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> [“Well-adjusted has come to mean unaffected. – Theodore Rubin”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/well-adjusted-has-come-to-mean-unaffected-theodore-rubin/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

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## More by Pete Walker

> [“Perfectionism. My perfectionism arose as an attempt to gain safety and support in my dangerous family. Perfection is a self-persecutory myth. I do not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/perfectionism-my-perfectionism-arose-as-an-attempt-to-gain-safety-and/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“The price of admission to a relationship with an extreme narcissist is self-annihilation. One of my clients quipped: “Narcissists don’t have relationships; they take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/the-price-of-admission-to-a-relationship-with-an-extreme-narcissist/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“jeopardy, but that he is also “a sorry excuse for a human being”. Over time, the look can make the recipient feel terrified and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/jeopardy-but-that-he-is-also-a-sorry-excuse-for-a-human-being-over/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“Dysfunctional emotional matching is seen in behaviors such as acting amused at destructive sarcasm, acting loving when someone is punishing, and acting forgiving when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/dysfunctional-emotional-matching-is-seen-in-behaviors-such-as-acting/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“This appears to be a mechanism of dissociation, and in this instance, it rendered my client amnesiac of my high regard for our work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/this-appears-to-be-a-mechanism-of-dissociation-and-in-this-instance/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“Natural anger eventually arises when we really get how little and defenseless we were when our parents bullied us into hating ourselves.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/natural-anger-eventually-arises-when-we-really-get-how-little-and/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“Horrible world events, difficult choices, illnesses and periodic feelings of abject loneliness are common examples of existential pain.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/horrible-world-events-difficult-choices-illnesses-and-periodic/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“Well-adjusted has come to mean unaffected. – Theodore Rubin”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/well-adjusted-has-come-to-mean-unaffected-theodore-rubin/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“The survivor may, seemingly without reason, visualize someone being abusive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/the-survivor-may-seemingly-without-reason-visualize-someone-being/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [ “\[1\] a minor upset feels like an emergency; \[2\] a minor unfairness feels like a travesty of justice.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/1-a-minor-upset-feels-like-an-emergency-2-a-minor-unfairness-feels/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“My parents’ twisted version of this boiled down to: “As f\*cked up as we are, we’re still way better than you”.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/my-parents-twisted-version-of-this-boiled-down-to-as-f-cked-up-as-we/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“Unfortunately, premature forgiveness strands us in relationships with our parents that are as devoid of genuine warmth and intimacy as ever. Unless we work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/unfortunately-premature-forgiveness-strands-us-in-relationships-with/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“I also like to apply “good enough” to other concepts such as a good enough job, a good enough try, a good enough outing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/i-also-like-to-apply-good-enough-to-other-concepts-such-as-a-good/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“The worst thing about having been traumatized with the look in childhood is that we can erroneously transfer and project our memory of it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/the-worst-thing-about-having-been-traumatized-with-the-look-in/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“This is especially good news because what is learned can be unlearned and vice versa.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/this-is-especially-good-news-because-what-is-learned-can-be-unlearned/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

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