“It is not seen as insane when a fighter, under an attack that will inevitable lead to his death, chooses to take his own life first. In fact, this act has been encouraged for centuries, and is accepted even now as an honorable reason to do the deed. How is it any different when you are under attack by your own mind?” MindFirstsHas BeensDifferentReasonFactsCenturyHonorDepressionSuicideDeedsAcceptedInsaneFighterInevitableHonorableInevitable Death Author:Emilie Autumn
“We had a booming stock market in 1929 and then went into the world's greatest depression. We have a booming stock market in 1999. Will the bubble somehow burst, and then we enter depression? Well, some things are not different.” WorldWellsDifferentDepressionFinanceBubbles Author:Jeffrey Sachs
“When women are depressed, they eat or go shopping. Men invade another country. It's a whole different way of thinking.” ThinkingMenWayDifferentCountryWholeFeminismDepressionDifferent WaysShoppingDepressingWomens RightsStrong WomenBe A ManWay Of ThinkingGroceriesShopaholicFunny Men And WomenBlack Friday Author:Elayne Boosler
“Depression is the most unpleasant thing I have ever experienced. . . . It is that absence of being able to envisage that you will ever be cheerful again. The absence of hope. That very deadened feeling, which is so very different from feeling sad. Sad hurts but it's a healthy feeling. It is a necessary thing to feel. Depression is very different.” FeelsDifferentFeelingsAbleHurtHealthySadDepressionAbsenceHopelessCheerfulFeeling SadLosing HopeNecessary ThingsPeople With Depression Author:J. K. Rowling
“When you feel depressed, it helps to actively change your environment. Go and do something different. Martin Luther conquered his depression by going outside to work in his garden. Surprisingly enough, one of the best ways to handle depression is to go to work immediately on the task you least enjoy. (The chances are your depression is caused by guilt feelings arising out of neglect of those tasks.)” WayFeelsDifferentEnoughHelpingFeelingsEnjoyChanceEnvironmentDepressionGardenTasksGuiltHandleBest WayNeglectLutherOur EnvironmentChances AreGuilt Feelings Author:R. C. Sproul
“In the last 5 years, American employers have lost over $150 billion of productivity to depression alone. That is more than the GDP of 28 different States during the same period.” YearsDifferentStatesLastsLostPeriodsDepressionProductivityBillionsEmployersGdp Author:Patrick J. Kennedy
“The panic of the Depression loosened my inhibitions against being different. I could be myself.” DifferentDepressionPanicBeing DifferentInhibitionsOvercoming Depression Author:Emanuel Celler
“The people you think are the happiest are usually the saddest; that's because they see more and feel deeper than others do. They are the sensitive and they see beyond the veil of what's tangible and what's not. They wear no masks and can see through the masks of others. The sensitive to life are few in number, which is why they feel so alone...because they are all alone.” DifferentPainSadnessLonelinessDepressionUniqueLonelyAloneSensitiveOriginalPsychic Author:Donna Lynn Hope
“No matter how "normal" people look, living "ordinary" lives, everyone has a story to tell. And may be, just like you, everyone else is a misfit too.” DifferentStoriesRealityMagicSpecialDepressionNormalUniqueOrdinaryExtraordinaryReal LifeMagicalHideMasksStand OutMisfitVeilTrue StoriesReal StoriesOut Of The WorldMasked LifeReality Behind Author:Sanhita Baruah