Inner Self Explorer Gifts

We made great progress today, but I think we need a few more sessions.

Lassie looks into the well, the well looks into Lassie.

'I used to be a hunter-gatherer. Then my inner hunter killed off my inner gatherer. Now I'm just a hunter.'

"You need to get in touch with your inner tadpole."

"Existentialist Trail. Get lost then found. Nietzsche Park System"

I figured out how we can pay for the kids' college tuitions. Do tell. I'm going to leave for a year of self-discovery, which I will chronicle in a best-selling memoir. Oh, but

'I have multiple personalities and they are all following me on Twitter.'

So You've Cloned Yourself

"I feel like there's a chick in me trying to escape."

Man to date about many self-portraits on his wall: 'Self-realization is where I'm headed.'

"Every time I explore the corners of my mind, I have the urge to dust."

A hard green shell on the outside doesn't always mean it's chocolaty on the inside.

'Hey Sally, do these new capris make me look pretentious?'

'My outer self loves your inner self, but my inner self can't stand your outer self.'

The company lawyer's self-image vs the boss's self-image.

What brings you to therapy, Rudy? Dr. Noodle. I've been feeling like my whole life is on pause. And I can't find the remote to unpause it. Meanwhile, everyone else's stories are proceeding apace. They're all into the second act already. They've all had plot twists, and hero's journeys, and epic love scenes, and thrilling reversals of fortune ... Meanwhile, I'm still paused on the opening credits because no remote. Why don't you get up off the couch and unpause it manually? You can do that?

Motorway of the Self

Psychology Clinic. Most potent example of solipsism I've ever seen --- he follows himself on Twitter.

"Adolescencia"

It all began with free-range chicken. Then it was organic vegetables. Next the farmers decided they should all take a year off to go find themselves.

Man looking down long telescope at himself.

"My self esteem is low ... how come I never got hacked?"

"I feel like I'm moving from my quiet desperation phase into something a bit more colorful."

"It doesn't matter if anyone believes in you. . . what's important is that you believe in yourself!"

"...And, what might 'the road' represent?"

'I just feel so used all the time.'

"Nobody wants to steal my identity."

"Papi! Papi! I figured it out! I know exactly what I'm gonna be when I grow up!"

After a lifetime of searching, Leonard finds himself.

'Thank you for gently guiding me toward insight.'

"So tell me - what makes you think you're a 'monster'?"

"Well, Mr. Trouble, it's likely your low self esteem is linked to your given name."

"I ask you doctor, would any normal person wear this hat?"

"Therapy is wonderful. Finally to have someone who pays attention to my self esteem issues."

Psychiatry. Why go on a voyage of self-discovery when I can just Google myself?