-That "I needed to pray to my guardian angel"; my super-Catholic 7th grade bus driver, after she had noticed that I often seemed "sad".

-that I wasn't depressed, because I hadn't gained a significant amount of weight (despite the fact that I was binging every day) and my sleep wasn't really, really disturbed. I just needed to pursue less stressful activities and stop striving for excellence so much. -social worker I saw when I was 16

-"That's just the devil talking!"- my mom, during the same episode when I was 16 and describing how desperate I felt.

"You need to read your bible"- my mom again, when I was a child and very angry.