Death, however, does itch. It itches all the time. It is always with us, scratching at some inner door.
IRVIN D. YALOMA free man who lives among the ignorant strives as far as he can to avoid their favors. A free man acts honestly, not deceptively.
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A curious thought experiment. . . Nietzsche’s message to us was to live life in such a way that we would be willing to repeat the same life eternally
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We project ourselves into the future through our children; we grow rich, famous, ever larger; we develop compulsive protective rituals; or we embrace an impregnable belief in an ultimate rescuer.
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I dream of a love that is more than two people craving to possess one another.
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Look out the other’s window. Try to see the world as your patient sees it.
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If people in their 20s had more death awareness, would that in fact temper their ambition or drive?
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The more you fail to experience your life fully, the more you will fear death.
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Specialness as a primary mode of death transcendence takes a number of other maladaptive forms.
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It’s not easy to live every moment wholly aware of death. It’s like trying to stare the sun in the face: you can stand only so much of it. Because we cannot live frozen in fear, we generate methods to soften death’s terror.
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I don’t let any personal views about religion cause me to want to take away something that’s offering the patient comfort.
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The drive for power is not uncommonly motivated by this dynamic. One’s own fear and sense of limitation is avoided by enlarging oneself and one’s sphere of control.
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We take pleasure not only in the growth of our patient but also in the ripple effect—the salutary influence our patients have upon those whom they touch in life.
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There was a time in our lives when we were so close that nothing seemed to obstruct our friendship and brotherhood, and only a small footbridge separated us.
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A focus on this deep dissatisfaction is often the starting point in overcoming death anxiety.
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To care of another individual means to know and to experience the other as fully as possible.
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There are borderlines and there are borderlines. Labels do violence to people. You can’t treat the label; you have to treat the person behind the label. (17)
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