“I see depression as an exponentially developed version of a human condition. Meaning I always think in the end it's humanizing. People who never suffer from depression I find suspect. I assume Donald Trump is not a sufferer from depression.” PeopleThinkingSufferingAssumingHuman Condition Author:Daphne Merkin
“I always look to people and think whether they seem well-loved or not well-loved. That's one way I walk through life. Do they have some core that withstands the ravages? Everyone gets pulled down in life and has good moments. But it always interests me how people withstand things.” PeopleThinkingMomentsInterest Author:Daphne Merkin
“I think the experience of depression that I most think remains true throughout the years is it's very isolating. That to me is its strongest quality. That you're alone in a room, that you're cut off, you're just sort of stuck with it. It puts up a wall.” ThinkingQualityCuttingWallStuck Author:Daphne Merkin
“How much simpler it would be all around if you could put your mind in a cast, like a broken ankle, and elicit murmurings of sympathy from other people instead of skepticism (“You can’t really be feeling as bad as all that”) and in some cases outright hostility (“Maybe if you stopped thinking about yourself so much ”).” PeopleIfsThinkingMindFeelingsWould BeCasesBrokenCastsAbout YourselfSkepticismHostilityAnklesThinking About YouMurmuringThinking About Yourself Author:Daphne Merkin
