#illness

There are sins much more serious than socio-pathologies which really are mental illnesses, whereas self-righteousness is an illness of the soul." ~R. Alan Woods [2013] ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#r-alan-woods #self-righteousness #sins #sociopathology #sociopaths

But Hey, Guess What Crazy means I'm not liable for my actions. So screw it, I'll go home, propped up on Prozac against distractions ↗

— Ellen Hopkins

#mental-illness #mental-illness

The vision I see in the mirror is me, who I am, supposedly, but that vision does not express the way my mind works or the way I feel inside. A realization creeps over me, the words tumbling into my head quietly like falling leaves. I. Am. Crazy. This is my new shameful truth. Something changed yesterday. A door has been opened that I can never close again. I touch my reflection, the glass smooth and cold, not really believing that the girl I see is me. ↗

— Victoria Sawyer

#depression-quotes #mental-disorders #mental-health #mental-illness #panic

Because there is no glory in illness. There is no meaning to it. There is no honor in dying of. ↗

— John Green

#death #illness #death

So much in a relationship changes when a partner is seriously ill, helpless yet blameless, and indefatigably needy. I felt old. [p. 99] The animal part of him in pain accepted my caring. But the part of himself watching himself in that pain didn't believe I could ever respect him again. None of this crossed my mind. I couldn't risk knowing it. No one could and continue caregiving. They'd feel so unappreciated and wronged that it would drive them away. [p. 100] ↗

— Diane Ackerman

#change

One can observe that such changes in the breath are the direct result of your reaction to thoughts. If you can simply dismiss the thoughts by giving them no value then the breathing will find its own medium and become subtle. ↗

— Stephen Richards

#mindfullness #stephen-richards #stillness-of-the-mind #change

Always remember, if you have been diagnosed with PTSD, it is not a sign of weakness; rather, it is proof of your strength, because you have survived! ↗

— Michel Templet

#mental-illness #ptsd #inspirational

Behind every stressful thought is the desire for things to be other than they are. ↗

— Toni Bernhard

#stress #inspirational

You are no ruin sir--no lighting-struck tree: you are green and vigorous. Plants will grow about your roots, whether you ask them or not, because they take delight in your bountiful shadow; and as they grow they will lean towards you, and wind round you, because your strength offers them so safe a prop. ↗

— Charlotte Brontë

#happiness #illness #love #marriage #safety

...men aren't in touch with their emotions, and don't share enough [?] ↗

— Meg Cabot

#mental-illness #love