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Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes

In some cases, some people do get depressed in the middle of their grief and they really need to be treated for depression Picture Quote #1

I think you have waves of awareness and one of the things that I found with grief was actually - I was well prepared for it by the cyclicality of my manic depressive illness because I was used to things coming and going and so forth Picture Quote #1

It’s more common than not that bipolar illness will start in the teens. One of the reasons I spend a lot of time on college campuses is exactly that reason. It’s terribly important to talk to students about knowing these things in advance Picture Quote #1

There are relatively few things that kill people that are young other than car accidents and suicide Picture Quote #1

Moods are complicated and very much a part of who we are. People would be very boring without them Picture Quote #1

Lithium remains the gold standard, but many drugs now treat bipolar disorder. Medication is critical and should be combined with psychotherapy. Compliance is a major problem. Patients believe that once they’re better, they no longer need the medication. It doesn’t work that way Picture Quote #1

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Which of my feelings are real? Which of the me’s is me? The wild, impulsive, chaotic, energetic, and crazy one? Or the shy, withdrawn, desperate, suicidal, doomed, and tired one? Probably a bit of both, hopefully much that is neither Picture Quote #1

Several politicians and wives of politicians have been public about their experiences with depression or bipolar illness, including Lawton Chiles, Patrick Kennedy, Tipper Gore and Kitty Dukakis. Each made a tremendous difference by doing so Picture Quote #1

Because I teach and write about depression and bipolar illness, I am often asked what is the most important factor in treating bipolar disorder. My answer is competence. Empathy is important, but competence is essential Picture Quote #1

There are scientists all around the world looking for the genes responsible for bipolar illness and major depression Picture Quote #1

Curiosity, wonder, and passion are defining qualities of imaginative minds and great teachers... Restlessness and discontent are vital things... Intense experience and suffering instruct us in ways less intense emotions can never do Picture Quote #1

Nothing good comes out of depression Picture Quote #1

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An ardent temperament makes one very vulnerable to dreamkillers Picture Quote #1

Without science, there would be no such hope Picture Quote #1

Grief comes and goes, but depression is unremitting Picture Quote #1

I am reminded of the importance of small kindnesses Picture Quote #1

But, with time, one has encountered many of the monsters, and one is increasingly less terrified of those still to be met Picture Quote #1

Suicide is not a blot on anyone’s name; it is a tragedy Picture Quote #1

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We all move uneasily within our restraints Picture Quote #1

Look to the living, love them, and hold on Picture Quote #1

The complexities of what we are given in life are vast and beyond comprehension Picture Quote #1

I think wanting to write is a fundamental sign of disease and discomfort. I don’t think people who are comfortable want to write Picture Quote #1

Love, like life, is much stranger and far more complicated than one is brought up to believe Picture Quote #1

I never again looked at the sky and saw only vastness and beauty. From that afternoon on I saw that death was also and always there Picture Quote #1

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Mother, who has an absolute belief that it is not the cards that one is dealt in life, it is how one plays them, is, by far, the highest card I was dealt Picture Quote #1

One is what one is, and the dishonesty of hiding behind a degree, or a title, or any manner and collection of words, is still exactly that: dishonest Picture Quote #1

Everyone has good cause for suicide, or at least it seems that way to those who search for it Picture Quote #1

It took me far too long to realize that lost years and relationships cannot be recovered. That damage done to oneself and others cannot always be put right again Picture Quote #1

I occasionally laugh and tell him that his imperturbability is worth three hundred milligrams of lithium a day to me, and it is probably true Picture Quote #1

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? Picture Quote #1

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In some cases, some people do get depressed in the middle of their grief and they really need to be treated for depression. (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) I think you have waves of awareness and one of the things that I found with grief was actually - I was well prepared for it by the cyclicality of my manic depressive illness because I was used to things coming and going and so forth. (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) It’s more common than not that bipolar illness will start in the teens. One of the reasons I spend a lot of time on college campuses is exactly that reason. It’s terribly important to talk to students about knowing these things in advance. (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) There are relatively few things that kill people that are young other than car accidents and suicide. (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) Moods are complicated and very much a part of who we are. People would be very boring without them. (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) Lithium remains the gold standard, but many drugs now treat bipolar disorder. Medication is critical and should be combined with psychotherapy. Compliance is a major problem. Patients believe that once they’re better, they no longer need the medication. It doesn’t work that way. (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) Which of my feelings are real? Which of the me’s is me? The wild, impulsive, chaotic, energetic, and crazy one? Or the shy, withdrawn, desperate, suicidal, doomed, and tired one? Probably a bit of both, hopefully much that is neither. (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) Several politicians and wives of politicians have been public about their experiences with depression or bipolar illness, including Lawton Chiles, Patrick Kennedy, Tipper Gore and Kitty Dukakis. Each made a tremendous difference by doing so. (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) Because I teach and write about depression and bipolar illness, I am often asked what is the most important factor in treating bipolar disorder. My answer is competence. Empathy is important, but competence is essential. (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) There are scientists all around the world looking for the genes responsible for bipolar illness and major depression. (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) Curiosity, wonder, and passion are defining qualities of imaginative minds and great teachers... Restlessness and discontent are vital things... Intense experience and suffering instruct us in ways less intense emotions can never do (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) Nothing good comes out of depression (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) An ardent temperament makes one very vulnerable to dreamkillers (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) Without science, there would be no such hope (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) Grief comes and goes, but depression is unremitting (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) I am reminded of the importance of small kindnesses (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) But, with time, one has encountered many of the monsters, and one is increasingly less terrified of those still to be met (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) Suicide is not a blot on anyone’s name; it is a tragedy (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) We all move uneasily within our restraints (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) Look to the living, love them, and hold on (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) The complexities of what we are given in life are vast and beyond comprehension (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) I think wanting to write is a fundamental sign of disease and discomfort. I don’t think people who are comfortable want to write (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) Love, like life, is much stranger and far more complicated than one is brought up to believe (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) I never again looked at the sky and saw only vastness and beauty. From that afternoon on I saw that death was also and always there (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) Mother, who has an absolute belief that it is not the cards that one is dealt in life, it is how one plays them, is, by far, the highest card I was dealt (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) One is what one is, and the dishonesty of hiding behind a degree, or a title, or any manner and collection of words, is still exactly that: dishonest (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) Everyone has good cause for suicide, or at least it seems that way to those who search for it (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) It took me far too long to realize that lost years and relationships cannot be recovered. That damage done to oneself and others cannot always be put right again (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) I occasionally laugh and tell him that his imperturbability is worth three hundred milligrams of lithium a day to me, and it is probably true (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes) 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? (Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes)

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