Operatie sau atitudine prin care subiectul, desi devine constient de o dorinta, isi interzice implinirea ei, in primul rand din motive morale sau conjuncturale. Freud vede in ea un mod de aparare mai elaborat si mai adaptat decat refularea. Daniel Lagache a propus sa fie considerata ca un proces de "degajare" a eului, care functioneaza mai ales in cura analitica.
The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water.
The unconscious is structured like a language.
I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time.
Empathy is the capacity to think and feel oneself into the inner life of another person.
Ești stăpânul a ceea ce nu spui și sclavul a ceea ce vorbești.
Life itself still remains a very effective therapist.
Where there is id there shall be ego.
Art is life's dream interpretation.
Dreams are often most profound when they seem the most crazy.
My different personalities leave me in peace now.
Omului îi trebuie un vis ca să suporte realitatea
If youth knew; if age could.
Precursorul oglinzii este chipul mamei.
Arrogance is a great obstruction to wisdom.
Învaţă repede din greşelile altora, că nu ai timp să le faci tu singur pe toate.
Glumind, putem spune orice, chiar şi adevărul.
The purest form of listening is to listen without memory or desire.
Tell me what you fear and I will tell you what has happened to you.
Fiecare om pe care îl întâlnesc în drumul meu îmi e superior prin ceva. De aceea încerc să învăț câte ceva de la fiecare.
Some refuse the loan of life to avoid the debt of death.
In our dreams we can have our eggs cooked exactly how we want them, but we can't eat them.
O virtute care n-a fost testată nu e o virtute, ci o ipoteză.
God has put something noble and good into every heart His hand has created.
Este o bucurie sa fii ascuns, dar un dezastru sa nu fii gasit.
There is already too much truth in the world - an overproduction which apparently cannot be consumed!
Everywhere I go I find that a poet has been there before me.
A normal human being ... does not exist.
Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.
The fact that grief takes so long to resolve is not a sign of inadequacy, but betokens depth of soul.