In Treatment

Gina: As a man, you're like an animal in the wild. You're living day to day. You're trying to protect your territory and provide for your family. As a therapist, you're observing certain members of the herd through binoculars. These are two very different ways of experiencing life. But you can't observe yourself through your own binoculars.

Gina: People often can be very successful in the outside world and remain a complete mystery to their families.

(talking about Paul's father) Paul: I wasn't hurt. I just hated the son of a bitch. Gina: I think the hatred grew so you could protect yourself from his rejection. I don't think you always hated him.

Paul: So my father becomes aware of me on some level and he really doesn't want to listen to me complain so he just dies. Gina: Or he becomes aware of you on some level, and he's finally able to let go. Paul: I'd like to believe your version.

Gina: Do you know what you were afraid of? Paul: (about his father) I was afraid that after a lifetime of hating him... He was gonna love me anyway.

Paul: So... My father... loved me. And he did what he could. Gina: No. Your father loved you and he did what he did. And you loved him and you hated him because he ignored you. It's not pretty.