The Noonday Demon by Andrew Solomon
When I’m not depressed, I draw strength and beauty from depression
.. I have found community in depression. The people who speak publicly about mental illness tend to end up at the same symposia, and many have become friends – my depression pals. You’d be surprised how much fun they are. I met one of my funniest and smartest friends when we were keynote speakers at a depression conference in St. Louis. I have a jovial bond with my psychopharmacologist and his husband.
.. It’s astonishing to feel so loved by people who understand so well, and still to feel so isolated by depression from time to time; the loneliness it carries seems impervious to kindness.
.. In this book, I talk about being grateful to my depression, and I remain grateful so long as it stays historical, but I hate its resurgence, and the unyielding possibility of resurgence.