The act of revealing oneself fully to another and still being accepted may be the major vehicle of therapeutic help.
IRVIN D. YALOMDeath, however, does itch. It itches all the time. It is always with us, scratching at some inner door.
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Indeed, the evidence supporting the efficacy of group therapy, and the prevailing sentiment of the mental health profession, are sufficiently strong that it would be difficult to defend the adequacy of the inpatient unit that attempted to operate without a small group program.
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The death anxiety of many people is fueled … by disappointment at never having fulfilled their potential.
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Specialness as a primary mode of death transcendence takes a number of other maladaptive forms.
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Pandora’s box, but to re-enter life in a richer, more compassionate manner.
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Some piece of ourselves, not necessarily our consciousness, but some piece of ourselves gets passed on and on and on.
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Live your life to the fullest; and then, and only then, die. Don’t leave any unlived life behind.
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If one is to learn to live with the dead, one must first learn to live with the living!
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Religion has everything on its side: revelation, prophecies, government protection, the highest dignity and eminence. . . and more than this, the invaluable prerogative of being allowed to imprint its doctrines on the mind at a tender age of childhood, whereby they become almost innate ideas.
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When people don’t have any curiosity about themselves, that is always a bad sign.
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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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One comprehends oneself in order not to be preoccupied with oneself.
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If I had to pick out a therapist in a movie that I’d like to go see as a personal therapist, it would be Robin Williams in Goodwill Hunting.
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Death cures psychoneurosis. In a sense all these neurotic concerns–fear of rejection, interpersonal concerns–seem to melt away, and people get another perspective on their lives. The important things are really important, and the trivia of life is trivialized.
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My hunch is yes. It would certainly do something for those who are most ruthless, who tend to make others most miserable.
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To the best of my knowledge, every acute inpatient ward offers some inpatient group therapy experience.
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