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.
“Until death do us part.”
― The Silent Patient
― The Silent Patient
“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.”
― The Silent Patient: The First Three Chapters
― The Silent Patient: The First Three Chapters
“Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive, and will come forth later, in uglier ways.”
― The Silent Patient
― The Silent Patient
“Love is deep and calm—and constant.”
― The Silent Patient
― The Silent Patient
“The development of our personalities doesn’t take place in isolation, but in relationship with others—we are shaped and completed by unseen, unremembered forces; namely, our parents.”
― The Silent Patient: The First Three Chapters
― The Silent Patient: The First Three Chapters
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