“the single most reliable indicator that you’re dealing with a sociopath is when a person appears to purposely hurt you and then proceeds normally as if they did nothing wrong, and as if you should not be hurt.”
― Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect
― Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect
“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
“I will no longer mutilate and destroy myself in order to find a secret behind the ruins.”
― Siddhartha
― Siddhartha
“It refers to the drive to need no one, or more specifically, the fear of being dependent. Counter-dependent people go to great lengths to avoid asking for help, to not appear, or feel, needy. They will make every effort not to rely on another person, even at their own great expense.”
― Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect
― Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect
“It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
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