Mania is as bad as it gets. If not treated, it will become worse, more frequent, and harder to treat.
Kay Redfield JamisonRead
When you're depressed, there's no calendar. There are no dates, there's no day, there's no night, there's no seconds, there's no minutes, there's nothing. You're just existing in this cold, murky, ever-heavy atmosphere, like they put you inside a vial of mercury.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote illustrates the sense of timelessness and heaviness that comes with depression.
Rod Steiger's quote conveys the profound experience of depression as a state where time loses its meaning and everything feels burdensome. In this dense atmosphere, the individual feels trapped in a cold and murky existence devoid of structure, making it challenging to escape the overwhelming feelings of despair.
Themes
DepressionTimeExistenceHopelessnessBurden
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech addressing mental health awareness, this quote can be used to illustrate the isolating feeling of depression.
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