I remember a group therapy session when one of the patients was reluctantly turning his corner. He would accept it, he said, but he wouldn't like the idea of having to solve problems every day for the rest of his life. My co-therapist told him that it was not required that he like it. She shared her own displeasure, saying: 'I remember that when I first discovered what life was like, I was furious. I guess I'm still kind of mad sometimes.'

If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him: The Pilgrimage Of Psychotherapy Patients (ed. Bantam, 2013) - ISBN: 9780804150965