Adherence Quote by John A. Stormer

Everyone has some sort of connection to mental illness.

— Alice Ripley

The most evil and insidious thing about mental illness is that it isolates us and makes us feel so different that we think no…

— Shannon Purser

Mental illness is a myth, whose function is to disguise and thus render more palatable the bitter pill of moral conflicts in human relations.

— Thomas Szasz

Mental illness doesn't choose the most talented or the smartest or the richest or the poorest. It shows no mercy and often arrives like…

— Steve Lopez

“Mental illness is no different than a heart condition. In the same way a faulty valve can cause harm to the body and require…

— Heidi Cullinan

Insanity and psychosis can no longer be respected as meaningful [terms] - but are used by limited individuals in positions of social power to…

— Seymour Krim

Mental illness is a fact of life, like cancer or heart disease.

— Luciana Berger

Mental illnesses are so frightening and there's so much ignorance about them that I think it comforts people to think, 'Oh, well, it happens…

— Pete Earley

So long as men denounce each other as mentally sick (homosexual, addicted, insane, and so forth) so that the madman can always be considered…

— Thomas Szasz

Never before did I realize that mental illness could have the aspect of power, power. Think of it: perhaps the more insane a man…

— Ken Kesey

Any other illness, any other disease that we're faced with, there's sympathy and understanding. We get help for those. With mental illness, our go-to…

— Chris Wood

We share in the certainty that people labeled with mental illness are first and above all, human beings. Our lives are precious and are…

— Patricia Deegan