The Betrayal of the Self - The Fear of Autonomy in Men and Women (1986)
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Our own vitality as well as that of others frightens us, if it still manages to surface, we respond with rage and turn against our own freedom. It is vitality itself that we are opposing.
— Arno Gruen
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About Arno Gruen
Arno Gruen (May 26, 1923 – October 20, 2015) was a Swiss-German psychologist and psychoanalyst.
About Arno Gruen
Arno Gruen (May 26, 1923 – October 20, 2015) was a Swiss-German psychologist and psychoanalyst.
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