Dolōrōsa Tristesse

“SUICIDE... Is to have the freedom to choose; when, where and how to die.”
― John Zea

“Your strength doesn't come from winning. It comes from struggles and hardship. Everything that you go through prepares you for the next level.”
― Germany Kent

“When mental [illness] increases until it reaches the danger point, do not exhaust yourself by efforts to trace back to original causes. Better accept them as inevitable and save your strength to fight against the effects.”
― George Sand

“This is what happens to the brain of those living with mental illnesses (more accurately, "brain illnesses"). The brain does not function as it should; life is out of control. The brain alters our bodies; thoughts are distorted, emotions are unregulated, and behaviors we once thought could never occur happen. One of the most challenging, exhausting, and painful phenomena we do as humans is to live and survive with these changes in our minds. The toll it takes on an individual's body and the people in their lives is, tragically, often too much to bear.

-Dr. Daniel J. Reidenberg”
― Kevin Hines, Cracked, Not Broken: Surviving and Thriving After a Suicide Attempt