David Berman Quotes

I've said before, I've always had difficulty with anxiety and depression. I've been on medication for it since I was about 18 years old, varying degrees of medication. I've had big ups and downs with it and very bad periods.

I've always suffered from depression.

I had had some months of depression. Not serious enough to keep me from work. So, I guess you'd call that a mild depression. It was becoming worse. And I was being treated for it with anti-depressants.

When I'm talking about depression, I'm talking about the more severe forms of depression, and I think that conceptualising as a form of grief is probably not the most effective way of looking at it. I mean, at the end of the day, people suffer enormously, and you want to treat it.

If you have a relative who's lost interest in everything and doesn't get out of bed, who doesn't care for things they used to, can't imagine anything that would give them any pleasure, don't fool around with it; get therapy, get help, get medication if that's right for you, or talk therapy, or something.

I have a tremendous battle with melancholy and depression.

I suffered from severe depression for over a decade. My condition deteriorated steadily. I was suicidal.

You know, you become crazy. I had done a story for '60 Minutes' on depression previously, but I had no idea that I was now experiencing it. Finally, I collapsed and just went to bed.

I actually did go through severe depression and anxiety attacks where I couldn't sleep for weeks. It was definitely several months of being not myself.

Just like other illnesses, depression can be treated so that people can live happy, active lives.

I was told that I had very likely been clinically depressed for a long, long time, probably since I was 15, or even 14. It explained, to me at least, a lot of my behaviour over the years.

I'd definitely say I'm a depressive, someone who suffers from depression.

I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety several years ago, so it's something I've been battling most of my life.

I am a smiling depressive.

Depression is a devastating illness, causing great suffering in the afflicted and anxiety to their nearest and dearest: it can hit at any age.

That is the real problem of depression - a condition which will affect an estimated one in five of the population at some point in their lives. It is completely unimaginable until you have been through it.

I have had manic-depressive illness, also known as bipolar disorder, since I was 18 years old. It is an illness that ensures that those who have it will experience a frightening, chaotic and emotional ride. It is not a gentle or easy disease.

To someone who is not currently on anti-depressants, I would suggest trying other treatments first - for example, psychotherapy.

I think I suffer from some mild depression.

When you're clinically depressed the serotonin in your brain is out of balance and probably always will be out of balance. So I take medication to get that proper balance back. I'll probably have to be on it the rest of my life.

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

I have had periods of depression in my life.

I take antidepressants, which I was embarrassed about for a long time, but it keeps me going.

I never thought I'd be somebody dealing with anxiety or depression.

No matter where you are, depression responds to the same treatment.