"Fear brings about that which one is afraid of, and hyper-intention makes impossible what one wishes."
Viktor E. Frankl, author of Man's Search for Meaning, writes with a specific style, and often quotes other psychoanalysts to support his claims. His quotes often mirror the formula for quoting found in the book They Say, I Say. The formula is referred to as a quote sandwich. A proper quote sandwich would consist of an introduction to the quote, the quote itself, and an explanation of the quote. Frankl demonstrates this in the following excerpt:
"A statement consistent with this is found in Gordon W. Allport's book, The Individual and His Religion: 'The neurotic who learns to laugh at himself may be on the way to self-management, perhaps to cure.' Paradoxical intention is the empirical validation and clinical application of Allport's statement."
Frankl begins by introducing the author he's quoting, and what book he's quoting from. Next comes the quote itself, and the final sentence explains the quote, and his argument as a whole. Frankl's argument surrounds the idea of paradoxical intention as a method of logotherapy. To clarify, logotherapy is Frankl's theory that can be defined as a "meaning-centered psychotherapy." Logotherapy ultimately aims to orientate the patient towards the meaning of his life. Paradoxical intention is a method which Frankl uses to replace fear through paradox. An example of paradoxical intention Frankl uses is when he once met a man who was fearful of perspiring. Frankl advised him to show people how much he could perspire (the paradox) to rid of this fear. Frankl claims that paradoxical intention is almost always successful for curing minor fears, phobias, or anxieties, and he uses Gordon W. Allport's quote to support his argument.
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