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If we admit our depression openly and freely, those around us get from it an experience of freedom rather than the depression itself.

Rollo May

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Rollo May
Age: 85 †
Born: 1909
Born: April 21
Died: 1994
Died: October 22
Psychologist
Psychotherapist
Writer
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Openly
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Depressing
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