Her Perfect Secret Quotes

“all of us are actually on a spectrum of DID, in a sense. We all dissociate from things in our lives, from memories and past traumas, to some extent.”
― T.J. Brearton, Her Perfect Secret

“She was fighting a disease of despair not of her own making. She didn’t ask for her circumstances. But she was doing everything in her power to overcome them. Sometimes we don’t make it. But that’s not the important part. What’s important is how hard we try.”
― T.J. Brearton, Her Perfect Secret

“In the mental health field, suicide is part of the diseases of despair. Alcoholism, drug addiction, suicidal ideation. It’s a physical health condition. We don’t ‘commit’ a heart attack. Saying it associates blame, like committing a crime or a sin. The stigma can deter people from coming forward who are contemplating suicide. And also, a person may attempt a suicide, but they may not complete it.”
― T.J. Brearton, Her Perfect Secret

“alongside”
― T.J. Brearton, Her Perfect Secret