Where We Fall Quotes

“The thing about nostalgia is that it sneaks inside of you when you’re not expecting it. When you get used to living without someone, you think you’re immune to the emotions that grab you when they reappear.”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“Stigma is a terrible word in the world of quiet sufferers. Cold Creek, and its staff of professionals, has worked closely with patients and families to relieve them of the shame associated with mental illness. When a patient presents with symptoms of diabetes or heart disease, and the treatment is lifelong, the general population accepts the diagnosis as a matter of physical health. Unfortunately, diseases of the brain are classified and perceived differently than diseases of the body. Your brain forms your personality. Your behavior is the result of the disease, of the brain misfiring. It’s easier to separate blame and fault from an impaired kidney or a damaged aorta”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“are classified and perceived differently than diseases of the body. Your brain forms your personality. Your behavior is the result of the disease, of the brain misfiring. It’s easier to separate blame and fault from an impaired kidney or a damaged aorta than from an obsessive, compulsive, phobic person.”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“to her: “You are human. You make mistakes. You’ll get through this.”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“My mind once called me a coward for crying, so I am allowing myself to cry. My beating heart once told me I was crippled when its rapid speed paralyzed my arms and legs. So I tell my heart she is okay. She is just scared. I comfort her. My soul screams at me: “You are evil and bad for what you did, and no one will ever love you.” So I whisper”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“you’ve let yourself down. There’s nothing anyone can do to you that hurts you more than what you do to yourself.”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“Unfortunately, diseases of the brain are classified and perceived differently than diseases of the body.”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“No one can make you feel anything you’re not already feeling,” she would tell me,”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“Struggling with mental illness is a lifelong, full-time job. It invades every crevice of the mind and body, and when it is dormant, it will later resurface when you are most vulnerable.”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“sometimes it’s hard to love the people you’re supposed to.”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“breakfast”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“Somewhere in the blurred perspective there is truth.”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“No one can make you feel anything you're not already feeling”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“When you're young and in love, it doesn't occur to you that things happen. People change, curves are thrown at you. You' think you're invincible.”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“Do yourself a favor: accept that you're unsure about your feelings.”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“Anxiety occurs from threats of the subconscious. Own the real threat. Share it. If you step on them or push them down, they will manifest in some other way.”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“How could I compare the level of love I've felt for any two people? Feelings are too complicated.”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“I cannot die from a feeling.”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“therapy”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“When you really love someone, you want them to be happy. When you really love someone, you would rather die than hurt that person.”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“You don’t take back what you never let go of.”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“My mind once called me a coward for crying, so I am allowing myself to cry. My beating heart once told me I was crippled when its rapid speed paralyzed my arms and legs. So I tell my heart she is okay. She is just scared. I comfort her. My soul screams at me: “You are evil and bad for what you did, and no one will ever love you.” So I whisper to her: “You are human. You make mistakes. You’ll get through this.”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“Marlee would always tell me that love doesn’t make sense: “It just grabs your heart and pulls you in directions you’ve never been.” She’d say it plays tricks with your mind: “You’ll see things brighter and clearer and feel them harder and deeper.”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“The interaction might assuage some of your guilt. And guilt is anger turned inward. You’ve held on to it for a long, long time. This could be a painful and rewarding lesson for you.”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“No one can make you feel anything you’re not already feeling,” she would tell me, and each time she said that, it was met with a dull throbbing between my temples. Many of my dreaded symptoms had been alleviated.”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“I want you to try mindfulness while you’re here. If you find yourself having seemingly irrational thoughts, instead of labeling with negative self-talk, like ‘I’m crazy! I’m a horrible person! What’s wrong with me?’ be aware that the thought is just a thought. Imagine a crowded bus. There’s noise, chatter, and movement. It is best to imagine that you’re a passenger on that busy bus. You’re not driving. You always have voices in your head telling you things. They’re just like people beside you on the bus, distractions, and you have to stay on course, continue to move forward, riding the bus, without letting the noise in the background get in your way.” I”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“I long for that ability immediately.”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“Mindfulness is about living in the moment. Mindfulness backs up the overused phrase ‘live your life to the fullest’ with useful studies and tools to put in to practice. By committing yourself to mindfulness, you are an active participant in your life, observing your thoughts and feelings without judging them.”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“One of the most significant aspects of my work with Jeannie is putting an end to my search for those answers. I am not being punished. The thoughts aren’t a nasty trick. Instead, she tells me, I am being tested. Of”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall

“Nothing is ever what it seems,” Sybil says to me. “It’s a lot easier for people to imagine that your life is perfect than to take the time to see the cracks underneath.”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, Where We Fall