For years mental health professionals taught people that they could be psychologically healthy without social support, that βunless you love yourself, no one else will love you.ββ¦The truth is, you cannot love yourself unless you have been loved and are loved. The capacity to love cannot be built in isolation
Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D. – “The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog” (via cockedlockedandchoking)