"We think of ourselves as unable to live up to our own standards, we see the world as hostile or withholding, and we are pessimistic about things ever changing. In our relationships with others, we have unrealistic expectations, are unable to communicate our own needs, misinterpret disagreement as rejection, and are anxious and unassertive in our presentation.
Finally, we are in the dark about human emotions. We don't know what it's like to feel normal. We fear that honest feelings will tear us apart or cause others to reject us." - Richard O'Connor, Undoing Depression
God I love this book.
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