OUR SICKNESS OF THE SOUL -
"When the satis-
faction of our in-
stincts for sex, secur-
ity, and society becomes
the sole object of our lives,
then pride steps in to justi-
fy our excesses. All these
failings generate fear, a
soul-sickness in its
own right." (12 &
12, p. 49)
"UNJUSTIFIED TERROR" -
"When successful sex and intimacy merely serve to open another window to possible betrayal, the aversion to sex becomes the barrier that keeps the private, vulnerable self safe. The terror ... is about re-experiencing the pain." (Sexual Anorexia, pp. 42-43)
"First of all, let
me assert my firm
belief that the only
thing we have to fear
is fear itself - nameless,
unreasoning, unjustified
terror which paralyzes
needed efforts to con-
vert retreat into
advance."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 - 1945) U.S. President
HP - Higher Power - is any power greater than oneself, like Nature, the Cosmos, or even the legal system.