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There is always a ..belief that by destroying the thing that we love we destroy our needs

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There is always a ..belief that by destroying the thing that we love we destroy our needs
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The vocabulary of one’s self-criticism is so impoverished and clichéd.
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To our grudge against our mothers; the way we never let our mothers off the hook for their not meeting our every need.
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The child can find out what the object ..might be only by finding ..obstacles to its access
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You write to find out what you believe.
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One thing you discover in psychoanalytic treatment is the limits of what you can change about yourself or your life.
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I am always true to myself, that is the problem. Who else could I be true to?
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