"All forms of self-defeating behavior are unseen and unconscious, which is why their existence is denied."

Behavior, Existence, Self, Unconscious

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"All forms of self-defeating behavior are unseen and unconscious, which is why their existence is denied."

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"To probe for unconscious determinants of behavior and then define a man in their terms exclusively, ignoring his overt behavior altogether, is a greater distortion than ignoring the unconscious completely."

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