#depress

I try not to be too optimistic or pessimistic. If you're a pessimist then that's depressing all the time; if you're an optimist and things don't work out then that's depressing, too. ↗

— Nicholas Hoult

#i #optimist #optimistic #out #pessimist

I had some experience in dealing with people who have mental illness and depression, but I didn't see the signs in myself. I couldn't ask for help because I didn't know I needed help. ↗

— Clara Hughes

#because #dealing #depression #experience #had

The only reason I've shared my story is to take that tiny baby step of breaking down the stigma attached to depression. ↗

— Clara Hughes

#baby #breaking #depression #down #i

It's much easier to write when you're sad. But you can end up isolated and depressed because you almost need to put yourself in that situation to have that angst to write from. ↗

— Natalie Imbruglia

#angst #because #depressed #easier #end

I can understand why some people might look at me and say, 'What's she got to be depressed about?' I get that a lot in Britain, where mental health issues seem to be a big taboo. ↗

— Natalie Imbruglia

#big #britain #depressed #get #got

I like singer-songwriters, and I find sad songs comforting rather than depressing. It makes you realise you're not alone in the world. ↗

— Natalie Imbruglia

#comforting #depressing #find #i #like

But I didn't understand then. That I could hurt somebody so badly she would never recover. That a person can, just by living, damage another human being beyond repair. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#person

All alone! Whether you like it or not, alone is something you'll be quite a lot! ↗

— Dr. Seuss

#hopeless #lonely #alone

It's often been said that I'm an extremely depressing, cynical writer. I've never known what to make of that. ↗

— Ann Beattie

#cynical #depressing #extremely #i #known

We have had a great depression in agriculture, caused mainly by several seasons of bad harvests, and some of our traders have suffered much from a too rapid extension in prosperous years. ↗

— John Bright

#bad #caused #depression #extension #great