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Oct 12, 2015 · October 12, 2015. by Michelle Cleary. "The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I change." ~Carl Rogers. (This quote and the following reference can be found in his book: On Becoming a Person: A Therapist's View of Psychotherapy.) What do you mean I will change after I accept myself... AS I AM (gasp!)?
Feb 26, 2024 · Carl Rogers, the renowned psychologist, once eloquently stated, "The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change." This profound quote delves into the intricate relationship between self-acceptance and personal growth.
In his quote, Carl R. Rogers emphasizes the importance of self-acceptance as a fundamental step towards personal growth and authentic connections with others. Rogers suggests that without accepting ourselves, we are hindered in our ability to foster genuine experiences and be receptive to those around us.
- On Human Nature
- On Learning, Growth, and Change
- On Psychotherapy
- On The Good Life
"When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic." Rogers believed people possess inherent goodness and that people are driven by the actualizing tendency. While Freud's psychoanalysis and Watson's behaviorismtended to take a much more negative view of human nature, often focusing on the abnormal or the problemat...
"The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change." "If we value independence, if we are disturbed by the growing conformity of knowledge, of values, of attitudes, which our present system induces, then we may wish to set up conditions of learning which make for uniqueness, for self-direction, and for self-initiate...
"It is the client who knows what hurts, what directions to go, what problems are crucial, what experiences have been deeply buried." —From On Becoming a Person, 1961 Rogers is remembered for the development of his non-directive approach to therapy known as client-centered therapy. This technique gives the client control over the process and in whic...
"A second characteristic of the process which for me is the good life is that it involves an increasing tendency to live fully in each moment. I believe it would be evident that for the person who was fully open to his new experience, completely without defensiveness, each moment would be new." —From On Becoming a Person, 1961 "In my early professi...
Jan 29, 2024 · Conditional Positive Regard. Congruence & Incongruence. Self Actualization. Fully Functioning Person. Carl Rogers Quotes. Carl Rogers (1902-1987) was a humanistic psychologist best known for his views on the therapeutic relationship and his theories of personality and self-actualization.
Oct 6, 2023 · 7 min read. ·. Oct 6, 2023. -- 1. Photo by Darius Bashar on Unsplash. Carl Rogers, a renowned American psychologist, made a profound observation when he said, "The curious paradox is that when...
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” ― Carl R. Rogers, On Becoming a Person: A Therapist's View of Psychotherapy. tags: counselling , paradox , self-awareness , self-improvement. 944 likes. Like. “What is most personal is most universal.”
