Hardcore Self Help Quotes

“That’s just how depression works. Intellectually knowing something and feeling it are two very different experiences. I’m working to make them more in sync.   Though”
― Robert Duff, Hardcore Self Help: F**k Depression

“Like I mentioned above, we can sometimes feel crushed under the weight of our own guilt. How fucked up is that? We are trying to move forward, and the fact that we haven’t been able to move forward until this point is the very thing keeping us feeling guilty and preventing us from moving forward at all.”
― Robert Duff, Hardcore Self Help: F**k Depression

“You can’t begin your journey of a single step if you are too crushed by your feelings to get up off of the floor. All too often, guilt, frustration, and anger from the past keep you held back.”
― Robert Duff, Hardcore Self Help: F**k Depression

“There is a piece of you that is still fighting this and I want to add a spark to that little ember and help you create a roaring fire of depression slaying badassery. You may feel numb and zombie-like, but you have not given up. We are still in this, friend. Let's get you back on track.   In”
― Robert Duff, Hardcore Self Help: F**k Depression

“When you are depressed, it can feel like every decision takes up 1000% more brain power, and you can get fatigued by simply trying to make a plan and follow through with it.”
― Robert Duff, Hardcore Self Help: F**k Depression

“I feel like a bum, therefore I can’t get anything done today. In reality, you can feel any sort of way and also act in whatever way you would like.”
― Robert Duff, Hardcore Self Help: F**k Depression

“Just like the annoying party guest, you are not pretending that those thoughts and feelings do not exist. You are simply deciding to not let them run the show.”
― Robert Duff, Hardcore Self Help: F**k Depression

“You don’t have to be motivated to do things that normally take motivation.”
― Robert Duff, Hardcore Self Help: F**k Depression

“For now, this has to be on my terms. I am feeling more broken and fragile than I would like to admit. Down the line, I might need a bit of a push, but for now, tough love is not what I need.”
― Robert Duff, Hardcore Self Help: F**k Depression

“That whole saying of “fake it ‘til you make it” actually has a lot of validity. Your jerk of a brain is so used to not having motivation and so used to not deriving pleasure from fun”
― Robert Duff, Hardcore Self Help: F**k Depression

“When you are feeling great, you probably don’t think too much about your depression or the work that you need to do, because you want to relish that feeling of being somewhat normal again right? Well,”
― Robert Duff, Hardcore Self Help: F**k Depression