Noah

“Mental illnesses grab you by the leg, screaming, and chow you down whole.They make you selfish. They make you irrational. They make you irrational. They make you self-absorbed. They make you needy. They make you cancel plans last minute. They make you not very fun to spend time with. They make you exhausting to be near.”
― Holly Bourne, Am I Normal Yet?

“Dit is wat mensen doen. Daalt de levensstandaard, dan verzinnen we van alles om de nieuwe situatie acceptabel te maken.”
― Hanna Bervoets, Alles wat er was

“Schipbreuk
Ik wilde me inschepen voor
een land waar ik nog niet bestond

onderweg ben ik verdronken

alleen om niet al te weerloos
aan te spoelen later
lieg ik een vlot
lieg ik reddingsboei
lieg ik mijn hoofd boven water.”
― Ellen Warmond

“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