To injure another person through atonement is one of the most subtle devices of the neurotic, as when, for example, he indulges in self-accusations. (Alfred Adler)

To injure another person through atonement is one of the most subtle devices of the neurotic, as when, for example, he indulges in self-accusations.

Alfred Adler

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