Bobcat Goldthwait Quotes

I've had some dark nights of the soul, of course, but giving in to depression would be a sellout, a defeat.

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

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

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

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

Well, you can't be depressed and sad 24 hours a day.

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 don't look at myself as suffering.

I start to think there really is no cure for depression, that happiness is an ongoing battle, and I wonder if it isn't one I'll have to fight for as long as I live. I wonder if it's worth it.

I have had periods of depression in my life.

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

I don't want to get all self-help on everyone. But I definitely think there was a period in my life where I thought I would feel the same way, forever. And every day felt like 'Groundhog Day,' where I was super, super depressed.

My schedule for today lists a six-hour self-accusatory depression.

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

In my life I've gone through a lot of really hard times. I went through depression and had so many challenges that I overcame. And I overcame because I just decided to be happy.

I used to get out of bed sometimes and feel depressed and watched a lot of reruns on TV to get over it. I should have allowed myself to be a little more human and not worry about trying to be a superwoman.

Depression opens the door to beauty of some kind.

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

I've often felt depressed; everyone feels depressed.

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.

Yes, I suffer terribly from depression. I have to work at being happy, it's not my natural instinct. My natural instinct is, if something wonderful happens, to throw water in my own face.

If you suffer from depression, anything that makes you feel has to the most important thing in your life, because it's the only thing that can save you.

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

I'm not brave, I'm not fantastic. I'm like any other woman. I'm unhappy. I'm difficult. I'm sad. Am I strong, too? Maybe, but not always. There are days when I don't want to see anyone. The most important thing you learn? You can live with it.

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