Merryl Hammond > Quotes

“the lines between brilliantly inspired and outrageously improbable ideas become horribly”
― Merryl Hammond, Mad Like Me: Travels in Bipolar Country

“I also reached out to far-away family and friends for emotional support. You cannot imagine the feelings of un-worthiness and shame that the diagnosis of a mental illness had caused me. I knew intellectually that I was not at fault, but I judged myself nonetheless. I had internalized the stigma around mental illness.”
― Merryl Hammond, Mad Like Me: Travels in Bipolar Country

“Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is characterized by significant shifts of mood, energy and activity.”
― Merryl Hammond, Mad Like Me: Travels in Bipolar Country

“I’ll never again underestimate the healing power of simple human contact and kindness for people with a mental illness.”
― Merryl Hammond, Mad Like Me: Travels in Bipolar Country

“To be dead, obliterated, was the finest thing I could imagine.”
― Merryl Hammond, Mad Like Me: Travels in Bipolar Country