Anxiety Quote by John Bowlby

“The human psyche, like human bones, is strongly inclined towards self-healing.”

— John Bowlby

We're only as needy as our unmet needs.

— John Bowlby

“young children, who for whatever reason are deprived of the continuous care and attention of a mother or a substitute-mother, are not only temporarily…

— John Bowlby

Life is best organized as a series of daring ventures from a secure base

— John Bowlby

“It will happen but it will take time.”

— John Bowlby

Thus, just as animals of many species, including man, are disposed to respond with fear to sudden movement or a marked change in level…

— John Bowlby

“We do as we have been done by.”

— John Bowlby

Behind the mask of indifference is bottomless misery and behind apparent callousness, despair.

— John Bowlby

If we value our children, we must cherish their parents

— John Bowlby

If a community values its children, it must cherish its mothers.

— John Bowlby

The propensity to make strong emotional bonds to particular individuals [is] a basic component of human nature

— John Bowlby

“The stark nakedness and simplicity of the conflict with which humanity is oppressed - that of getting angry with and wishing to hurt the…

— John Bowlby