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One is a great deal less anxious if one feels perfectly free to be anxious, and the same may be said of guilt.
"One is a great deal less anxious if one feels perfectly free to be anxious, and the same may be said of guilt."— Alan Watts
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Meaning of this quote
Accepting an uncomfortable feeling may reduce the added tension of fighting its presence.
Key takeaway:
Notice a feeling without demanding that it disappear immediately.
Origin of the quote
Psychotherapy East and West (1961)
Who actually said this?
Cited to Psychotherapy East and West in book quotations; exact edition and page not independently confirmed.
