Christopher Moore Quotes

Perhaps not being very self-aware in the past masked depression. I think I was confused. I think I was immature. I think I probably was quite depressed.

I had a terrible fear of not being normal - of not seeming normal. So I went to the library and read every psychology book I could find. Anything about how normal people behave.

I think that dwelling on other people's perception of you is the road to complete madness, unfortunately. I try and resist that.

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.

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.

When I believe, I am crazy. When I don't believe, I suffer psychotic depression.

I don't know if I'm 'normal.'

I'm on the Zoloft to keep from killing y'all.

I don't have big anxieties. I wish I did. I'd be much more interesting.

I think comedy comes more from a low sense of self-esteem, and I certainly have that.

I just live my life how I live as a person. I certainly am not, like, a saint or an angel by any means. I'm not anything like that. But I live just how I live. I mean, I have a little paranoia, but that's about it.

I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet.

I try not to think about my life. I have no life. I need therapy.

I have thought sometimes that the sanest people, the people who are just very balanced, very happy, are probably lower achieving than other people. My kind of irrationality happens to be fear or anxiety.

Once a week, I like to slip into a deep existential depression where I lose all my sense of oneness and self-worth.

If I went to a psychiatrist, it would be a long session. I've always thought that I do have a number of issues that probably need dealing with, because I am quite odd in some ways.

My dad used to say, 'You wouldn't worry so much about what people thought about you if you knew how seldom they did.

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

I suppose one should have an integrated personality, but I've never really seen the point.

I'm a nut, but not just a nut.

I can't remember who told me but I was advised early on not to Google myself or read things about myself... I don't read a lot but get the gist of what's been said from friends and family. It's good to avoid it if you want to be normal person.

Most people do surprisingly poorly when dealing with a relative who is hurting, depressed, or anxious - we get defensive and try to solve the problem rather than finding the truth in what the person is saying.

I never worried about topping myself.

Depression taught me the importance of compassion and hard work, and that you can overcome enormous obstacles.

There's been moments of depression in my life, moments when I was in situations that I thought I wouldn't be able to get out of.