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Brain drugs may make us feel better, but they do not solve the problems that led us to feel miserable

— William Glasser Choice Theory (1997)

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When we depress, we believe we are the victims of a feeling over which we have no control.

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Drugs provide pleasure; they cannot provide happiness. For happiness, you need people.

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The most destructive habit [to relationships] is criticizing; next comes blaming, but any of the habits are more than capable of disconnecting you from a person you want to be close with.

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We would be much better off getting rid of the psychology that is causing so much misery than looking for chemicals that make us feel better but do nothing to solve our loneliness.

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We almost always have choices, and the better the choice, the more we will be in control of our lives.

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