Alexia Marie

“The thing about having a mental breakdown is that no matter how obvious it is that you're having one, it is somehow not obvious to you. I'm fine, you think. So what if I watched TV for twenty-four straight hours yesterday. I'm not falling apart. I'm just lazy. Why it's better to think yourself lazy than think yourself in distress, I'm not sure. But it was better. More than better: it was vital.”
― Tara Westover, Educated

“I wonder ... if people think of suicidal ideation as thoughts that are obviously sinister. If they assume the voice comes in a snake hiss or a demon's warped bass. Does it occur to them that it could sound like the friend who nudges you at a bad, crowded party and whispers, conspiratorially, "Hey, lets get out of here". Do [they] consider how well you have to know yourself to see that moment for what it is and whisper back, "You are not my real friend".”
― Emery Lord, [Don't] Call Me Crazy

“I'd shut myself out for so long that I had forgotten how wonderful it felt to be included, to be seen, to be heard.”
― Savannah Brown, The Truth About Keeping Secrets

“I felt guilty about that for a while until I realized everyone is just a collage of their favorite parts of other people.”
― Dodie Clark, Secrets for the Mad