Mood Disorders Quotes
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“If I can't feel, if I can't move, if I can't think, and I can't care, then what conceivable point is there in living?”
― An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
― An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

“Except you cannot outrun insanity, anymore than you can outrun your own shadow.”
― Letters from a Bipolar Mother
― Letters from a Bipolar Mother

“I have never seen battles quite as terrifyingly beautiful as the ones I fight when my mind splinters and races, to swallow me into my own madness, again.”
― Hush
― Hush

“No event is depressing. I may feel depressed; if so, I take responsibility.”
― Transcending Depression: Quest Without a Compass
― Transcending Depression: Quest Without a Compass

“I have an obligation to help eliminate the stigma attached to mental illness. When I鈥檓 feeling despondent and someone asks in a sincere way how I am, I have a duty to tell the truth. It鈥檚 no different from saying I have a bad cold. By speaking candidly, I give others permission to acknowledge their own mental illness, talk about it, and seek help. I must break the silence instead of treating my depression like a shameful character flaw.”
― Transcending Depression: Quest Without a Compass
― Transcending Depression: Quest Without a Compass

“My sadness is beautiful. It infuses everything I do. It is at the core of my identity and always has been, just as happiness is in some people. I refuse to be told that it's a flaw. I will not mute it with medications for the sake of society. I will hold it close to me and celebrate it rightfully while the rest of the world fails to see it for what it is and it will be their loss.”
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“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 equivalent of a medium-sized medical school class from suicide alone. Most physician suicides are due to depression or manic-depressive illness, both of which are eminently treatable. Physicians, unfortunately, not only suffer from a higher rate of mood disorders than the general population, they also have a greater access to very effective means of suicide.”
― An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
― An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

“Many so-called disorders of the mind are simply disorders of thought.”
― The Love Mindset: An Unconventional Guide to Healing and Happiness
― The Love Mindset: An Unconventional Guide to Healing and Happiness

“It is in my head! That's why it's called Mental Illness.”
― I'm Bipolar And I Know It!: It Works Out!
― I'm Bipolar And I Know It!: It Works Out!

“St. Andrews provided a gentle forgetfulness over the preceding painful years of my life. It remains a haunting and lovely time to me, a marrow experience. For one who during her undergraduate years was trying to escape an inexplicable weariness and despair, St. Andrews was an amulet against all manner of longing and loss, a year of gravely held but joyous remembrances.”
― An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
― An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

“Mental illness is not in the business of making sense of itself.”
― I'm Bipolar And I Know It!: It Works Out!
― I'm Bipolar And I Know It!: It Works Out!
“There's a quote from 'The Breakfast Club' that goes "We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it." I have it on a poster but I took a Sharpie to it and scratched out the word "hiding" because it reminds me that there's a certain pride and freedom that comes from wearing your unique bizarreness like a badge of honor.”
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“Many people suffer alone and in silence because they are scared or ashamed. They feel weak鈥r pitiful. How can a person be incapable of having joy? 鈥淲hy can鈥檛 I just have a good time? Why can鈥檛 I get on with it?鈥 And for those in the spotlight who live under the microscope of public scrutiny fear being discovered, ridiculed, and shunned should their illness be discovered. So they wear a mask for the public, and sometimes even for themselves.”
― But You LOOK Just Fine: Unmasking Depression, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder and Seasonal Affective Disorder
― But You LOOK Just Fine: Unmasking Depression, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder and Seasonal Affective Disorder

“It鈥檚 one thing to get up on the wrong side of the bed and quite another to live your life that way.”
― BECOME: Unleash the Power of Moral Character and Be Proud of the Life You Choose
― BECOME: Unleash the Power of Moral Character and Be Proud of the Life You Choose
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