With a background in psychology and a forensic psychologist as the protagonist in my romantic suspense novel, Expert Witness, I couldn’t resist combining my passion for creative writing with the study of human behavior. Insights I’ve gained through practice materialized in different places throughout the novel. I thought it’d be fun to do a post with some of these observations, humorous interludes and other psych references listed together. Throughout the book, there are more passages that could also be used in this article, but I made sure to leave out any that could potentially be spoilers. So here goes! Excerpts are below:
“Sometimes, it’s those times that don’t happen often that we think about the most.” ~ Chase
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"Jordan, look at me," he said, taking her hand. "You’re not being a coward. Truth be known, you’re handling this situation better than a lot of the people I've dealt with. But it’s okay to be scared. It doesn't make you a weak person if you admit that." ~ Chase
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“Hindsight is always twenty-twenty. You can’t live life asking the what-if questions all the time or you’ll find that, somehow, you missed out on the ‘what truly is’ parts.” ~ Mike
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Sometimes, learning to be less busy is more difficult than people think. Myself included. You’d think, being a psychologist, I’d practice what I preach, but just because you know what the right thing is to do doesn’t mean you always do it.” ~ Jordan
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“I liken it to trying to drive in the rain with the windshield fogged up. Get rid of the fog, and driving becomes easier and a heck of a lot less stressful.” ~ Jordan
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"Oh, you're the model therapist. I do something you don’t like and I'm no longer your best friend. What ever happened to unconditional positive regard?" ~ Mike
"All right. You win. You know I have a soft spot for Carl Rogers." ~ Jordan
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“You know what this type of intervention you’re suggesting is called? It’s called flooding. By exposing me to my admittedly unrealistic fear, it’s supposed to help me see that nothing bad will happen." ~ Jordan