…depressive realism. Depression is not the near death experience described by so many, [Kayla Dunn] suggests, but a rebirth in which the new psyche has removed self-delusion. Compared with so-called healthy individuals, depressives are more realistic in their worldview.

~ Jan Wong

Jan Wong Cognition Coping Depression Mental Health

Keedwell cites a study of depression in the Netherlands that found that most people coped better with adversity after experiencing depression.

~ Jan Wong

Jan Wong Coping Depression Mental Health

Living in China has made me appreciate my own country, with its tiny, ethnically diverse population of unassuming donut-eaters.

~ Jan Wong

Jan Wong Biography Canada China Donut Travel

In Chinese the word for crisis is weiji composed of the character wei which means danger and ji which means opportunity.

~ Jan Wong

Jan Wong Courage Bravery