Gbenga Akinnagbe Quotes

I took a lot of bad things after Athens. I just learnt to deal with it. The problem was beforehand I had this feeling where I was trying to please everybody - I wanted everybody to like me.

I grew up very self-loathing. I was a phobic. I had anxiety. I had panic attacks.

I don't tend to think of these characters as losers. I like the struggles that people have, people who are feeling like they don't fit into society, because I still sort of feel that way.

My fears and anxieties throughout my whole life have been slowly squeezing my voice.

'Faking It' was hard for me to let go of because I knew how many kids it helped.

I'm not always 'Dominick Cruz, Tough Guy.' Depression runs in my bloodline.

I still deal with triggers and neuroses that I've developed over the decades. But I do think I have a great amount of compassion for people who feel that they don't fit in, or people who feel they have trouble finding their place in this world.

Some people are too prideful to go out and reach out to people to help them in that situation because it's just such a dark time.

I understand how hard it is to talk to people about MS. You don't want pity or random advice.

I wanted to put a human face on anxiety disorders. I thought people who suffer from anxiety might recognize themselves and gain some comfort from my story and for those who don't suffer from anxiety disorders gain some understanding.

It's sad, actually, because my anxiety keeps me from enjoying things as much as I should at this age.

I have learned to become not an M.D. but a 'C.D.' for the wounded people I meet. Yes, a 'Chosen Dad' who may not like their behavior but loves and reparents them and helps them to heal their lives and find self-worth and self-esteem and save their lives.

I've dealt with depression my entire life, on and off, which makes me the perfect author for teenage readers.

I like the struggles that people have, people who are feeling like they don't fit into society, because I still sort of feel that way.

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.

I have friends who've tried suicide many times and haven't succeeded. I myself made an attempt, so I had a connection with that sort of group of people who have tried suicide at one time in their lives.

If a man or woman has something redone it is because he or she can no longer live with that part of their body, it is no longer bearable. Either they get help and find the strength to fight or they proceed with the act.

I am a woman who has my extreme vulnerable side and my baggage - and at times I feel extremely weak.

I still get awful depression. It's who I am.

If I can help a kid feel more comfortable in their skin because they're struggling with maybe the things I struggled with in high school, that's great.

Sometimes, I get afraid it has defined me, that sense of grief, loss and illness. But actually, it is about allowing myself to take hold and say: 'This is part of who I am, but not only who I am.'

My weight has been an emotional roller-coaster for me, and I am ready to get off it.

I never got to the point of needing drugs or thinking about giving up myself.

I'm more comfortable with whatever's wrong with me than my father was whenever he felt he failed or didn't measure up to the standard he set.

For a long time, I would go out of my way to have a personal appearance on the verge of an insane person, because it was closer to how I felt, but I looked so dumb. So, I just stopped. It was like, 'I'm just going to look like a banker.'