Pete Hamill: I was born in 1935. But my mother...

Quote	I was born in 1935. But my mother and father - who were immigrants from Ireland - and everybody that I knew growing up in Brooklyn came out of the Depression, and they were remarkable people. Copy
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Category	Depression
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Quote: Yes, I suffer terribly from depression. I have to work at being happy, it's not my natural instinct. My natural instinct is, if something wonderful happens, to throw water in my own face.
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Author:
Fannie Flagg
Category:
Depression

Yes, I suffer terribly...

Quote: Get away from the place that makes you feel comfortable with your depression. The reality is it's never as bad as the insanity you've created in your head.
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Author:
Ben Huh
Category:
Depression

Get away from the...

Quote: I grew up on what everybody called a plantation - but believe me, it wasn't a plantation. It was just an old farm. I grew up with a lot of black people working in the fields, and it was during the Depression between 1930 and the war, so we were all poor - black and white.
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Author:
Sam Phillips
Category:
Depression

I grew up on...

Quote: In my experience, divorce takes you out for about 10 years, but you hear people talk about it lightly. The same with depression. You only have to have one good breakdown before you realize you need help. It's pretty frightening.
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Author:
Julia Cameron
Category:
Depression

In my experience, divorce...

Quote: Reagonomics - a blend of monetarism and fiscal Keynesianism swathed in classical liberal and supply-side rhetoric - is in no way going to solve the problem of inflationary depression or of the business cycle.
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Author:
Murray Rothbard
Category:
Depression

Reagonomics - a blend...

Quote: That's the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily, that it's impossible to ever see the end. The fog is like a cage without a key.
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Author:
Elizabeth Wurtzel
Category:
Depression

That's the thing about...

Quote: My education in the public schools of New York City between 1932 and 1944 was an excellent preparation for a life in science. Because of the Depression, these schools were able to attract a remarkably talented and dedicated collection of teachers who encouraged their students to strive for the highest levels of accomplishment.
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Author:
Robert Fogel
Category:
Depression

My education in the...

Quote: The world of manic depression is a world of bad judgment calls.
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Author:
Carrie Fisher
Category:
Depression

The world of manic...

Quote: Maybe there's a perception of me as grumpy old bugger who suffers from depression. It's a total misconception. I don't think of myself as any grumpier than the next person. I'm not even grumpy first thing in the morning.
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Author:
Paul Merton
Category:
Depression

Maybe there's a perception...

Quote: When I was a teenager, I battled some severe depression.
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Author:
Kendra Wilkinson
Category:
Depression

When I was a...

Quote: Men and women whose early youth was shaped in the ordeal of the Great Depression showed the values formed in that crucible when tyranny threatened a world.
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Author:
Steve Buyer
Category:
Depression

Men and women whose...

Quote: I'm really clear about what my life mission is now. There's no more depression or lethargy, and I feel like I've returned to the athlete I once was. I'm integrating all the parts of me - jock, musician, writer, poet, philosopher - and becoming stronger as a result.
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Author:
Alanis Morissette
Category:
Depression

I'm really clear about...

Quote: My parents have been very supportive, in fact, it was my mother who identified that what I was going through was actually depression. My family and friends never let me feel as if something was wrong with me. They made me feel that what I was going through was okay. They supported my decision to take medication for depression.
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Author:
Deepika Padukone
Category:
Depression

My parents have been...

Quote: Bipolar indicates that you're not - you don't just experience depression, but the mood swing goes up, and it can go very up.
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Author:
Patty Duke
Category:
Depression

Bipolar indicates that you're...

Quote: People saw the Depression as a necessary thing - a chance to squeeze out the excesses, get back to Puritan morality. That just made things worse.
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Author:
Ben Bernanke
Category:
Depression

People saw the Depression...

Quote: The causes for my eating disorder ran along the usual lines: depression, an inability to express my rage, a desire to exert control, a desire to feel less, a desire to have my body express the things my voice could not. That, and I had gotten in the habit of believing it was better to take up less space.
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Author:
Zoe Kazan
Category:
Depression

The causes for my...

Quote: Keep reiterating, again and again, that depression is not something you 'admit to.' It is not something you have to blush about; it is a human experience. It is not you. It is simply something that happens to you.
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Author:
Matt Haig
Category:
Depression

Keep reiterating, again and...

Quote: 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.
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Author:
Rene Russo
Category:
Depression

Unfortunately, I think depression...

Quote: The truth is that for those 86 long years when the Red Sox went without a World Series win, fans were not only in a recession, but trapped in a longstanding, deeply entrenched sports depression.
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Author:
Julianna Baggott
Category:
Depression

The truth is that...

Quote: I was having problems with depression and anxiety disorder, and it felt like not blogging about it was creating a false history. When I did finally share the problems I was having, I was shocked - not only by the support that was given to me, but also by the incredible amount of people who admitted they struggled with the same thing.
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Author:
Jenny Lawson
Category:
Depression

I was having problems...

Quote: Certainly there is such a thing as chemical depression, and for that, obviously, there are issues that psychotherapists are much more expert at speaking to, but I think there is a low-grade depression that actually prevails in our society. And most of us feel it.
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Author:
Marianne Williamson
Category:
Depression

Certainly there is such...

Quote: Recovering from the suicide of a loved one, you need all the help you can get, so I very much recommend a meditation program. The whole picture of how to recover from this has to do with body, mind, and spirit. That's applicable to any kind of depression.
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Author:
Judy Collins
Category:
Depression

Recovering from the suicide...

Quote: When I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder the year I turned 50, it was certainly a shock. But as a journalist, knowing a little bit about a lot of things, I didn't suffer the misconception that depression was all in my head or a mark of poor character. I knew it was a disease, and, like all diseases, was treatable.
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Author:
Jane Pauley
Category:
Depression

When I was diagnosed...

Quote: High school was difficult for me because I was in the thick of dealing with my depression and anxiety.
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Author:
Lili Reinhart
Category:
Depression

High school was difficult...

Quote: There have been periods in my life where I have experienced depression. It has been through some of my darkest moments that I have written some of my best songs. For me, singing and writing is very therapeutic. It's much more effective than taking Prozac!
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Author:
Gerry Rafferty
Category:
Depression

There have been periods...

Quote: Here is the tragedy: when you are the victim of depression, not only do you feel utterly helpless and abandoned by the world, you also know that very few people can understand, or even begin to believe, that life can be this painful.
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Author:
Giles Andreae
Category:
Depression

Here is the tragedy:...

Quote: The greatest benefit of depression is the fact that when I have talked about it, every so often someone comes up and says, 'You saved my dad's life.'
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Author:
Dick Cavett
Category:
Depression

The greatest benefit of...

Quote: The miserable failures of capitalist economies in the Great Depression were root causes of worldwide social and political disasters.
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Author:
James Tobin
Category:
Depression

The miserable failures of...

Quote: They say that it's rare, and for the longest time, I felt alone being a victim of TSS. It not only left physical wounds but mental ones. I battled PTSD and fell into a dark depression after what happened. I melted into my bed, and life just sort of stopped.
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Author:
Lauren Wasser
Category:
Depression

They say that it's...

Quote: As far as I was concerned, the Depression was an ill wind that blew some good. If it hadn't occurred, my parents would have given me my college education. As it was, I had to scrabble for it.
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Author:
Sargent Shriver
Category:
Depression

As far as I...

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