Alfred Jodl Quotes

People see your life on social media, and they say, 'Oh my gosh, it's perfect,' and I'm like, 'No, every day, it's not even just a struggle: it's something new, and it's a new challenge to make sure that I'm mentally stable and healthy and that I'm okay.' It was just great to finally get it out and talk about it.

I told the doctor I was overtired, anxiety-ridden, compulsively active, constantly depressed, with recurring fits of paranoia. Turns out I'm normal.

A well-balanced mind is the best remedy against affliction.

I'm not the kind of person who likes to shout out my personal issues from the rooftops, but with my bipolar becoming public, I hope fellow sufferers will know it's completely controllable. I hope I can help remove any stigma attached to it, and that those who don't have it under control will seek help with all that is available to treat it.

Two things I do for maintenance: I get a manicure once a month, and I see my therapist about every six weeks. I am happy to report that, at this point, my nails crack more often than I do.

If my revelation of having bipolar II has encouraged one person to seek help, then it is worth it. There is no need to suffer silently and there is no shame in seeking help.

Depression and anxiety can't fit in your head if you're cultivating feelings of joy and inspiration.

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

Occupying my mind with complex problems has been my best and most powerful and most reliable defense against my mental illness.

I'm always happy-go-lucky, and people look at me and find it shocking that I could be depressed.

Depression, as far as I'm concerned, is just a waste of time.

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.

I couldn't be with someone who is depressed all the time.

I didn't get depressed, I don't get depressed.

I was awfully curious to find out why I didn't go insane.

My recovery from manic depression has been an evolution, not a sudden miracle.

I don't know how people can live without a therapist.

Dealing with chronic anxiety has taught me to better understand the nuances of mental illness and the very individual nature of it.

I've never met a well-adjusted person. It's weird.

Depression is so exhausting - it takes up so much of your time and energy - and silence about it, it really does make the depression worse.

I am on medication - I've talked about that before - just to help my anxiety, so I'm not depressed all the time.

I live with being bipolar, but it doesn't define me anymore.

If you're upset by something I said, you have bigger problems than you think.

The thing with depression is you don't realise you have it and even when you do you don't want to realise you have it.

If you don't have very strong emotions or very intense thoughts about something, you cannot get depressed.