Kay Redfield Jamison
Kay Redfield Jamison
Kay Redfield Jamisonis an American clinical psychologist and writer. Her work has centered on bipolar disorder, which she has had since her early adulthood. She holds a post of Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and is an Honorary Professor of English at the University of St Andrews...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPsychologist
Date of Birth22 June 1946
CountryUnited States of America
kindness small-kindnesses importance
I am reminded of the importance of small kindnesses.
given complexity comprehension
The complexities of what we are given in life are vast and beyond comprehension.
substance essentials behavior
Moods are such an essential part of the substance of life, of one's notion of oneself, that even psychotic extremes in mood and behavior somehow can be seen as temporary, even understandable, reactions to what life has dealt.
pain loneliness reality
There is a particular kind of pain, elation, loneliness and terror involved in this kind of madness... It will never end, for madness carves its own reality.
loss years remembrance
St. Andrews provided a gentle forgetfulness over the preceding painful years of my life. It remains a haunting and lovely time to me, a marrow experience. For one who during her undergraduate years was trying to escape an inexplicable weariness and despair, St. Andrews was an amulet against all manner of longing and loss, a year of gravely held but joyous remembrances.
people complicated mental-health
Somehow, like so many people who get depressed, we felt our depressions were more complicated and existentially based than they actually were.
vulnerable temperament ardent
An ardent temperament makes one very vulnerable to dreamkillers.
would-be
Without science, there would be no such hope.
suicide suicidal names
Suicide is not a blot on anyone’s name; it is a tragedy
vacuums cracks behavior
I had a terrible temper, after all, and though it rarely erupted, when it did it frightened me and anyone near its epicenter. It was the only crack, but a disturbing one, in the otherwise vacuum-sealed casing of my behavior.
psychosis violence illness
Once a restless or frayed mood has turned to anger, or violence, or psychosis, Richard, like most, finds it very difficult to see it as illness, rather than being willful, angry, irrational or simply tiresome.
suicide confusion aftermath
Suicide carries in its aftermath a level of confusion and devastation that is, for the most part, beyond description.
moving passion grace
Exuberance is a gift of grace that allows us to move on, to seek, to love again.
believe mind enough
There is always a part of my mind that is preparing for the worst, and another part of my mind that believes if I prepare enough for it, the worst won’t happen.