"As long as you look for someone else to validate who you are by seeking their approval, you are setting yourself up for disaster. You have to be whole and complete in yourself. No one can give you that. You have to know who you are - what otehrs say is irrelevant."
— Nic Sheff

"I always get so overwhelmed trying to do everything perfectly. I can't do a job and not put everything I have into it. I need to be the best employee, the best co-worker, the best whatever. I need everyone to like me and I just burn out bending over backward to make that happen. Having people be mad at me is my worst fear. I can't stand it. There is this crazy fear I have of being rejected by anyone - even people I don't really care about. It's always better to leave them first, cut all ties, and disappear. They can't hurt me that way - no one can. "
— Nic Sheff (Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines)

"It's like if the music is loud enough I won't be able to listen to my own thoughts. "
— Nic Sheff (Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines)