Dropping in and out of your own life (for psychotic breaks, or treatment in a hospital) isn’t like getting off a train at one stop and later getting back on at another. Even if you can get back on (and the odds are not in your favor), you’re lonely there. The people you boarded with originally are far, far ahead of you, and now you’re stuck playing catch-up. Elyn R. Saks
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Dropping in and out of your own life (for psychotic breaks, or treatment in a hospital) isn’t like getting off a train at one stop and later getting back on at another. Even if you can get back on (and the odds are not in your favor), you’re lonely there. The people you boarded with originally are far, far ahead of you, and now you’re stuck playing catch-up. The next time you happen to take a ride on this train, think about what it means to be dropped off at the station of your life.

Only the strong stay aboard. Eventually, they must get out to find their own path. You can never catch up with them; only their children will resemble them.

Source: The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness

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