Now, it is my contention that the deneuroticization of humanity requires a rehumanization of psychotherapy.
Viktor E. FranklAt any moment, man must decide, for better or for worse, what will be the monument of his existence.
Viktor E. FranklThus, human existence-at least as long as it has not been neurotically distorted-is always directed to something, or someone, other than itself, be it a meaning to fulfill or another human being to encounter lovingly.
Viktor E. FranklIn psychiatry there is a certain condition known as delusion of reprieve. The condemned man, immediately before his execution, gets the illusion that he might be reprieved at the very last minute. No one could yet grasp the fact that everything would be taken away. all we possessed, literally, was our naked existence.
Viktor E. Frankl