Quotes About Support

My wife is the most awesome person in the universe. She's made this experience much less miserable for me, with her compassion, patience and understanding.

if you suspect that you have a mental illness, there is no reason to be ashamed, or embarrassed, and most importantly, you do not need to be afraid. You do not need to suffer. There is nothing noble in suffering, and there is nothing shameful or weak in asking for help.

YOU must ask for help when anxiety makes you feel out of control. Because we need you. We need you to be well and whole and taking care of yourselves. I know that the prevailing rise of anti-intellectualism that's plaguing our world right now can be unbelievably depressing.

we in America have done a lot to help people who live with mental illness, we have not done nearly enough to make it okay for our fellow travelers on the wonky brain express to reach out and accept that help.

There is no reason to feel embarrassed when you reach out to a professional for help, because the person you are reaching out to is someone who has literally dedicated their life to helping people like us live, instead of merely exist.

And it's not like I never reached out for help. I did! I just didn't know what questions to ask, and the adults I was close to didn't know what answers to give.

It is easy to become a father, but very difficult to be a father.

We live in a community of people not so that we can suppress and dominate eachother or make each other miserable but so that we can better and more reliably satisfy all life's healthy needs.

The books - the generous friends who met me without suspicion - the merciful masters who never used me ill!

We thank Thee, O Father of all, for... all the soul-help that sad souls understand.

A friend is like anything else. A dog, a plant. You ignore them and they tend to die on you.

individuals feel relieved of responsibility when they know that others have heard the same request for help.

Man hat uns früh eingeschärft, dass ein Leben Publikum benötigt.

There are a lot of people who will give money or materials, but very few who will give time and affection.

There are a great many women in the world. But in your entire life you only get a few friends.

It [ME] is one of the most disabling diseases that I care for, far exceeding HIV disease except for the terminal stages.

The job of a leader is often to carry the burden of worry and concern alone to spare his followers worry over that which they, as followers, cannot change or influence even if they had all of the discomforting facts.

that being needed was not the same as being accepted.

Il migliore amico mi ha risposto che non sarebbe andato a trovare Tijo in ospedale; preferiva conservare di lui l'immagine di una "vitalità indistruttibile". Delicatezza disgustosa, che abbandona un uomo alla propria agonia. Odio gli amici in spirito. Mi piacciono solo gli amici in carne e ossa.

Les souvenirs sont comme les orphelins, leur avenir dépend de la famille d'accueil.

It's rough being without a librarian for a whole month, isn't it?" Starr Lackawanna said. "Yes!" we all said.

Aprecio seu interesse pelo meu bem-estar no trabalho. Mas, agora, preciso de você como ouvinte. Você gostaria de me escutar por alguns minutos? Depois, eu adoraria receber suas orientações para lidar com essa situação.

One hand washes the other, and both hands wash the face." "A very old Jewish proverb.

You know what they say about family, don't you?" "What's that?" "It's the other F-word.