics-never-have-boyfriends-that-s-one-way-to-know-you-don-t-have/) [Ann Coulter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-coulter/) > [People keep asking me about it but I don't want to be famous for being a former anorexic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-beckinsale/people-keep-asking-me-about-it-but-i-don-t-want-to-be-famous-for/) [Kate Beckinsale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-beckinsale/) > [I'm not anorexic. I'm from Texas. Are there people from Texas that are anorexic? I've never heard of one. And that includes me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-simpson/i-m-not-anorexic-i-m-from-texas-are-there-people-from-texas-that-are/) [Jessica Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-simpson/) > [When I was a nurse my favourite assignment was the anorexic ward. I sometimes ate as many as seventeen dinners](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-brand/when-i-was-a-nurse-my-favourite-assignment-was-the-anorexic-ward-i/) [Jo Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-brand/) > [“It’s a prison. It’s twenty-four-hour-a-day life in a jail cell. We never get out, not even for one second. All we can do, all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clare-b-dunkle/it-s-a-prison-it-s-twenty-four-hour-a-day-life-in-a-jail-cell-we/) [Clare B. Dunkle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clare-b-dunkle/) > [You do not need to look or be anorexic to be successful in Hollywood. The range of what's acceptable is a lot larger than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zooey-deschanel/you-do-not-need-to-look-or-be-anorexic-to-be-successful-in-hollywood/) [Zooey Deschanel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zooey-deschanel/) > [You don't get the attention of gluttons by starving anorexics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mcculley/you-don-t-get-the-attention-of-gluttons-by-starving-anorexics/) [Paul McCulley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mcculley/) > [“Between 10 and 20 percent of people with anorexia die from heart attacks, other complications and suicide; the disease has the highest mortality rate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-brown/between-10-and-20-percent-of-people-with-anorexia-die-from-heart/) [Harriet Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-brown/) > [The only people who are obsessed with food are anorexics and the morbidly obese. That, in erotic terms, is the Catholic church, in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-fry/the-only-people-who-are-obsessed-with-food-are-anorexics-and-the/) [Stephen Fry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-fry/) ## More by Fiona Apple > [Everybody acts like I'm nuts. I'm not nuts I just want to feel it all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-apple/everybody-acts-like-i-m-nuts-i-m-not-nuts-i-just-want-to-feel-it-all/) [Fiona Apple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-apple/) > [“Go with yourself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-apple/go-with-yourself/) [Fiona Apple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-apple/) > [Nothing that you do will ever feel good if you let people convince you that you have no choice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-apple/nothing-that-you-do-will-ever-feel-good-if-you-let-people-convince/) [Fiona Apple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-apple/) > [I got a lot of problems, but I'm really good at intuiting what I need to do to be happy with whatever I create.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-apple/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-but-i-m-really-good-at-intuiting-what-i-need/) [Fiona Apple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-apple/) > [I got into therapy in the fifth grade because I said in a sarcastic way that I was going to kill myself, and they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-apple/i-got-into-therapy-in-the-fifth-grade-because-i-said-in-a-sarcastic/) [Fiona Apple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-apple/) > [I didn't want to be precious about things. Of course, the idea is to make great music, but if you have great musicians up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-apple/i-didn-t-want-to-be-precious-about-things-of-course-the-idea-is-to/) [Fiona Apple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-apple/) > [Through the media, we've establishes this standard of what every human being should look up to: somebody who always looks right; who always has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-apple/through-the-media-we-ve-establishes-this-standard-of-what-every-human/) [Fiona Apple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-apple/) > [My derring-do allows me to dance the rigadoon around you but by the time I'm close to you I lose my desideratum.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-apple/my-derring-do-allows-me-to-dance-the-rigadoon-around-you-but-by-the/) [Fiona Apple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-apple/) > [Home is where my habits have a habitat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-apple/home-is-where-my-habits-have-a-habitat/) [Fiona Apple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-apple/) > [If I have one success in my relationship history, it's with the people who listen to my music. I think that they'll be there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-apple/if-i-have-one-success-in-my-relationship-history-it-s-with-the-people/) [Fiona Apple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-apple/) > [I wasn't very ambitious as a child. I'm still not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-apple/i-wasn-t-very-ambitious-as-a-child-i-m-still-not/) [Fiona Apple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-apple/) > [The worst pain in the world is shame. I spend a lot of time trying to not do anything bad to anyone, but you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-apple/the-worst-pain-in-the-world-is-shame-i-spend-a-lot-of-time-trying-to/) [Fiona Apple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-apple/) > [Hunger hurts, but starving works, when it costs too much to love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-apple/hunger-hurts-but-starving-works-when-it-costs-too-much-to-love/) [Fiona Apple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-apple/) > [He goes along just as a water lily Gentle on the surface of his thoughts his body floats Unweighed down by passion or intensity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-apple/he-goes-along-just-as-a-water-lily-gentle-on-the-surface-of-his/) [Fiona Apple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-apple/) > [Let me know the way, before there's hell to pay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-apple/let-me-know-the-way-before-there-s-hell-to-pay/) [Fiona Apple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-apple/) [Explore all 199 Fiona Apple quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-apple/) ## More Anorexics quotes > [The only people who are obsessed with food are anorexics and the morbidly obese. That, in erotic terms, is the Catholic church, in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-fry/the-only-people-who-are-obsessed-with-food-are-anorexics-and-the/) [Stephen Fry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-fry/) > [“Between 10 and 20 percent of people with anorexia die from heart attacks, other complications and suicide; the disease has the highest mortality rate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-brown/between-10-and-20-percent-of-people-with-anorexia-die-from-heart/) [Harriet Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-brown/) > [You don't get the attention of gluttons by starving anorexics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mcculley/you-don-t-get-the-attention-of-gluttons-by-starving-anorexics/) [Paul McCulley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mcculley/) > [You do not need to look or be anorexic to be successful in Hollywood. The range of what's acceptable is a lot larger than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zooey-deschanel/you-do-not-need-to-look-or-be-anorexic-to-be-successful-in-hollywood/) [Zooey Deschanel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zooey-deschanel/) > [“It’s a prison. It’s twenty-four-hour-a-day life in a jail cell. We never get out, not even for one second. All we can do, all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clare-b-dunkle/it-s-a-prison-it-s-twenty-four-hour-a-day-life-in-a-jail-cell-we/) [Clare B. Dunkle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clare-b-dunkle/) > [When I was a nurse my favourite assignment was the anorexic ward. I sometimes ate as many as seventeen dinners](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-brand/when-i-was-a-nurse-my-favourite-assignment-was-the-anorexic-ward-i/) [Jo Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-brand/) > [I'm not anorexic. I'm from Texas. Are there people from Texas that are anorexic? I've never heard of one. And that includes me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-simpson/i-m-not-anorexic-i-m-from-texas-are-there-people-from-texas-that-are/) [Jessica Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-simpson/) > [People keep asking me about it but I don't want to be famous for being a former anorexic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-beckinsale/people-keep-asking-me-about-it-but-i-don-t-want-to-be-famous-for/) [Kate Beckinsale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-beckinsale/) > [Anorexics never have boyfriends. ... That's one way to know you don't have anorexia, if you have a boyfriend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-coulter/anorexics-never-have-boyfriends-that-s-one-way-to-know-you-don-t-have/) [Ann Coulter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-coulter/) > [The body is like an elaborate metaphor. One may be able to taste and not swallow, like the anorexic, or to swallow and not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-woodman/the-body-is-like-an-elaborate-metaphor-one-may-be-able-to-taste-and/) [Marion Woodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-woodman/) > [It was genuinely horrible. I stopped using Twitter for a while because I got so much s\*\*t about being anorexic. And Im not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexa-chung/it-was-genuinely-horrible-i-stopped-using-twitter-for-a-while-because/) [Alexa Chung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexa-chung/) > [Melancholia for Freud is the relationship that the subject takes up with respect to itself from the position of what he calls conscience or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-critchley/melancholia-for-freud-is-the-relationship-that-the-subject-takes-up/) [Simon Critchley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-critchley/) > [The Domino Effect could stand for anything. 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