I have never known a patient to portray his parents more negatively than he actually experienced them in childhood but always more positively--because idealization of his parents was essential for his survival.
Alice MillerAbout author
- Author's profession: Psychologist
- Nationality: swiss
- Born: January 12, 1923
- Died: April 14, 2010
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