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“We were creating a world where the smartest way to survive is to be bland.”
― So You've Been Publicly Shamed
― So You've Been Publicly Shamed
“Because memory cannot be adequately utilized to retain an image, the borderline forgets what the object of his concern looks like, sounds like, feels like. To escape the panicky sensation of abandonment and loneliness, the borderline tries to cling desperately—calling, writing, using any means to maintain contact.”
― I Hate You--Don't Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality
― I Hate You--Don't Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality
“For many borderlines, “out of sight, out of mind” is an excruciatingly real truism. Panic sets in when the borderline is separated from a loved one because the separation feels permanent.”
― I Hate You--Don't Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality
― I Hate You--Don't Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality
“Trauma is personal. It does not disappear if it is not validated. When it is ignored or invalidated the silent screams continue internally heard only by the one held captive. When someone enters the pain and hears the screams healing can begin.”
― Emerging With Wings: A True Story of Lies, Pain, And The LOVE that Heals
― Emerging With Wings: A True Story of Lies, Pain, And The LOVE that Heals
“But we know that people are complicated and have a mixture of flaws and talents and sins. So why do we pretend that we don’t?”
― So You've Been Publicly Shamed
― So You've Been Publicly Shamed
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