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The Gift of Our Compulsions: A Revolutionary Approach to Self-Acceptance and Healing QUOTES

The Gift of Our Compulsions: A Revolutionary Approach to Self-Acceptance and Healing QUOTES

1 " Compulsions are intricate survival systems that we create because we don’t know how to be there for ourselves. "

― Mary O'Malley , The Gift of Our Compulsions: A Revolutionary Approach to Self-Acceptance and Healing

2 " Our compulsions serve two functions: the first is to keep unacceptable feelings buried deeply within so we can be numb enough to survive, and the second is to bring us comfort. "

― Mary O'Malley , The Gift of Our Compulsions: A Revolutionary Approach to Self-Acceptance and Healing

3 " Understanding that we create our compulsions to take care of ourselves is essential in transforming our relationship to them. "

― Mary O'Malley , The Gift of Our Compulsions: A Revolutionary Approach to Self-Acceptance and Healing