Disorders Quotes
Disorders Quote of the day
A cultural fixation on female thinness is not an obsession about female beauty but an obsession about female obedience.
The mentally ill frighten and embarrass us. And so we marginalize the people who most need our acceptance. What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation.
Imagining that you are deep and complex, but others are simple, is one of the primary signs of malignant selfishness.
The stronger that women grow, the more prestige, fame, and money is accorded to the display professions: They are held higher and higher above the heads of rising women, for them to emulate.
Aging in women is 'unbeautiful' since women grow more powerful with time, and since the links between generations of women must always be broken.
Some people who are obsessed with food become gourmet chefs. Others become eating disorders.
If I can't feel, if I can't move, if I can't think, and I can't care, then what conceivable point is there in living?
As the helpless vampire watched the transformation, it started screaming. It was still screaming when his rows of razor sharp teeth sank into its throat.
Worry is like a roller coaster ride that you think will take you somewhere, but it never does.
People's behaviors are messages, not a diagnosis because I can no longer discern the world's version of insanity.
It's the soul that's starving, not the body
Dissociation appears to be... the internal mechanism by which terrorized people are silenced.
I rather be a stupid person wanting clarification and answers, in order to be wiser, than be a stupid person that blindly believes the lies they are told, without question.
I don’t need anyone else to distract me from myself anymore, like I always thought I would.
You want to be there for me but an anxiety attack is a solitary activity.
The mind that constantly wanders through the past is always a terrible mess.
Sleep disorders are a known occupational hazard to astronomers and their support staff.
It is in your best interest to avoid sleep debt, otherwise be prepared to pay both the DEBT and the INTEREST!
I drift into the armpits of strangers, tasting their manic salt, and sleep to forget everything.
I'm just scared I won't run as fast as I did my freshman year, ' I admitted, choking back tears.Coach Woj looked at me for a moment, his eye gentle.'You don't have to.
Police intentionally murdering a mentally unstable person will always be unacceptable when there are numerous other non-lethal options available to them.
Killing yourself slowly is still killing yourself. Wanting to die is not the same as wanting to come home. Recovery is hard work. Not wanting to die is hard work.
Those with dissociative disorders face a big enough battle living as multiples and dealing with past trauma. Like everyone else, they deserve to be heard and recognised, not stigmatised.
I hear a siren and, if we weren’t already in a hospital, I would have assumed they were coming for nearly everyone in this room.
To actually accept that you have an eating disorder or a mental health issue is actually a sign of great, great strength. It is not a sign of weakness at all.
We are all a collection of lost causes, stashed here so no one has to see just how wounded we are.
Dissociative Disorders have a high rate of responsiveness to therapy and that with proper treatment, their prognosis is quite good.
It is not unusual for subjects diagnosed with a Dissociative Disorder on the SCID-D to be surprised at having their symptoms validated by a clinician who understands the nature of their disorder.
With respect to the acceptance of dissociative disorders, as with most issues in life, it is counterproductive to spend time trying to convince people of things they don't want to know.
Dissociation is adaptive: it allows relatively normal functioning for the duration of the traumatic event and then leaves a large part of the personality unaffected by the trauma.
A look of interest, or perhaps doubt, came across his face. "Well, " he said, "I'm sure your bulimia was fulfilling some need.
And that’s the problem. When you’realive, people can hurt you. It’s easier to crawl into a bonecage or a snowdrift of confusion. It’s easier to lock everybodyout.But it’s a lie.
One of the most dangerous myths surrounding eating disorders is that they are a life sentence.
Anorexia cannot be cured by treating the physical symptoms alone
I am angry that I starved my brain and that I sat shivering in my bed at night instead of dancing or reading poetry or eating ice cream or kissing a boy...
Somewhere I read that anorexia recovery is more painful for the sufferer than actively engaging in the eating disordered behaviours
Early identification of patients who suffer from dissociative symptoms and disorders is essential for successful treatment, because these disorders do not resolve spontaneously.
This disease comes with a package: shame. When any other part of your body gets sick, you get sympathy.
