

“INFJs reveal their warm inner selves in layers. Any sign of judgment or harshness from another causes them to shut down their remaining layers deep within themselves, never to be opened to that individual again.”
― The INFJ Heart: Understand the Mind, Unlock the Heart
― The INFJ Heart: Understand the Mind, Unlock the Heart

“Slowly, a gentle, quiet, personal victory of the spirit grows out of her fear and doubt.”
― The Highly Sensitive Person
― The Highly Sensitive Person

“The mind that constantly wanders through the past is always a terrible mess.”
― THE PAST
― THE PAST

“As long as you keep secrets and suppress information, you are fundamentally at war with yourself…The critical issue is allowing yourself to know what you know. That takes an enormous amount of courage.”
― The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
― The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
“Killing oneself is, anyway, a misnomer. We don't kill ourselves. We are simply defeated by the long, hard struggle to stay alive. When somebody dies after a long illness, people are apt to say, with a note of approval, "He fought so hard." And they are inclined to think, about a suicide, that no fight was involved, that somebody simply gave up. This is quite wrong.”
― Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression
― Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression
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