Dr. Eric Bender
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So there's this endorphin rush, there's this feeling, wow, I can be useful to somebody, I can be important to somebody.
So yeah, all of these things I think impact your emotional state.
In what way?
Oh, I'm sure.
Yeah.
I mean, yes.
If you ever read The Game was the famous book.
Yeah.
People trying to figure out how to pick up women, pick up men, whatever from that.
So yes, I'm sure.
And con artists prey upon and actually cult leaders.
even to prey on people who have psychological needs and feel like, okay, I can give this person a purpose and I can give them jobs.
Now I'll cut them off from the rest of their family and create this space in their lives just for me.
So yes, people do try to prey on what people need
Yeah.
I try not to.
I do.
I do.
I save that for my own therapy.
Yeah.