“Psychiatrist David Shainberg argued that mental illness, which appears chaotic, is actually the reverse. Mental illness occurs when images of the self become rigid and closed, restricting an open creative response to the world.”
John Briggs
Seven Life Lessons of Chaos: Spiritual Wisdom from the Science of Change
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