Irvin D. Yalom
Irvin D. Yalom
Irvin David Yalomis an American existential psychiatrist who is emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University, as well as author of both fiction and nonfiction...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPsychologist
Date of Birth13 June 1931
CountryUnited States of America
decision anxiety territory
The path to decision may be hard because it leads into the territory of both finiteness and groundlessness—domains soaked in anxiety.
hunting robins would-be
If I had to pick out a therapist in a movie that I'd like to go see as a personal therapist, it would be Robin Williams in Goodwill Hunting.
live-life way messages
A curious thought experiment. . . Nietzsche's message to us was to live life in such a way that we would be willing to repeat the same life eternally
mother anxiety way
Death anxiety is the mother of all religions, which, in one way or another, attempt to temper the anguish of our finitude.
dangerous
Living safely is dangerous.
love-is mature-love mature
Mature love is loving, not being loved.
dream two people
I dream of a love that is more than two people craving to possess one another.
men choices spirit
The spirit of a man is constructed out of his choices.
giving-up past giving
... sooner or later she had to give up the hope for a better past.
self medicine understanding
Psychiatry is a strange field because, unlike any other field of medicine, you never really finish. Your greatest instrument is you, yourself, and the work of self-understanding is endless. I'm still learning.
ambition people time-on-earth
If people in their 20s had more death awareness, would that in fact temper their ambition or drive? My hunch is yes. It would certainly do something for those who are most ruthless, who tend to make others most miserable. Some sort of greater awareness of their own finiteness and what their time on earth really is, and what they really want to do with their lives, could help improve them.
firsts ifs
If one is to learn to live with the dead, one must first learn to live with the living!
offers ifs
Never take away anything if you have nothing better to offer
anxiety failing fear-of-death
...the more unlived your life, the greater your death anxiety. The more you fail to experience your life fully, the more you will fear death.