What was so painful about Amyโs death is that I know that there is something I could have done. I could have passed on to her the solution that was freely given to me. Donโt pick up a drink or drug, one day at a time. It sounds so simple; it actually is simple but it isnโt easy; it requires incredible support and fastidious structuring.
Russell BrandI've never had a sustained period of medication for mental illness when I've not been on other drugs as well. It's just not something that I particularly feel I need. I know that I have dramatically changing moods, and I know sometimes I feel really depressed, but I think that's just life. I don't think of it as, "Ah, this is mental illness," more as, "Today, life makes me feel very sad." I know I also get unnaturally high levels of energy and quickness of thought, but I'm able to utilize that.
Russell Brand