Live right, he reminded himself, and have faith that good things will flow from you even if you never learn of them.
IRVIN D. YALOMHidden in disguise, leaking out in a variety of symptoms. It is the wellspring of many of our worries, stresses, and conflicts.
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As we reach the crest of life and look at the path before us, we apprehend that the path no longer ascends but slopes downward toward decline and diminishment. From that point on, concerns about death are never far from mind.
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Not to take possession of your life plan is to let your existence be an accident.
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The path to decision may be hard because it leads into the territory of both finiteness and groundlessness—domains soaked in anxiety.
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None of my patients are really troubled by the idea that some part of what they say might be in a book in the future.
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The death anxiety of many people is fueled … by disappointment at never having fulfilled their potential.
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Therapists need to have a long experience in personal therapy to see what it’s like to be on the other side of the couch and see what they find helpful or not helpful. And if possible, get into therapy at different stages of their life with different kinds of therapists just to sample a bit.
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Living safely is dangerous.
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Mature love is loving, not being loved.
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And if you do the latter, you’re not so worried about the everyday trivialities of life, for example, petty concerns about secrecy or privacy.
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Your greatest instrument is you, yourself, and the work of self-understanding is endless. I’m still learning.
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The more unlived your life, the greater your death anxiety.
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Death loses its terror if one dies when one has consummated one’s life!
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Pandora’s box, but to re-enter life in a richer, more compassionate manner.
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When people don’t have any curiosity about themselves, that is always a bad sign.
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The creative members of an orthodoxy, any orthodoxy, ultimately outgrow their disciplines.
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