I was only able to start changing my life when I realized my depression was not a malfunction. It's a signal. Your depression is a signal. It's telling you something.

Johann Hari

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Everything is fine until you believe it's not.

When you can tell your story and it doesn't make you cry, you know you have healed.

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A lot of people who have experienced trauma at the hands of people they've trusted take responsibility, and that is what's toxic.

Anything that's human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.

Where would the memoir be without bipolar writers? I mean, that's what - that whole oversharing thing is really a very clear symptom of bipolar disorder. And I'm not saying that every, you know, I'm not accusing every memoirist of being bipolar. But I think in a way it's kind of a gift.

No day is so bad it can't be fixed with a nap.

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