If you have ever read a book by Walter Riso, you will know all the emotional wisdom that he has in his words and how he makes you reflect to improve your life in all aspects. Above all, it can help you understand love relationships with advice from an expert in Cognitive Therapy.
Walter Riso is a clinical psychologist of Italian origin and he has Argentine nationality and is expert in relationships. He has some books that his readers like very much, such as: "Manual for not dying of love: Ten principles of affective survival", "Fall in love with yourself: The essential value of self-esteem" or "Highly dangerous loves, among others."
Walter Riso quotes
So that you can better understand his way of thinking and expressing his ideas, we are going to leave you some phrases that you will surely like so many that you will go to the bookstore to buy one of his books….
- The joy is not in reaching the ideal Self, but in the very process of traveling towards it without self-deprecation and without anxiety.
- At this time somewhere in the world, there is someone who would be happy to have you.
- Think that in some remote part of the Earth, there is someone who would like to be by your side.
- If you don't burn for something or someone, if nothing shakes your soul, if enthusiasm barely reaches you; you're going wrong, something is stopping you. You live half.
- Let it hurt you, cry all you can, but don't let the sadness last longer than necessary.
- Illusory optimism can be as dire as chronic pessimism.
- Making mistakes is how we evolve. If not, we get stuck.
- You should not see who you love with different eyes. Stop idealizing him, he may have many virtues, but also defects.
- Loving is not synonymous with continuous joy. When you fall in love, you should appreciate both the good and the bad of that person, cold, without anesthesia.
- Be strong and do not succumb to the pains of love.
- Learn to live alone and do not put love above your dreams and needs.
- True love is found when it allows you to be yourself without fear that the relationship will end, that you will be hurt.
- If you can't love me fairly, I'd rather you go, I'll find someone who really enjoys me.
- Breakups serve to learn the worst faces of love.
- The most painful abuse is the one that does not hurt physically, the one that instead of bruises, leaves memories.
- Do not waste any more seconds of your life with someone who approaches you out of pure interest, who does not really love you, who does not take the relationship seriously, who is in bad times, but not in good times, or who disconnects when speak.
- You will know that they truly love you when you can show yourself as you are without fear of being hurt.
- Giving power to someone or something to dominate you and take over your mind is a subtle form of psychological suicide.
- Listen to people who think differently from you.
- Detachment is not lack of love, but a healthy way of relating, whose premises are: independence, not possessiveness and not addiction.
- Small changes in self-esteem will lead to big changes in our daily life.
- It is in silence that we make contact with who we truly are.
- Love has two main enemies: indifference that kills it slowly, and disappointment that eliminates it at once.
- Being emotionally autonomous is not to stop loving, but to govern yourself.
- I find it unfair and insulting that, to realize my worth, I have to lose myself.
- It is not necessary to see everything in black or white, the terms nothing and everything, never and always do not give rise to a middle ground.
- The first time you'll call it a mistake, okay, but the second time it's a decision.
- Sadness is a feeling that you have the right to experience. Being sad from time to time will allow you to reflect, think about your options, make decisions, ponder your aspirations, and regain your energy. Of course, it must be a transitory state.
- When love knocks on the door, it will rush in: you will not be able to leave out the bad and receive only the good. If you think that loving equals happiness, you are on the wrong track.
- The mind is a restless monkey, leaping from branch to branch in search of fruit throughout an endless jungle of conditioned events.
- The person I love is an important part of my life, but not the only one.
- Sitting crying at the first stumble and wanting life to be rewarding twenty-four hours is definitely childish.
- Do not drive me crazy, I am passionate about you. I don't need you, but I choose you.
- No matter how much he loves you, what matters is how he shows it.
- If you are not able to feel love, to touch it with caresses, it is not present.
- The first thing you should do with an impossible love is to assume it.
- Cement your own path, choose your actions, be yourself, establish what your destiny will be and do not allow chance to condition your instinct.
- Avoidance is not always cowardice, sometimes it is prudence and other times intelligence.
- Seeing the world in black and white takes us away from moderation and inner peace because life, where you look at it, is made up of nuances.
- The brave is not the one who does not feel fear, but the one who faces it with dignity, even if his knees and brain shake.
- The novelty produces two conflicting emotions: fear and curiosity. While fear of the unknown acts as a brake, curiosity acts as an incentive (sometimes unstoppable) that leads us to explore the world and wonder.
- You cannot go through life asking for permission to live or feel.
- The stone mind does not allow itself to doubt and abhors self-criticism. Its foundations are unchangeable and indisputable.
- An ex-boyfriend is similar to an appendix, since it must be eliminated from its roots so that it does not affect your health and you have life in peace.
- If you value yourself, you will also value others and you will be better people.
- The key to a relationship is owned by the person who is more independent.
- I am in love with you because I have decided. I have wanted to be with you and I enjoy it, but you are not essential for my well-being.
- There is no partner who does not take risks of emotional stability.
- If you are not reciprocated in love, accept it, do not persist and preserve your dignity, because the scars that it will cause you are very difficult to heal.
- Better single than poisoned.
