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same paranoia that was a symptom of the illness would prevent its ever being diagnosed
The sad reality of mental illness
“Life isn’t easy. It’s actually extremely difficult, with only one guaranteed ending. But you should refuse to waste it, if not for yourself, then for everyone around you.”
― You're Doing Great!: And Other Reasons to Stay Alive
― You're Doing Great!: And Other Reasons to Stay Alive
“I've never understood what people mean when they say they have to find themselves. We know who we are. The hard part is being that person. It's always so much easier to be someone else.”
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“The problem with loving so many people is that you lose so many.”
― Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different
― Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different
“Wallace whispered, 'It's easy to let yourself spiral and fall.'
'It is,' Nelson agreed. 'But it's what you do to pull your self out of it that matters most.”
― Under the Whispering Door
'It is,' Nelson agreed. 'But it's what you do to pull your self out of it that matters most.”
― Under the Whispering Door
“It's like, it's like I have a different kind of heart....sometimes I'll be at work or a party, and get that same feeling: 'I am not like these people, I don't know what I'm doing here' and it comforts me to know that I felt that way as a child too....I've been prepared to be an outsider most of my life.”
― Scrappy Little Nobody
― Scrappy Little Nobody
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