Mallory Ortberg Quotes

I was able to battle back through depression.

Depression is when you think there's nothing to be done. Fortunately I always think there's something to be done.

I'm not always depressed: only when I think and feel.

I always wanted to see people's lives transformed from depression and anxiety to joy and peace.

Depression and anxiety can't fit in your head if you're cultivating feelings of joy and inspiration.

I say there're no depressed words just depressed minds.

Depression is so smart - it uses all your references and patterns.

Depression, as far as I'm concerned, is just a waste of time.

I didn't get depressed, I don't get depressed.

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

I want to help people with depression understand that there is hope, so that they can get the help they need to live rich, fulfilling lives.

I have had periods of depression in my life.

I found that with depression, one of the most important things you could realise is that you're not alone.

If you don't have very strong emotions or very intense thoughts about something, you cannot get depressed.

Depression is boring, I think and I would do better to make some soup and light up the cave.

A stroke is a very difficult thing. You get depressed. . . . What I found was this: the cure for depression is to think of others, to do for others. You can always find something to be grateful for.

After all, the seeds of depression cannot take root in a grateful heart.

Circumstances do not push or pull. They are daily lessons to be studied and gleaned for new knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge and wisdom that is applied will bring about a brighter tomorrow. A person who is depressed is spending too much time thinking about the way things are now and not enough time thinking about how he wants things to be.

It's easy to get depressed and think, "Well, what's the point?" But it's the same as, "Well, we're all going to die, so what's the point in brushing my teeth or even saying hello to anyone or obeying traffic lights." You can do that, but that's certainly not going to take you anywhere.

I have to admit I do get a bit depressed at times and you know I think about the good old days when I was charging ahead.

When I'm not working, I think and I think when I get depressed.

I'm a morning "spinner." That's usually when my brain is thinking too much and I don't necessarily see things positively. So I sit myself down and remember that I'm making it up.

Most people live somewhere on the spectrum of anxiety and depression.

I'm always happy-go-lucky, and people look at me and find it shocking that I could be depressed.

Depression is something I've dealt with every day of my life.