The searching for our selves is the most agonizing, isn't it? - and yet the most stimulating - and one simply cannot escape it. Karen Horney More Quotes by Karen Horney More Quotes From Karen Horney The conception of what is normal varies not only with the culture but also within the same culture, in the course of time. Karen Horney courses normal culture The perfect normal person is rare in our civilization. Karen Horney witty life funny the idea of a finished human product not only appears presumptuous but even, in my opinion, lacks any strong appeal. Life is struggle and striving, development and growth - and analysis is one of the means that can help in this process. Certainly its positive accomplishments are important, but also the striving itself is of intrinsic value. Karen Horney strong struggle mean No one … can entirely step out of his time, that despite his keenness of vision his thinking is in many ways bound to be influenced by the mentality of his time Karen Horney vision way thinking Through the eclipse of large areas of the self, by repression and inhibition as well as by idealization and externalization, the individual loses sight of himself; he feels, if he does not actually become, like a shadow without weight and substance. Karen Horney shadow self sight Life as a therapist is ruthless; circumstances that are helpful to one neurotic may crush another. Karen Horney helpful crush may There is no such thing as a normal psychology that holds for all people. Karen Horney psychology normal people It would not be going too far to assert that ... conflict confronts every woman who ventures upon a career of her own and who is ... unwilling to pay for her daring with the renunciation of her femininity. Karen Horney venture women careers Is not the tremendous strength in men of the impulse to creative work in every field precisely due to their feeling of playing a relatively small part in the creation of living beings, which constantly impels them to an overcompensation in achievement? Karen Horney creativity creative men miracles occur in psychoanalysis as seldom as anywhere else. Karen Horney psychoanalysis psychiatry miracle Fortunately [psychoanalysis] is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself still remains a very effective therapist. Karen Horney Concern should drive us into action, not into a depression. Karen Horney Fortunately, psychoanalysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself remains a very effective therapist. Karen Horney The psychology of women hitherto actually represents a deposit of the desires and disappointments of men. Karen Horney desires psychology women men Thou shalt free thyself from convention, from everyday morality. Karen Horney thou free morality everyday When one begins, as I did, to analyze men after a fairly long experience of analyzing women, one receives a most surprising impression of the intensity of this envy of pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood, as well as of breasts and of the act of suckling. Karen Horney women experience men long Until I feel strong enough to pray sincerely and to act accordingly, I would rather not pray at all. Karen Horney act feel strong enough Why is it so unutterably beneficial, the thought that someone besides myself knows me? Karen Horney someone thought myself me
