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It was Kierkegaard who called attention to another source of guilt- the transgression against oneself, the failure to live the life allotted to one. As Rank put it:”When we protect ourselves from a too intensive or too quick living out or living up, we feel ourselves guilty on account of the unused life, the unlived life in us,” Repression is thus a double-edged sword; it provides safety and relief from anxiety, while at the same time it generates life restriction and a form of guilt, henceforth referred to as “existential guilt.
— Existential Psychotherapy
Posted on August 14, 2012 (♥ 13)
+ existential + psychotherapy + guilt + kierkegaard + self + guilty + failure + life + lived + unlived life + safety + relief + anxiety + restriction + depression
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You will get sick again because sick is what you know.
— Marya Hornbacher, Wasted
Posted on May 16, 2012 (♥ 49)
+ Marya Hornbacher + Wasted + sick + eating disorder + safety + know + anorexia + bulimia
