The existential vacuum manifests itself mainly in a state of boredom. — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
A man's concern, even his despair, over the worthwhileness of life is an existential distress but by no means a mental disease. — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
It is true that we can see the therapist as a technician only if we have first viewed the patient as some… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
Now, it is my contention that the deneuroticization of humanity requires a rehumanization of psychotherapy. — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
Thus, human existence-at least as long as it has not been neurotically distorted-is always directed to something, or someone, other than itself,… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one's personal… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
I would say that our patients never really despair because of any suffering in itself! Instead, their despair stems in each instance… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
These tasks, and therefore the meaning of life, differ from man to man, and from moment to moment. Thus it is impossible… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
What is demanded of man is not, as some existential philosophers teach, to endure the meaninglessness of life, but rather to bear… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“Not every conflict is necessarily neurotic; some amount of conflict is normal and healthy. In a similar sense suffering is not always… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“Ultimate meaning necessarily exceeds and surpasses the finite intellectual capacities of man... What is demanded of man is not, as some existential… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
For the meaning of life differs from man to man, from day to day and from hour to hour. What matters, therefore, is not… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share
“In the past, nothing is irretrievably lost, but rather, on the contrary, everything is irrevocably stored and treasured. To be sure, people tend to… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share
When a man finds that it is his destiny to suffer... his unique opportunity lies in the way he bears his burden. — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share
“A positive attitude enables a person to endure suffering and disappointment as well as enhance enjoyment and satisfaction. A negative attitude intensifies pain and… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share
Man's last freedom is his freedom to choose how he will react in any given situation — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share
The more one forgets himself - by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love - the more human he… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share
“There is nothing in the world, I venture to say, that would so effectively help one to survive even the worst conditions as the… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share
In a last violent protest against the hopelessness of imminent death, I sensed my spirit piercing through the enveloping gloom. I felt it transcend… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share
Being tolerant does not mean that I share another one's belief. But it does mean that I acknowledge another one's right to believe, and… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share
“I think it was Lessing who once said, 'There are things which must cause you to lose your reason or you have none to… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share
“I believe that my handicap will only enhance my ability to help others. I know that without the suffering, the growth that I have… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share
“He main retain his human dignity even in a concentration camp. Dostoevsky said once, 'There is only one thing that I dread: not to… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share
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