“And so I am feeling numb. It's a curious feeling, and I get it all the time. My attention to the world around me disappears, and something starts to hum inside my head. Far off, voices try to bump up against me, but I repel them. My ears fill up with water and I focus on the humming in my head.” WorldTryingFeelingsVoiceWaterAttentionFocusEarsDisappearCuriousEmptinessDetachmentNumbBumpsNumbnessHumming Book:Madness: A Bipolar Life Source: Madness: A Bipolar Life
“I was poisoning myself with alcohol and medicating myself. I was trying to numb things. I was trying not to feel things, and that's ridiculous. It's one of the dumbest things you can do, because all you're doing is postponing the inevitable. Someday you'll have to look all those things in the eye rather than try to numb the pain.” FeelsTryingLooksEyePainCan DoDrugAlcoholRidiculousInevitableSomedayNumbPoisoningPostponing Author:Johnny Depp
“Thank God I never hooked on anything. I never had a monkey on my back. I just wanted to self-medicate, to numb myself through liquor. It's how I dealt with life, reality, stress, change, sadness, memories. The list goes on. I was really trying to feel nothing.” FeelsTryingSelfRealityWantedMemoriesSadnessGoes OnDrugStressAlcoholListsThank GodMonkeysLiquorNumbHooked Author:Johnny Depp