“Mind over matter represents the triumph of will over physical hindrance. Our thoughts are our weapon against the world.”

“Officially, it is no more possible to be a little bit OCD than it is to be a little bit pregnant or a little bit dead.”

“I existed in a world that never is , a prison of the mind.”

“It sometimes entered Mr. Pontellier's mind to wonder if his wife were not growing a little unbalanced mentally. He could see plainly that she was not herself. That is, he could not see that she was...”

“Sanity is over-rated. It lacks color.”

“Having a child who is struggling doesn't make you a bad parent, just as being a child who is struggling doesn't make your child a bad kid.”

“Unfortunately, mental health is so misunderstood that some people think you have to be crazy to need to speak to a therapist.”

“The process of reforming the mental health system never includes the complaints that families and caregivers have regarding a need for increased access to resources, treatment, education, and finan...”

“The talked about their messed-up, dysfunctional families, carefully respecting boundaries, never probing too deep in any one sitting. And they always ended up laughing. Even when the subject matter...”

“Torture: knowing something makes no sense, but doing it anyways.”

“Personality is a slot machine, and the cherries, lemons, and bells are your SSRI system, your schizophrenic tendency, your left/right brain lobalization, your anxiety proclivity, your wiring glitch...”