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34 Quotes That Describe The Cold Reality Of Living With Depression

On the other side of pain is something good. 
Kirsten Corley
October 25, 2016
“You are not weak just because your heart feels so heavy.”
— Andrea Gibson, Pansy
Tagged: Poetry, Feelings, emotions, strength, vulnerability, andrea gibson, pansy, Writers
“Depression is like a bruise that never goes away. A bruise in your mind. You just got to be careful not to touch it where it hurts. It's always there, though.”
— Jeffrey Eugenides, The Marriage Plot
Tagged: Depression, Sadness, Loneliness, coping
“But at night it’s a little tougher because it’s quieter and darker. And without all the noise around you, you sort of realise it’s just you.”
— Anonymous, Humans of New York
Tagged: Humans of New York, Depression, Darkness, Loneliness, Companionship, Break Up
“It [anxiety] was the feeling all the time like that feeling you have if you're walking and you slip or trip and the ground is rushing up at you, but instead of lasting half a second, the way that does, it lasted for six months.”
— Andrew Solomon, Transcript of "Depression, the secret we share"
Tagged: Depression, Anxiety, Afraid, Life
“ I am stronger than Depression and I am braver than Loneliness and nothing will ever exhaust me.”
— Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
Tagged: Loneliness, Depression, Life
“If you know someone who’s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn’t a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression just is, like the weather.”
— Stephen Fry, More Fool Me: A Memoir
Tagged: Depression, Questions, Friendship
“If you are chronically down, it is a lifelong fight to keep from sinking.”
— Elizabeth Wurtzel, Prozac Nation
Tagged: Depression, Survival, Suffering
“Depression is the most unpleasant thing I have ever experienced. It is that absence of being able to envisage that you will ever be cheerful again. The absence of hope. That very deadened feeling, which is so very different from feeling sad. Sad hurts but it's a healthy feeling. It is a necessary thing to feel. Depression is very different.”
— J.K. Rowling, The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter: Perspectives on a Literary Phenomenon
Tagged: Depression, Sadness, Feelings
“I've got a bad case of the 3:00 am guilts - you know, when you lie in bed awake and replay all those things you didn't do right? Because, as we all know, nothing solves insomnia like a nice warm glass of regret, depression and self-loathing.”
— D.D. Barant, Dying Bites (Bloodhound Files) by D. D. Barant (2012-06-29)
Tagged: Guilt, Self-Loathing, Depression
“Sometimes I just think depression's one way of coping with the world. Like, some people get drunk, some people do drugs, some people get depressed. Because there's so much stuff out there that you have to do something to deal with it.”
— Ned Vizzini, It's Kind of a Funny Story
Tagged: Depression, coping, Survival
“I saw the world in black and white instead of the vibrant colors and shades I knew existed.”
— Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
Tagged: World, Life, Depression
“Anyone who has actually been that sad can tell you that there's nothing beautiful or literary or mysterious about depression.”
— Jasmine Warga, My Heart and Other Black Holes
Tagged: Depression, beauty, literary, mysterious
“I wanted to tell people, 'My depression is acting up today' as an excuse for not seeing them, but I never managed to pull it off.”
— Ned Vizzini, It's Kind of a Funny Story
Tagged: Depression, social life, Friendship
“Some people think mental illness is a matter of mood, a matter of personality. They think depression is simply a form of being sad, that OCD is a form of being uptight. They think the soul is sick, not the body. It is, they believe, something that you have some choice over.

I know how wrong this is.”
— David Levithan, Every Day
Tagged: Mental Illness, Depression, ocd
“The hardest thing about depression is that it is addictive. It begins to feel uncomfortable not to be depressed. You feel guilty for feeling happy.”
— Pete Wentz, Hyperbole and a Half
Tagged: Depression, addictive, Guilt, Happiness
“The best advice I can give to anyone going through a rough patch is to never be afraid to ask for help.”
— Demi Lovato, Staying Strong: 365 Days a Year
Tagged: strength, Finding Strength, Battling Depression, Battling Mental Illness, Mental Illness, Saving Yourself, Finding Yourself, Depression
“Deep depression is due to a problem with brain chemistry, not a problem with inner weakness.”
— Karen Salmansohn, 15 Positive Quotes For When You're Depressed- Karen Salmansohn
Tagged: Don't Give Up, Depression, Brain, Weakness, strength
“Understanding the difference between healthy striving and perfectionism is critical to laying down the shield and picking up your life. Research shows that perfectionism hampers success. In fact, it's often the path to depression, anxiety, addiction, and life paralysis.”
— Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Tagged: Perfection, Life, Addiction, Depression, Anxiety, Research
“Inactivity and depression feed on themselves. The more you wallow, the worse it gets.”
— Khloé Kardashian, Strong Looks Better Naked
Tagged: Depression, Wallow, Inactivity
“Depression is worse than mere sadness or being in a ''bad mood.'' The hallmark of severe depression is 'an inclination to despair' and the inability of many people to feel anything whatsoever.”
— John Langone, BOOKS ON HEALTH; A Window Into Depression
Tagged: Depression, Mental Health
“The greatest barrier to seeking mental health care, especially for depression, is recognizing the need to seek care in the first place.”
— Elizabeth D. Arend, Treating Women for Depression
Tagged: Depression, Mental Health
“The most common reaction is, 'How can you be depressed? You have everything going for you. You are the supposed number one heroine and have a plush home, car movies...What else do you want? It's not about what you have or don't have. ”
— Deepika Padukone, I Had To Take Medication For Depression
Tagged: Depression Awareness, Mental Health
“I'm struggling just to get through the days. I think a lot of people are.”
— Justin Bieber, Justin Bieber Has Given A Brutally Honest Interview About The Effects Of Fame
Tagged: Depression, Depression Awareness
“On the other side of your pain is something good.”
— Dwayne Johnson, How a Bout of Depression Led to Dwayne Johnson's Career-Defining Moment | Master Class | OWN
Tagged: Depression Awareness, Mental Health Awareness
“There's no shame in dealing with these things. There's no shame in having to fight every day.”
— Jared Padalecki, ‘Supernatural’ Star Jared Padalecki Talks Depression and Why You Should ‘Always Keep Fighting’
Tagged: Mental Health Awareness, Depression
“It's something that's completely uncontrollable. It's really painful and it's really scary and women need a lot of support.”
— Hayden Panettiere, Hayden Panettiere Checked Herself In To Treatment For Postpartum Depression
Tagged: Mental Health, Depression
“Depression doesn’t care who it attacks; if it wants you, you cannot beat it off with a CV or a bank balance.”
— Marcus Trescothick, Celebrity supporters
Tagged: Mental Health Awareness
“You wake up every morning to fight the same demons that left you so tired the night before, and that my love is bravery.”
— Unknown, FB Fanpage
Tagged: Depression, Bravery, Love, Demons
“The authority of depression is horrifying. I felt like my brain was busted and that I could never feel good again. I really thought that I was never gonna heal.”
— Dick Cavett, On the Couch... with Dick Cavett
Tagged: Living With Depression, Horrifying, Brain, Depression
“Is there no way out the mind?”
— Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
Tagged: Living With Depression, Sadness, Darkness, Mental Health, Mind