Ken Dickson > Quotes

“If you place belief on a pedestal, it will become your prison.”
― Ken Dickson

“Soulless eyes watched me as countless seconds ticked away, increasing the potential of my suffering with each tick.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“In general, substance-induced mania will subside within four weeks.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“Belief is unprovable, but it is a stepping-stone to truth.
Faith is unshakable. It is neither belief nor truth but lights the way between them.
Truth is undeniable. It is both the intention and the end of belief, and the reward of faith.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“life of anticipating the future with joy instead of rehashing the past”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“If I forgot something he said, there was no point worrying: we’d repeat the same conversation again in a few minutes.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“During roll call, he asked Carlos his name, Carlos replied, “Fred.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“Mania is a psychological state that can be brought about by medical procedures, adverse reactions to medications (notably steroids and SSRIs), drug abuse (such as cocaine and methamphetamines), trauma (physical or psychological), or persistent mental illness such as bipolar disorder. Once experienced, it is something that will never be forgotten.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“What? That’s a sissy way for a man to pee, but I’ll give you a break. Go Ken, go Ken, you can do it, yes you can,” Dr. Bonjani chanted, clapping in time.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“Anyone will prefer being manic to being normal because it is such a perfect ruse.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“He just doesn’t want to have medication forced upon him. For all these reasons, Your Honor, I’m asking that you not impose a court order, as very convincing evidence has not been presented. Thank you.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“So, we would argue that he doesn’t have insight. He continues not to follow through with his medications, although he is taking Ativan and is clearly calmer than he was earlier. He is not following through and is in need of a court order. Thank you.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“The trick is that the past and future don't exist. They are fabrications of our mind. The only thing that truly exists is the present.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“There are seven different micro-emotions: happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, disgust, contempt, and fear.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“I turned a little farther and noticed sadly that there were no witnesses or visitors on my side of the court. It was a humbling observation.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“Hypnagogic dreams are not uncommon in situations of trauma or substance abuse.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“It was torture to be the only one: to see all the opportunities and possibilities, to have them within reach and yet have it all be meaningless.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“Here is the most eye-opening revelation of all: Ativan proved beneficial repeatedly during my ordeal.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“My collapse also resulted in a heightened awareness referred to in psychological texts as a “watcher” or “witness.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“If your loved one becomes manic, don't assume that it's hereditary or by their own choice.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“Most of the time I feel like a regular person, but at times of heightened emotions, I feel as if I’m two people: one experiencing the emotion and the other weighing its validity. Having this newfound ability to detach from emotional situations not only allows me to retain a low level of negative emotions, it also helps me to dampen anger, block fear, and remain keenly alert in chaotic and frightening situations.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“A hypnagogic dream is one where you can be awake and be dreaming at the same time.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“The brain becomes over stimulated when GABA levels are too low, resulting in rapid speech, insomnia, hyper sexuality, excessive spending, reckless decisions, risk-taking behavior, and grandiose ideas.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“How could I be happy to have a judge rule that my love was persistently and acutely disabled? I fought so hard to protect him and felt that I failed miserably. It was Kaitlin’s birthday today. What a sad birthday for her.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“All that baggage has one thing in common: it all involves the past or the future.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“She told me that Ken was taking Seroquel, Restoril and Ativan. When I asked how he hurt himself, she told me that he tried to walk through a wall.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“In the movies or on television, when someone loses his mind, a slap in the face brings him right out of it. In real life, if someone is mentally ill and you slap him, he’ll most likely remain mentally ill.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“The allegation is ‘persistently or acutely disabled.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“She eventually found it: the corticosteroid Decadron, which was given to me during surgery to prevent inflammation.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal

“Not surprisingly, a common delusion among people who are manic is a sense of enlightenment of one kind or another.”
― Ken Dickson, Detour from Normal