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title: "1 Belief Life Quotes By Marsha M. Linehan"
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> [“The desire to commit suicide, however, has at its base a belief that life cannot or will not improve. Although that may be the case in some instances, it is not true in all instances. Death, however, rules out hope…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marsha-m-linehan/the-desire-to-commit-suicide-however-has-at-its-base-a-belief-that/)

[Marsha M. Linehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marsha-m-linehan/)

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## More by Marsha M. Linehan

> [“Many, if not most, therapeutic errors are assessment errors; that is, they are therapeutic responses based on faulty understanding and assessment of the problem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marsha-m-linehan/many-if-not-most-therapeutic-errors-are-assessment-errors-that-is/)

[Marsha M. Linehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marsha-m-linehan/)

> [Radical acceptance rests on letting go of the illusion of control and a willingness to notice and accept things as they are right now,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marsha-m-linehan/radical-acceptance-rests-on-letting-go-of-the-illusion-of-control-and/)

[Marsha M. Linehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marsha-m-linehan/)

> [“The great thing about treating borderline patients is that it is like having a supervisor always in the room.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marsha-m-linehan/the-great-thing-about-treating-borderline-patients-is-that-it-is-like/)

[Marsha M. Linehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marsha-m-linehan/)

> [Acceptance is the only way out of hell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marsha-m-linehan/acceptance-is-the-only-way-out-of-hell/)

[Marsha M. Linehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marsha-m-linehan/)

> [“A patient's passivity must not be unilaterally interpreted as lack of motivation, resistance, lack of confidence, or the like. Many times, passivity is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marsha-m-linehan/a-patient-s-passivity-must-not-be-unilaterally-interpreted-as-lack-of/)

[Marsha M. Linehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marsha-m-linehan/)

> [“The desire to commit suicide, however, has at its base a belief that life cannot or will not improve. Although that may be the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marsha-m-linehan/the-desire-to-commit-suicide-however-has-at-its-base-a-belief-that/)

[Marsha M. Linehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marsha-m-linehan/)

> [You can feel like a mental patient, but that doesn't mean you have to act like one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marsha-m-linehan/you-can-feel-like-a-mental-patient-but-that-doesn-t-mean-you-have-to/)

[Marsha M. Linehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marsha-m-linehan/)

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