"Make your life spectacular. I know I did."
Robin Williams: 5 Years Later
Tag: quotes
Bipolar & Schizophrenia Stigma
"Depression, that's one thing- lot of people have depression, and they're not crazy. Bipolar, schizophrenia- that's crazy. That's mental illness- the psychos, the nut cases, the incurably insane, the muttering bag ladies and bums, the freaks. So I take my meds, and don't accept the name for what I have." -"Madness: [...]
“Madness: A Bipolar Life”
I'm halfway through "Madness" & I love it. This memoir captures the complexity of mental illness by looking at the comorbidity with eating disorders, anxiety, substance abuse, and alcoholism (self-medicating). The disorders feed off of each other, making treatment even more tricky. It shows how complicated treatment can be, even when you are [...]
5 Quotes on Bipolar Disorder
"I know I have to be careful because there is something self-destructive within me." “You are not your illness. You have an individual story to tell. You have a name, a history, a personality. Staying yourself is part of the battle.” ~ Julian Seifter "Bipolar disorder can be a great teacher. [...]
“…the only alternatives are death and insanity…” -KRJ
"It took me far too long to realize that lost years and relationships cannot be recovered, that damage done to oneself and others cannot always be put right again, and that freedom from the control imposed by medication loses its meaning when the only alternatives are death and insanity." -Kay Redfield Jamison An [...]
BPD & Dark times…
"When I’m in a very dark place with my BPD, I display some very ugly traits. I will lie, I’ll manipulate, I will do whatever it takes to feel better and that sometimes involves doing some very destructive things. But when I’m at my worst, that’s when I need the most love [...]
Quote a Day Keeps the Doctor Away ;)
"I am still more frightened by the fearless power in the eyes of my fellow psychiatrists than by the powerless fear in the eyes of their patients." -R. D. Laing (1985)
Opening Quote for OCD Book I Bought… BAM.
Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny. -Unknown
Love this book too… “Instructions for Happiness & Success” by Susie Pearl
"When you are positively thinking about good things, you will attract them. Similarly, if someone is focused on doom, gloom, or unhappiness, you don't have to be a genius to work out what they will be actively attracting into their world."
Humans of NY: Autism from Parental Perspective
Excerpt from book: Soon afterward, his language stopped developing, and eventually he lost the language skills he already had. He stopped responding to his name. You could even bang pots & pans behind him, and he wouldn't respond. ... But we knew it was something more. ... Around this time, I overheard some acquaintances [...]
The Calculating Mind 