Andrew Solomon Quotes

I battle with things like depression in my life, I battle with things like anxiety, I battle with things like attention deficit disorder, and I ignored them all.

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

I've suffered through depression and anxiety my entire life.

The truth is that several years ago, I suffered from depression. And I remember during this time, I basically fell into this hole where my life became cold, and it became gray, and I lost sight of everything that was important to me.

I don't think of depression as contagious. Other depressed people challenge the idea - which can be very persistent and irritating - that there is something odd about you: that you are unique with regard to this wretched state.

Feeling anxious or depressed sometimes is part of what it means to be a person, and it might even be essential to success.

I personally dealt with a lot of depression and anxiety in my life.

In 2013, I went through a really great depression.

I had gone through a really rough patch in my life, struggling with anxiety and depression for the first time ever, and it was totally new to me. I really had no idea what was going on, and it was all I could think about, so it was all I could write about.

When I was younger, there weren't many people that were open about going through anxiety, so I never knew how to deal with it.

I have struggled with anxiety and depression since I was a teenager.

It is obvious, in retrospect, to lean on those who love us most. With depression, in part because of the shame attached to it, it's harder to be honest.

Get away from the place that makes you feel comfortable with your depression. The reality is it's never as bad as the insanity you've created in your head.

I don't torture myself.

Googling me, you talk about being depressed. First of all there's 18 websites that predict my early death.

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

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

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.

Depression, suffering and anger are all part of being human.

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

I found out that I couldn't have a nervous breakdown. I tried a couple of times, but it just didn't work out. My mind, my body wouldn't let me.

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

I should have a therapist. I have plenty to therapise about.

I think there's a danger, for me at least, in retreating and going inward and depression. I have to stay diligent against that tendency.

Unfortunately, I think depression and anxiety are really hard to live with. And what people don't need is to feel bad about themselves because they decide to go on medication.