Because it corresponds to a vital need, love is overvalued in our culture. It becomes a phantom - like success - carrying with it the illusion that it is a solution for all problems.
Like all sciences and all valuations, the psychology of women has hitherto been considered only from the point of view of men. - Karen Horney
Like all sciences and all valuations, the psychology of women has hitherto been considered only from the point of view of men.
- Karen Horney
a normal human being ... does not exist. - Karen Horney
a normal human being ... does not exist.
Fortunately analysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself still remains a very effective therapist. - Karen Horney
Fortunately analysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself still remains a very effective therapist.
Let me say to begin with: It is not neurotic to have conflict ... Conflicts within ourselves are an integral part of human life. - Karen Horney
Let me say to begin with: It is not neurotic to have conflict ... Conflicts within ourselves are an integral part of human life.
The most comprehensive formulation of therapeutic goals is the striving for wholeheartedness: to be without pretense, to be emotionally sincere, to b… - Karen Horney
The most comprehensive formulation of therapeutic goals is the striving for wholeheartedness: to be without pretense, to be emotionally sincere, to b…
The view that women are infantile and emotional creatures, and as such, incapable of responsibility and independence is the work of the masculine ten… - Karen Horney
The view that women are infantile and emotional creatures, and as such, incapable of responsibility and independence is the work of the masculine ten…
Basic anxiety can be roughly described as a feeling of being small, insignificant, helpless, deserted or endangered in a world that is out to abuse, … - Karen Horney
Basic anxiety can be roughly described as a feeling of being small, insignificant, helpless, deserted or endangered in a world that is out to abuse, …
If I couldn't be pretty, I decided I would be smart. - Karen Horney
If I couldn't be pretty, I decided I would be smart.
If you want to be proud of yourself, then do things in which you can take pride - Karen Horney
If you want to be proud of yourself, then do things in which you can take pride
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