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He was right, of course. I feel better already—writing this down is providing a kind of release, an outlet, a space to express myself. A bit like therapy, I suppose.
ALCESTIS IS THE HEROINE OF A GREEK MYTH.
The real motivation was purely selfish. I was on a quest to help myself. I believe the same is true for most people who go into mental health. We are drawn to this profession because we are damaged—we study psychology to heal ourselves.
Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive, and will come forth later, in uglier ways.
“In order to be a good therapist, you must be receptive to your patients’ feelings—but you must not hold on to them—they are not yours—they do not belong to you.”
“Trying to please someone unpredictable, someone emotionally unavailable, uncaring, unkind—trying to keep them happy, win their love—is this not an old story, Theo? A familiar story?”
love that doesn’t include honesty doesn’t deserve to be called love.”
‘No memory—no desire.’
“Like therapy, music is about a relationship, entirely dependent on the teacher you choose.
The aim of therapy is not to correct the past, but to enable the patient to confront his own history, and to grieve over it.
