I can't think of another type of illness where the sufferer is made to feel guilty and question their self-care when their medications need to be changed.Jenny Lawson
I wish someone had told me this simple but confusing truth: Even when everything's going your way you can still be sad. Or anxious. Or uncomfortably numb. Because you can't always control your brain or your emotions even when things are perfect.Jenny Lawson
You learn to appreciate the fact that what drives you is very different from what you're told should make you happy. You learn that it's okay to prefer your personal idea of heaven (live-tweeting zombie movies from under a blanket of kittens) rather than someone else's idea that fame/fortune/parties are the pinnacle we should all reach for. And there's something surprisingly freeing about that.Jenny Lawson
When you come out of the grips of a depression there is an incredible relief, but not one you feel allowed to celebrate. Instead, the feeling of victory is replaced with anxiety that it will happen again.Jenny Lawson
You are defined not by life's imperfect moments, but by your reaction to them. And because there is joy in embracingārather than running fromāthe utter absurdity of life.Jenny Lawson
I've often thought that people with severe depression have developed such a well for experiencing extreme emotion that they might be able to experience extreme joy in a way that ānormal people' also might never understand.Jenny Lawson
Normal is boring. Weird is better. Goats are awesome, but only in small quantities.Jenny Lawson
When I'm freaking out I remember a puppy I once held who peed on me to mark me as his. I was not thrilled at the time but now I miss him. Perspective is a strange thing.Jenny Lawson
We're all just the products of evolution, and the person who is best at survival is the last one left standing.Jenny Lawson
I donāt have bouts of negativity. Iām struggling with a disorder thatās a silent killer, and not because itās quiet or invisible. Iām the one choosing to suffer in silence.Jenny Lawson