“I was trying to explain my situation to myself. My situation was that I was in pain and nobody knew it, even I had trouble knowing it. So I told myself, over and over, You are in pain. It was the only way I could get through to myself. I was demonstrating externally and irrefutably an inward condition.”
The story delves into the psychological and emotional journey of a young woman admitted to a psychiatric facility, offering insights into mental health and the complexities of human nature. more
Susanna Kaysen is an American author best known for her autobiographical novel 'Girl, Interrupted,' which is based on her own experiences at the McLean Hospital psychiatric ward in the early 1960s. more
“A man was defined not by his flaws, but by how he overcame them.”
“We all mess up. It's what we learn from our mistakes that matters.”
“You could have anything else in the world. and you asked for me.”
“Our lies reveal as much about us as our truths”