34 quotes found
“The best cure for hypochondria is to forget about your own body and get interested in someone else's.”
“Depression is rage spread thin.”
“Fortunately analysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself remains a very effective therapist.”
“Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.”
“I believe that this neglected wounded inner child of the past is the major source of human misery.”
“Leave him with his God. I’m sure He’s as hard and unforgiving as Cain is. I don’t want to know about Cain’s God. If he is anything to be guided by, I’d rather be an atheist, thank you.”
“What do you think of Cain’s affirmations?”“He never told a lie. If he says that God talks to him, he is convinced that God is talking to him.”“Do you believe he is a saint?”“God only knows, and nev...”
“) “Do you hear his voice as you hear me? Is it a voice outside your head?”“It’s difficult to explain. It isn’t a voice like anything I’ve ever heard before. It isn’t a man or a woman, it’s God.”“Ho...”
“I am going to give my psychoanalyst one more year then I'm going to Lourdes.”
“Those modern analysts they charge so much! In my day for five marks Freud himself would treat you. For ten marks he would treat you and press your pants. For fifteen marks Freud would let you treat...”
“The point of therapy is get unhooked not to thrash around on how you got hooked.”
“I can feel guilty about the past apprehensive about the future but only in the present can I act. The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.”
“Mental health problems do not affect three or four out of every five persons but one out of one.”
