Xavier Amador

“The last myth proved false by recent research concerns the idea that when one is seriously mentally ill, insight into illness leads to demoralization, depression, and suicidal thoughts. Having said that, suicide is clearly a very serious problem in both depression and schizophrenia, as estimates are that as many as one out of every ten persons with schizophrenia will die from suicide.”
― Xavier Amador, I Am Not Sick I Don’t Need Help!: How to Help Someone Accept Treatment - 20th Anniversary Edition

“The first step is to stop arguing and start listening to your loved one in a way that leaves him feeling that his point of view—including his delusional ideas and the belief that he is not sick—is being respected.”
― Xavier Amador, I Am Not Sick I Don’t Need Help!: How to Help Someone Accept Treatment - 20th Anniversary Edition