“I realized that I had granted my illness lordship over me. In viewing my depression as a despot subjecting me to its savage fancies, I was able to escape responsibility, to indulge fully my selfish desire to let my ego flourish unfettered, not obliged to anyone. But this wasn't freedom. It was a prison-a cell separating me from those who cared for me and for whom I might have cared.” MightAbleDesireResponsibilityEgoDepressionPrisonIllnessSelfishI RealizedMental IllnessGrantedCellsFancySavagesObligedIndulgeSeparatingDespotsLordshipSelfish Desire Book:Everyone Loves a Good Train Wreck: Why We Can't Look Away Source: Everyone Loves a Good Train Wreck: Why We Can't Look Away
“American seekers of happiness are in danger of deluding themselves into believing that only one part of the world exists, the part that gladdens their egos.” WorldBelieveDangerEgoSeekers Book:Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy Source: Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy
