To these people, unhappiness was a condition, an intolerable state of affairs. If pills could help, pills were taken. But pills were not going to change the fundamental problem in the construction. Wanting what you canยดt have. Looking for self-worth in the mirror. Layering work on top of work and still wondering why you werenยดt satisfied - before working some more.
Mitch AlbomWhat you have done to this point cannot be undone. What you do next... It is still unwritten.
Mitch AlbomMuch of what we called "depression" was really dissatisfaction, a result of setting a bar impossibly high or expecting treasures we weren't willing to work for.
Mitch Albom