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title: "2 Competent People Quotes By Patrick J. Carnes"
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> [“However, sexual anorexics do have a definite profile that separates them from the larger population of those having difficulty being sexual: They are often extremely competent people who are committed to doing things very well and have a fear of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-j-carnes/however-sexual-anorexics-do-have-a-definite-profile-that-separates/)

[Patrick J. Carnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-j-carnes/)

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> [“They are often extremely competent people who are committed to doing things very well and have a fear of making mistakes and being human. They tend to be judgmental of others”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-j-carnes/they-are-often-extremely-competent-people-who-are-committed-to-doing/)

[Patrick J. Carnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-j-carnes/)

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## More by Patrick J. Carnes

> [“Betrayal, addiction and trauma weave a design of continually recycled wounds that create an overarching pattern of compulsive relationships.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-j-carnes/betrayal-addiction-and-trauma-weave-a-design-of-continually-recycled/)

[Patrick J. Carnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-j-carnes/)

> [“In part this is an intimacy disorder, for as soon as she starts to recommit to the relationship, he starts distancing himself. The intensity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-j-carnes/in-part-this-is-an-intimacy-disorder-for-as-soon-as-she-starts-to/)

[Patrick J. Carnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-j-carnes/)

> [“What moves betrayal into the realm of trauma is fear and terror. If the wound is deep enough, and the terror big enough, your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-j-carnes/what-moves-betrayal-into-the-realm-of-trauma-is-fear-and-terror-if/)

[Patrick J. Carnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-j-carnes/)

> [“However, sexual anorexics do have a definite profile that separates them from the larger population of those having difficulty being sexual: They are often…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-j-carnes/however-sexual-anorexics-do-have-a-definite-profile-that-separates/)

[Patrick J. Carnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-j-carnes/)

> [“Loyalty to that which does not work, or worse, to a person who is toxic, exploitive or destructive to you, is a form of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-j-carnes/loyalty-to-that-which-does-not-work-or-worse-to-a-person-who-is-toxic/)

[Patrick J. Carnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-j-carnes/)

> [“Seduction is high warmth with low intention”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-j-carnes/seduction-is-high-warmth-with-low-intention/)

[Patrick J. Carnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-j-carnes/)

> [“Addicts can clearly know they need to stop and cannot. Despite the consequences they continue high-risk behavior. They become so obsessed with the behavior…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-j-carnes/addicts-can-clearly-know-they-need-to-stop-and-cannot-despite-the/)

[Patrick J. Carnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-j-carnes/)

> [“Deprivation draws on two convictions: (1) The deprived person does not believe that he or she is worthy or deserving of pleasure or comfort;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-j-carnes/deprivation-draws-on-two-convictions-1-the-deprived-person-does-not/)

[Patrick J. Carnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-j-carnes/)

> [“By the Middles Ages it was a sin to have sex with a child. If an adult were guilty of such a sin, one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-j-carnes/by-the-middles-ages-it-was-a-sin-to-have-sex-with-a-child-if-an-adult/)

[Patrick J. Carnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-j-carnes/)

> [“They are often extremely competent people who are committed to doing things very well and have a fear of making mistakes and being human.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-j-carnes/they-are-often-extremely-competent-people-who-are-committed-to-doing/)

[Patrick J. Carnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-j-carnes/)

> [“It is also the soothing, medicating and nurturing that are part of betrayal bonding. Both partners are obsessed with whether she is going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-j-carnes/it-is-also-the-soothing-medicating-and-nurturing-that-are-part-of/)

[Patrick J. Carnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-j-carnes/)

> [“We are so used to our own history, we do not see it as remarkable or out of the ordinary, whereas others might see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-j-carnes/we-are-so-used-to-our-own-history-we-do-not-see-it-as-remarkable-or/)

[patrick j. carnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-j-carnes/)

> [“In the 1980s, research on post traumatic stress disorder in Vietnam veterans was regarded as important, noble, and useful. When the same researchers looked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-j-carnes/in-the-1980s-research-on-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-in-vietnam/)

[Patrick J. Carnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-j-carnes/)

> [“By the nineteenth century, society had given up burning witches. Yet the sexual exploitation of children continued. In late-nineteenth-century Britain, for example, men who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-j-carnes/by-the-nineteenth-century-society-had-given-up-burning-witches-yet/)

[Patrick J. Carnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-j-carnes/)

> [“Much energy goes into looking good and shoring up any holes that may appear in that image. This is where the pain starts, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-j-carnes/much-energy-goes-into-looking-good-and-shoring-up-any-holes-that-may/)

[Patrick J. Carnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-j-carnes/)

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