If I have any message for others, it is to go for help early and not to be a resistant patient.

Quote by Patty Duke

Topics: Patty Duke Quotes

The mania started with insomnia and not eating and being driven, driven to find an...

The mania started with insomnia and not eating and being driven, driven to find an...

I'm living out a childhood fantasy. Our house is in a historic district of a...

I'm living out a childhood fantasy. Our house is in a historic district of a...

I joke around a lot about the manic times because they're funny. We manics do...

I joke around a lot about the manic times because they're funny. We manics do...

I have a picture of myself in my mind as I walk around every day,...

I have a picture of myself in my mind as I walk around every day,...

We call that Sean's little independent movie.

We call that Sean's little independent movie.

You can have manic-depression without having an ounce of creativity.

You can have manic-depression without having an ounce of creativity.

I can't even remember how many times I tried to kill myself.

I can't even remember how many times I tried to kill myself.

I tell people to monitor their self-pity. Self-pity is very unattractive.

I tell people to monitor their self-pity. Self-pity is very unattractive.

Actors take risks all the time. We put ourselves on the line. It is creative...

Actors take risks all the time. We put ourselves on the line. It is creative...

I have been afraid all my life that I am going to die. All my...

I have been afraid all my life that I am going to die. All my...

We have developed this unbelievable ability to deny. We have to. If we didn't, we'd...

We have developed this unbelievable ability to deny. We have to. If we didn't, we'd...

I kind of like the position of being the fair-haired savior of my mother.

I kind of like the position of being the fair-haired savior of my mother.

I think my real depressions started when I was about 16 and doing The Patty...

I think my real depressions started when I was about 16 and doing The Patty...

For the first time, I lived alone... in a luxury apartment on Sunset Strip. For...

For the first time, I lived alone... in a luxury apartment on Sunset Strip. For...

I had been very close to Anne Bancroft when we worked together in The Miracle...

I had been very close to Anne Bancroft when we worked together in The Miracle...

Human beings have speculated about the relationship between inspiration and insanity for centuries.

Human beings have speculated about the relationship between inspiration and insanity for centuries.

I still have highs and lows, just like any other person. What's missing is the...

I still have highs and lows, just like any other person. What's missing is the...

No matter what your laundry list of requirements in choosing a mate, there has to...

No matter what your laundry list of requirements in choosing a mate, there has to...

My recovery from manic depression has been an evolution, not a sudden miracle.

My recovery from manic depression has been an evolution, not a sudden miracle.

I never did quite fit the glamour mode. It is life with my husband and...

I never did quite fit the glamour mode. It is life with my husband and...