I am bipolar, and I am proud. And that is why I wanted to write a book. To shine a light on mental illness, to be vulnerable about the days I let it take control and paid dearly for it, and to tell anyone fighting a similar battle: You are not alone. You are not broken.

AJ Lee

Similar quotes

The simple solution for disappointment depression: Get up and get moving. Physically move. Do. Act. Get going.

Peter McWilliams

Don't believe every worried thought you have. Worried thoughts are notoriously inaccurate.

Alone with thoughts of what should have long been forgotten, I let myself be carried away into the silent screams of delirium.

Post traumatic stress injury isn't a disease. It's a wound to the soul that never heals.

Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say "My tooth is aching" than to say "My heart is broken".

You are not alone. You are not weak. You are brass and bold and stronger than this disease. You are.

;