Antea

“there is nothing more intoxicating for a depressed person with an alcoholic parent in his past than being told you are loved and wanted.”
― John Moe, The Hilarious World of Depression

“Only by being useful or talented, and receiving external recognition, would I achieve personhood. I couldn’t imagine a world where I was a worthwhile person by dint of mere existence; I felt like I needed to earn it and prove it every day. Don’t worry, this feeling went away after only several decades.”
― John Moe, The Hilarious World of Depression

“Trauma occurs when something happens that’s too horrible for your brain to deal with, so you just store it away. Over time, the horrible thing, which is still there, starts coming out in a variety of ugly ways, causing mental problems that you don’t even associate with the trauma because it happened so long ago.”
― John Moe, The Hilarious World of Depression

“Depression steals your ability to feel happy and proud even at the moments you should be happiest and proudest.”
― John Moe, The Hilarious World of Depression