« Hiding is a pleasure, but not being found is a disaster. »
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Donald W. Winnicott
Game and reality |
Donald W. Winnicott
Game and reality
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« The healthy adult has all the immaturities to fall back on, whether for fun or in times of need, or in the secret autoerotic experience or dream. »
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Donald W. Winnicott
The family good enough |
Donald W. Winnicott
The family good enough
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« Mental illnesses are not idiopathies. These are compromises between the immaturity of the individual and the social reactions of the moment, which are both aid and revenge. Thus, the clinical picture of a mentally ill person varies according to the attitude of the environment, even when the patient's disease remains fundamentally unchanged. I will give the example of a thirteen-year-old girl who starved to death at home, refusing all food, but who was normal and even happy in another environment. »
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Donald W. Winnicott
Maturation process in children |
Donald W. Winnicott
Maturation process in children
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