Aldous Harding Quotes

I'm just sittin here trying not to be unhappy.

Well of course I get depressed sometimes, yes I do.

I was always depressed growing up. There wasn't a reason for it, I just was. I was sad and morose. I cried a lot, I wrote a lot, and I read a lot; and that was how I dealt with it.

I could not bounce back from my divorce - emotionally - I just could not bounce back.

I used to be good friends with my depression, saying oh I'm so depressed, or life is terrible.

The root of the problem I have is anxiety, and it's all derived from something - I'm just going to say it, some kind of sadness. It manifests in so many different ways and it affects people differently.

All of us know someone who has been through difficult emotional times, and we know how hard it can be to see a way forward.

Quite frankly I don't know how to be happy. I have not a clue.

I was depressed for a long time.

I can't deal with waking up and being sad.

I have a very high frequency of anger, and a very high frequency of sadness.

If you don't enjoy your life, sorrow, sadness, suffering, fear, shame and guilt will.

I decided I wanted out because it was killing me, and I couldnt see where to go with it that wouldnt be fatal.

It's just so hard to feel good, you know?

What you must understand about me is that I’m a deeply unhappy person.

I'm not happy. I'm not happy at all.

I was bored. Sad. Lonely. It was only a matter of time before I cracked.

My childhood, I would say, was a bit sad. Society resents that.

I've definitely had times in my life where I've been depressed and not able to do anything at all.

I was six when my parents divorced, and that was tough for me.

I have a hard time being happy, and I think a lot of creative people suffer with that when life gets real happy.

But I was never, you know, when I see some kids today who are close to their parents, close to their friends... I think it's simply wonderful. I was not a happy kid. Back in those days, I remember the sick, gray days were better. Because when it was sunny I'd feel worse.

Sadness is a super important thing not to be ashamed about but to include in our lives. One of the bigger problems with sadness or depression is there's so much shame around it. If you have it you're a failure. You are felt as being very unattractive.

I cry all the time.

In some cases, some people do get depressed in the middle of their grief, and they really need to be treated for depression.