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What happened in the past that was painful has a great deal to do with what we are today, but revisiting this painful past can contribute little or nothing to what we need to do now: improve an important, present relationship.

— 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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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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