‘If I do not care, I will not be hurt’ is how human minds keep values at arm’s length. Unfortunately, this move hurts even more than caring; it’s not the biting, alive, occasional hurt of caring and sometimes losing, but the dull, deadening, constant hurt of not living your life in a way that is true to yourself.Steven C. HayesThe Author of this QuoteAuthorSteven C. HayesFoundation Prof Emeritus of Psychology at UNR. He originated & co-developed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy & Relational Frame Theory.