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“Frau Hermann! Fällt Ihnen denn gar nichts auf? Sie sind sehr intelligent. Sie scheinen auch über einen sehr hohen emotionalen Intelligenzquotienten zu verfügen, und Sie sind über die Maßen empathisch, haben ein ausgezeichnetes Gespür für die Stimmung anderer. Nur bei sich selbst versagen diese Fähigkeiten total. Was Ihre eigenen Gefühle angeht, laufen Sie mit einem dicken Brett vor dem Kopf herum. Das ist merkwürdig. Es stimmt ganz offensichtlich: Sie können alles andere, aber nicht sich selbst spüren!”

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