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Dr. Singh is Aza's therapist. She uses both cognitive behavioral therapy and medication to help control Aza's anxiety and OCD. She encourages Aza to remind herself that her thoughts are just thoughts and don't actually control her, though Aza struggles greatly to accept this. According to Aza, Dr. Singh's catchphrase is that whatever Aza is experiencing is "not uncommon." After Aza's mental breakdown, Dr. Singh encourages Aza to take her medication and reminds her that she will get through this difficult time.
Dr. Singh Quotes in Turtles All the Way Down
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Chapter 5
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I have these thoughts that Dr. Karen Singh calls "intrusives," but the first time she said it, I heard "invasives," which I like better, because, like invasive weeds, these thoughts seem to arrive at my biosphere from some faraway land, and then they spread out of control.
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Chapter 8
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I wanted to tell her that I was getting better, because that was supposed to be the narrative of illness: it was a hurdle you jumped over, or a battle you won. Illness is a story told in the past tense.
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You're right that self isn't simple, Aza. Maybe it's not even singular. Self is a plurality, but pluralities can also be integrated, right? Think of a rainbow. It's one arc of light, but also seven differently colored arcs of light.
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And we're such language-based creatures that to some extent we cannot know what we cannot name. And so we assume it isn't real.
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Dr. Singh Quotes in Turtles All the Way Down
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Chapter 5
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I have these thoughts that Dr. Karen Singh calls "intrusives," but the first time she said it, I heard "invasives," which I like better, because, like invasive weeds, these thoughts seem to arrive at my biosphere from some faraway land, and then they spread out of control.
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Chapter 8
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I wanted to tell her that I was getting better, because that was supposed to be the narrative of illness: it was a hurdle you jumped over, or a battle you won. Illness is a story told in the past tense.
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You're right that self isn't simple, Aza. Maybe it's not even singular. Self is a plurality, but pluralities can also be integrated, right? Think of a rainbow. It's one arc of light, but also seven differently colored arcs of light.
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And we're such language-based creatures that to some extent we cannot know what we cannot name. And so we assume it isn't real.
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