Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes & Sayings
41 most famous Kay Redfield Jamison quotes and sayings (psychologist). These are the first 10 quotes we have.
“I think one thing is that anybody who's had to contend with mental illness - whether it's depression, bipolar illness or severe anxiety, whatever - actually has a fair amount of resilience in the sense that they've had to deal with suffering already, personal suffering.”
“I believe that curiosity, wonder and passion are defining qualities of imaginative minds and great teachers; that restlessness and discontent are vital things; and that intense experience and suffering instruct us in ways that less intense emotions can never do.”
“One of things so bad about depression and bipolar disorder is that if you don't have prior awareness, you don't have any idea what hit you.”
“Grief comes and goes, but depression is unremitting.”
“Grief is so human, and it hits everyone at one point or another, at least, in their lives. If you love, you will grieve, and that's just given.”
“Never once, during any of my bouts of depression, had I been inclined or able to pick up a telephone and ask a friend for help. It wasn't in me.”
“I have had manic-depressive illness, also known as bipolar disorder, since I was 18 years old. It is an illness that ensures that those who have it will experience a frightening, chaotic and emotional ride. It is not a gentle or easy disease.”
“Nothing good comes out of depression.”
“Mood disorders are terribly painful illnesses, and they are isolating illnesses. And they make people feel terrible about themselves when, in fact, they can be treated.”
“Confidentiality is an ancient and well-warranted social value.”
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