Augusten Burroughs Quotes About Feelings
-
Optimism sprouts from the knowledge that you are in control of your own life, not your past and not those around you. Part of being in control is taking responsibility for how you feel. This means not just admitting to uncomfortable feelings but then examining your circumstances to see what can be done to change these feelings at the source.
→ -
I realized I could really become hooked on these happy pills. They gave me a glorious feeling of general well-being and didn't make me fat, like alcohol. I wondered if there was any harm in being addicted to only these.
→ -
I hate feelings. Why does sobriety have to come with feelings?
→ -
You have an incredible body." He reaches out to touch my stomach. I feel no pleasure in his compliment or his touch, only impatience. This is the only feeling. I feel like the paper on which my mood chart is printed.
→ -
I think people tend to see the bigger point, which is maybe not fitting in and feeling like you didn't have the childhood that you expected you would have, or that you felt lonely or struggled with drugs and alcohol or just that you were able to achieve your dreams.
→ -
Self-pity is the bestiality of emotions: it absolutely disgusts people. When you're feeling pity for yourself, and somebody says to you 'You think maybe it's time for the pity party to be over? You should stop feeling sorry for yourself and try to think positive,' it makes you wish you could saw their head off.
→ -
But feelings, no matter how strong or “ugly,” are not a part of who you are. They are the radio stations your mind listens to if you don’t give it something better to do. Feelings are fluid and dynamic; they change frequently. Feelings are something you HAVE, not something you ARE. Like physical beauty, a cold sore, or an opinion. Admitting you feel rage or terrible pain or regret or some old, rotten blame does not mean these feelings are part of who you are as a person. What these feelings mean is, you have to change your thinking to be free of them.
→
Related Authors
-
Salman Rushdie Novelist -
David Sedaris Humorist -
Joseph Fiennes Film actor -
Jill Clayburgh Film actress -
Elizabeth Wurtzel Writer -
Jonathan Franzen Novelist -
Dave Eggers Writer -
David Myers Professor -
Jonathan Safran Foer Writer -
Chuck Palahniuk Novelist -
Barbara Kingsolver Novelist -
James Frey Writer -
John Elder Robison Author -
William S. Burroughs Novelist -
Evan Rachel Wood Actress -
Annette Bening Actress -
Mary Karr Poet -
Ryan Murphy Screenwriter -
Rainbow Rowell Author -
N.K. Jemisin Writer