“The worst thing for me about manic-depression is that it is simply free-floating. You can have no reason whatsoever, and yet you are in the depths of an inarticulatable sadness and grief and self-hatred. – Richard Dreyfuss
Wednesday’s Quote is a series of posts I ran several years ago and decided to bring back. I will be posting new quotes, as well as some I’ve used before. Let me know if you enjoy them. “Telling someone who is manic that she’s manic is like telling a dictator that he’s a dick. Neither […]
“The worst thing for me about manic-depression is that it is simply free-floating. You can have no reason whatsoever, and yet you are in the depths of an inarticulatable sadness and grief and self-hatred.” – Richard Dreyfuss
When I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder the year I turned 50, it was certainly a shock. But as a journalist, knowing a little bit about a lot of things, I didn’t suffer the misconception that depression was all in my head or a mark of poor character. I knew it was a disease, and, […]
In a strange way, I had fallen in love with my depression. Dr. Sterling was right about that. I loved it because I thought it was all I had. I thought depression was the part of my character that made me worthwhile. I thought so little of myself, felt that I had such scant offerings […]
“When you are mad, mad like this, you don’t know it. Reality is what you see. When what you see shifts, departing from anyone else’s reality, it’s still reality to you.” -Mayra Hornbacher, Madness: A Bipolar Life
I’m doing something a little different this week. Instead of posting one quote, I decided to post this wonderful tribute to Vincent Van Gough. I’ve posted this before, but those of you who know my passion for Vincent shouldn’t be surprised that I decided to post it again. I’m sure I’ll post again in the […]
“I actually stopped talking. I actually listened. So I knew that I wasn’t all the way manic, because when you’re all the way manic you never listen to anybody but yourself.” – Terri Cheney
I think I’ve posted this before, however, I think it applies to so many of us bloggers that it bears repeating: A diagnosis is burden enough without being burdened by secrecy and shame. – Jane Pauley
“Telling someone who is manic that she’s manic is like telling a dictator that he’s a dick. Neither is going to admit it, and both are willing to torture you to prove their points.” – Melody Moezzi, Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life