Love Me, Love My Fool: Thoughts from a Psychoanalyst's Notebook

by Theodore Isaac Rubin

If we are to become truly alive and fulfilled, Dr. Rubin feels we must all learn to love that "fool" in ourselves, that part of us that feels too much, lacks self-control, loves, hates, laughs, and cries – for only this "fool" can protect us against the raging tyrant within ourselves who continually holds us back and screams for control. This is a book of wisdom and poetic vision, yet at the same time it is refreshingly straightforward. Dr. Rubin allows us to explore the entire spectrum of human thought and emotion through his eyes – the eyes of a professional, but also a remarkably sensitive individual. The book is a collection of aphorisms that goes beyond analysis of experience and gives voice to those feelings that lie too deep for words to convey. These gentle lessons take on new dimensions with each successive reading, and eloquently express both the pain and joy of being human.

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1976

About the author

Theodore Isaac Rubin, M.D., has served as president of the American Institute of Psychoanalysis and is the author of thirty books, including The Angry Book, Lisa and David, Jordi, The Winner's Notebook, and Lisa and David Today. His books have been translated all over the world. He lives and practices psychiatry in New York City.

Reviews

[Bohemian Book Lover · Rating 4 out of 5]

*Life is an experience
*Made more authentic if we
*Let go of unnecessary pretence; dropping the egocentric
*Masks we wear. Accepting & embracing with compassion the less
*Flattering sides & aspects of ourselves we hide from others & our very selves isn't easy, but it is self-enriching, maturing & therapeutic in the long run. The aphorisms & paragraphs in this short but wise book hit home the honest truth of the human experience from the life, practice & pen of a psychoanalyst. I read them in one sitting, but they're meant to be sat with and to be reflected upon.

[Charlene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Favorite of mine for 4 decades.

[Karin Skura · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wish it talked more about the fool inside us. Some of the entries were thought provoking and some weren’t for me.