I dunno, I don’t necessarily equate his quote with a lack of sympathy or compassion, nor do I see a direct corollary between the two.

As a Person with a Mental Illness my feelings correspond v. much w/what I interpreted Carey saying in his interview. Based on my own personal experiences with depression I have every ounce of sympathy for others – ‘There but (including?) the grace of god’ and all that… But I am only able to sustain my support (patience? something like that) of another PwMI if I have some basic understanding that s/he is at the very least trying her/his best to create something doable from a very ugly thing.

I don’t ask of others what I wouldn’t ask of myself. Love and understanding, yes. But again, as a PwMI I loathe self-pity. It gets me nowhere fast.