Quote by David D. Burns

Depression can seem worse than terminal cancer, because most cancer patients feel loved and they have hope and self-esteem.

Depression can seem worse than terminal cancer, because most

Summary

This quote emphasizes the profound impact of depression on individuals. Unlike cancer patients who often receive love, support, and have a sense of hope and self-worth, those struggling with depression may perceive themselves as lacking these crucial elements. As a result, the intensity of depression can be heightened, sometimes exceeding the distress experienced by those with a terminal illness. This quote sheds light on the profound emotional and psychological pain that depression can inflict, highlighting the importance of understanding and addressing mental health issues with empathy and compassion.

Topics

Hope

By David D. Burns

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

The most serious charge that can be brought against New Engl

The most serious charge that can be brought against New England is not Puritanism but February.

Joseph Wood Krutch

Change

It's been a rough day. I got up this morning . . . put on a

It's been a rough day. I got up this morning . . . put on a shirt and a button fell off. I picked up by briefcase and the handle came off. Now I'm afraid to go to the bathroom.

Rodney Dangerfield

Humor Funny

Commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of charact

Commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these are sacred.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Commerce

Corporate executives need to re-frame their responsibilities

Corporate executives need to re-frame their responsibilities to include the interests of all the stakeholders in society at large not just shareholders, but also employees, the citizens of our communities, and those who care about the environment.

Simon Mainwaring

Society

That is the essence of a witch-hunt, that any questioning of

That is the essence of a witch-hunt, that any questioning of the evidence or the procedures in itself constitutes proof of complicity.

Questions

Music is always a reflection of what's going on in the heart

Music is always a reflection of what's going on in the hearts and minds of the culture.

Music

I absolutely adored Wuthering Heights and fell in love with

I absolutely adored Wuthering Heights and fell in love with Heathcliff as most girls do.

Margaret Forster

Love

Progress is the life-style of man. The general life of the h

Progress is the life-style of man. The general life of the human race is called Progress, and so is its collective march. Progress advances, it makes the great human and earthly journey towards what is heavenly and divine; it has its pauses, when it

Art Progress

You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope...I have love

You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope...I have loved none but you.

Romantic

If our American way of life fails the child, it fails us all

If our American way of life fails the child, it fails us all.

Life

Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.

Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.

Coming together is a beginning keeping together is progress

Coming together is a beginning keeping together is progress working together is success.