I am convinced that the deepest desire within each of us is to be liberated from the controlling influences of our own psychic madness or patterns of fear. All other things–the disdain of ordinary life, the need to control others rather than be controlled, the craving for material goods as a means of security and protection against the winds of chaos–are external props that serve as substitutes for the real battle, which is the one waged within the individual soul. Caroline Myss
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The author, Victor Frankl, paraphrased from his book, "Man's Search for Meaning" illustrates how to overcome your inner conflict and your emotional pain. He says that the only way to stop the madness is to face it head on. You have to look inside yourself and examine what is making you unhappy. It is not going to be easy to accept who you truly are but once you do, life will be much easier.

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