Therapy Quotes about Self

Therapy Quotes about Self

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Everything that irritates us about others can lead to an understanding of ourselves. - C.G. Jung

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Everything that irritates us about others can lead to an understanding of ourselves. - C.G. Jung

Understand YOU. Understand others.




We cannot help but construct the real, even when it pleases us to think that we are doing no more than perceiving it. - Donald Winnicott

Construction or perception. What is real?



We understand very well how to interpret in other people the same acts which we refuse to acknowledge in ourselves. - Sigmund Freud

Face your truth. Discover YOU.


Think of yourself as negative-thought intolerant. Just as drinking dairy is bad for the lactose intolerant, thinking negatively is bad for you. - Anonymous

Let in the positive. It's possible.



Today I choose to live by choice, not by chance, to make changes not excuses. To be motivated, not manipulated. To be useful, not used. To excel, not compete. I choose self-esteem, not self-pity. I choose to listen to the inner voice, not the random opinion of others. - Miranda Marrott

Trust your inner voice. It knows you.



Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. - Lou Holtz

Attitude: It's a vital part of success.


Just be yourself. Let people see the real, imperfect, flawed, quirky, weird, beautiful and magical person you are. - Mandy Hale

You are beautiful. You are you.


I myself am entirely made of flaws, stitched together with good intentions. - Augusten Burroughs

Accept others. Accept yourself.


Loving me isn't easy I have sharp edges. I have missing parts. - Donte Collins

Accept yourself. Others will too.



The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. - Carl Rogers

Accept yourself. Then you will soar.



A wise man once said nothing. - Tanya Masse

Listen. You will hear.



Darkness cannot drive out darkness. Only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. - Martin Luther King, Jr

Love. Be the light you crave.



Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it. - Kahlil Gibran

Relinquish control. It’s liberating.



Love thyself in all facets and aspects, for there lies purpose and reason within them. - Anonymous

Understand yourself. Love yourself.


I've made peace with the fact that the things that I thought were weaknesses or flaws were just me. I like them. - Sandra Bullock

Love your flaws. They are you.



I don't have anything to prove to anybody, which is a lovely place to be. - Edward Norton

Nothing to prove. Freedom.



What you resist, persists. - Carl Jung

Denial doesn't erase. Face your issues.



Do not learn how to react, learn how to respond. - Anonymous

Self-control. It's an art.



Everybody has gone through something that has changed them in a way that they could never go back to the person they once were. - Anonymous

Life changes us. Constantly.



No one is really your friend or truly loves you until they've seen every dark shadow inside you and stayed. - Anonymous

If you love someone, you love all of them.



Therapy is like telling your nightmares when you're a kid. They lose their power to hurt and control. - Beth Orton

Talk therapy. It works wonders.



She had blue skin, and so did he. He hid it and so did she. They searched for blue their whole life through, then passed right by - and never knew. - Shel Silverstein

Free yourself. Be the real you.



She sees herself in ways that break my heart, because I see her in ways that restore my soul. - T.B. LaBerge

Love yourself. Appreciate you.



I must be a mermaid. I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow king. - Anais Nin

Depth. Explore it.



If you knew me in the past, please do not think that I am the same person that you are meeting today. I have experienced more of life, I have encountered new depths in those I love, I have suffered and prayed and I am different. - John Powell

Change is inevitable. Grow from it.



I wanted to disappear, to get so lost that nobody ever found me. - Anonymous

Hang in there. It will get better.



If you think you're too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito. - Dalai Lama

Every little counts.



Having a soft heart in a cruel world is courage, not weakness. - Katherine Henson

Kindness takes courage.



I have this problem: I isolate myself, then I become upset because I'm lonely. - Anonymous

Loneliness is terrible. Reach out.

Note to self: None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself as an after thought. Eat the delicious food. Walk in the sunshine. Jump in the ocean. Say the truth that you're carrying in your heart like hidden treasure. Be silly. Be kind. Be weird. There's no time for anything else. - Anthony Hopkins

Live life. It's all you have.



You're a product of your past, not a prisoner of it. - Anonymous

Your past doesn't have to define you.


You are worth finding, worth knowing, worth loving. - Danielle Doby

You're worth it. So worth it.



What you tell yourself everyday will either lift you up or tear you down. - Anonymous

Back yourself. You're awesome.



I've never met a strong person with an easy past. - Atticus

Strength. It's a process.



Sometimes it's ok if the only thing you did today was just breathe. -Anonymous

Breathe. You can do it.



I am strong but I am tired. - Brenda Joyce

Well done. You're one strong person.



Quit beating yourself up. You are not a finished product. You are still a work in progress. - Joel Osteen

Give yourself a break. You're getting there.



Don't quit. While there's life. There's hope. - Marcus Tullius Cicero

Striving is what makes us human.



May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears. - Nelson Mandela

Hope. It's all we have.




Don’t allow your wounds to transform you into someone you are not. - Paulo Coelho

Your inner core is still there. Let it out.



You are enough. You have influence, you are genius, you have a contribution to make, you have gift that others need, you are the change, your actions define your impact. You matter. -Angela Maier

You matter. So much.



Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. Think only of the best, work only for the best and expect only the best. Forget the mistakes of the past and press on the greater achievements of the future. Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticise others. Live in the faith that the whole world is on your side as long as you are true to the best that is you. -Christian D. Larson

Optimism and strength. They go together.



One of the greatest tragedies in life is to lose your own sense of self and accept the version of you that is expected by everyone else. - K.L. Toth

You create you. Others don't.



Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come. Remember how far you have come. Remember everything you have faced, all the battles you have won, and all the fears you have overcome. - N.R Walker

You can do it. You have done it.



If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be. - Maya Angelou

Normal is overrated. Embrace your amazing.



It's not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself and to make your happiness a priority. It's necessary. - Mandy Hale

Your oxygen first. Then help others.



Self-love is an ocean and your heart is a vessel. Make it full and any excess will spill over into the lives of the people you hold dear. But you must come first. - Beau Taplin

Take care of yourself. You matter.



Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. - Arthur Ashe

Doing your best is the best you can do.


Self-love, self-worth, self-respect. There is a reason they all start with "self". You can not find them in anyone else. - Anonymous

Believe in yourself. You're worth it.



My mind is a bad neighbourhood I try not to go into alone. - Anne Lamott

Face your fears. Acknowledge your truth.



May I be alive when I die. - Donald Winnicott

One life. Live it.


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