As no one knew much about my mental illness, a lot... -Andy Behrman

As no one knew much about my mental illness, a lot of people had the attitude that I had the capability to 'kick it' and get better instantly. This was the most frustrating attitude for me.

Andy Behrman , Writer
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Andy Behrman is an American writer and mental health advocate. He is the author of the memoir "Electroboy," which chronicles his experiences living with bipolar disorder and his journey to find stability and recovery. Behrman's book sheds light on mental illness and the challenges faced by those living with it. He has become an advocate for mental health awareness and has spoken openly about his own experiences to reduce stigma and promote understanding.

Andy Behrman Quotes to Explore

After graduation in June of 1984, I moved to Manhattan. My first stop was a psychiatrist, who in less than our first fifty-minute session again diagno...
As no one knew much about my mental illness, a lot of people had the attitude that I had the capability to 'kick it' and get better instantly. This wa...
In my most psychotic stages, I imagine myself chewing on sidewalks and bulging and swallowing sunlight and clouds....
Friends and family were convinced I was functioning just fine because I was efficient, productive and successful - who wouldn't be working twenty hour...
My illness is one often characterized by dramatic overspending - in my case through frenzied shopping sprees, credit card abuse, excessive hoarding of...
I am a rapid-cycling manic-depressive, bi-polar one disorder, which means I can have thirty or forty episodes a year, and I used to have thirty to for...
The little depression I experienced during my manic-depression was not like depression as anyone else had ever described it. It was very violent and a...
I think, when it comes to psychiatry, that a lot of people are overmedicated. I think when it comes to ECT a lot of people go through too much. I thin...
Manic depression is a type of depression, technically, and it's the opposite of uni-polar. Manic depression is also called bi-polar disorder. Some peo...
There are lots of people with mental health disabilities, and that's just the way their life is; it's not like you see it in the movies....

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The attitude in Baltimore in 1999 was almost one of resignation, that our problems were bigger than our capacity to handle them....
There's always been something deeply disturbing about the Abbott government's attitude to women....
I think the world is ambivalent about feminism. So I can't blame college students. I think they're reflecting the greater culture's attitude toward fe...
Maybe the Burberry woman is undefinable! I think it's less about what she looks like and more about an attitude....
There are many movies which come with an attitude of black and white. I am good and you are bad. And there are many movies that are also trying to see...
I have always had a mystical attitude toward inspiration. That's my nature....
I believe e-courses will eventually change people's attitude toward learning. Education will play an increasingly dominant role in people's lives. For...
In essence, the Thai people are not materialistic at all. They're not in the least driven by the kind of ambition that drives us. The more I got to kn...
Extra dimensional theories are sometimes considered science fiction with equations. I think that's a wrong attitude. I think extra dimensions are with...
I think that major championships are as much about attitude as they are anything else....