Rand Paul Quotes

I'm not a tortured soul.

Depression is close to me, but suicide hasn't been.

We must learn how to live in the space of inner peace in our everyday lives. This takes consistent, conscious effort because I know so many black women are hurting and sad, and we don't easily express our heartache or show our wounds.

How long does it take for a broken spirit to kill a body that has food, water and shelter?

If you are chronically down, it is a lifelong fight to keep from sinking

There are times in my life when I haven't been happy. Sometimes it's not even physical, it's something else. The key is identifying why you're unhappy and doing whatever you can to fix it in a healthy way.

I think everybody has had emotional distress, but yes, I think I'm pretty stable.

I've had to find my sanity.

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

If you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any moment.

I've often felt depressed; everyone feels depressed.

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

I've had my share of dark days of the soul. I try not to focus on it too much so it doesn't get to me.

Mirth, and even cheerfulness, when employed as remedies in low spirits, are like hot water to a frozen limb.

We all have human emotions that rob our lives.

You never really shake depression and that's a tough road you have to deal with.

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

What I want for my fans and for the world, for anyone who feels pain, is to lean into that pain and embrace it as much as they can and begin the healing process.

Stress is real, and you never know what a person is going through behind the camera.

Earlier in my life, I had a tendency toward depression.

I came close to depression, but when I started to feel I could really lose myself, I somehow escaped it.

Everyone has their moments of solitude, difficulties, and vulnerability.

I have had periods of depression in my life.

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.

If I break my finger, I go to accident and emergency. If I have a cold, I go to the pharmacy. If I'm broken inside, where do I go? So, to help myself heal, I felt the best way to do this would be to talk, to share and to better understand what it is that I have.