“My disorder isn’t a means to an end, a method of manipulation, or a way to demand the attention of those around me. My disorder is just that: an illness of the brain, a chemical imbalance totally out of my control. Just like someone with a chronic physical illness, I won’t be 'cured.'”— Robyn Murning, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: manipulation, Attention, Chemicals, Mental Disorder, Mental Illness
“I have come to realize that any person who rejects me because of a chronic illness is not someone I want in my life. It is not the disorder or me that people are so put off by – it is what the external world has defined my disorder to be.”— Robyn Murning, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Rejection, Relationships, Society, Chronic Illness
“Having a mental disorder is not glamorous. Having a mental disorder is not a romantic walk in the park, where brooding creativity flourishes. It can be hell, and it can destroy lives.”— Robyn Murning, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Creativity, Romanticized, Mental Disorder, Mental Illness