Dr. Hilary Goldsher

some version of an internalized sense of low self-worth or low value, and either an implicit or explicit edict to find a scenario, a relationship, a partner that sort of confirms and affirms that they're OK, that they're of value, that they're worthy.

some version of an internalized sense of low self-worth or low value, and either an implicit or explicit edict to find a scenario, a relationship, a partner that sort of confirms and affirms that they're OK, that they're of value, that they're worthy.

And if they end up with someone that can provide that at times, but there is emotional and physical rent to pay through verbal abuse, through physical abuse. Sometimes the person can't garner the internal resources to value their emotional and physical safety over money.

And if they end up with someone that can provide that at times, but there is emotional and physical rent to pay through verbal abuse, through physical abuse. Sometimes the person can't garner the internal resources to value their emotional and physical safety over money.

And if they end up with someone that can provide that at times, but there is emotional and physical rent to pay through verbal abuse, through physical abuse. Sometimes the person can't garner the internal resources to value their emotional and physical safety over money.

the sort of deposit of self-worth that comes when the person chooses them, when the person is kind to them, when the person is bonded to them. And this is a complex psychological sort of notion, but it boils down to pathologically low self-worth.

the sort of deposit of self-worth that comes when the person chooses them, when the person is kind to them, when the person is bonded to them. And this is a complex psychological sort of notion, but it boils down to pathologically low self-worth.

the sort of deposit of self-worth that comes when the person chooses them, when the person is kind to them, when the person is bonded to them. And this is a complex psychological sort of notion, but it boils down to pathologically low self-worth.

What you're talking about is the power imbalance was normalized and sanctioned and popular, right?

What you're talking about is the power imbalance was normalized and sanctioned and popular, right?

What you're talking about is the power imbalance was normalized and sanctioned and popular, right?

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Yeah, it's a big ask for people to disconnect from their affiliation around those narratives. It's seductive, very seductive.

Yeah, it's a big ask for people to disconnect from their affiliation around those narratives. It's seductive, very seductive.

Yeah, it's a big ask for people to disconnect from their affiliation around those narratives. It's seductive, very seductive.

Well, I mean, it intersects with a number of factors, right? Probably anxiety, restlessness, boredom, low self-worth, right? Imbibing those headlines and becoming attached to those narratives offers us a version of a dopamine hit, right? It's an escape from our own reality and gives us sometimes an opportunity to be righteous and judge, which can give us an avenue to escape from our own pain.

Well, I mean, it intersects with a number of factors, right? Probably anxiety, restlessness, boredom, low self-worth, right? Imbibing those headlines and becoming attached to those narratives offers us a version of a dopamine hit, right? It's an escape from our own reality and gives us sometimes an opportunity to be righteous and judge, which can give us an avenue to escape from our own pain.

Well, I mean, it intersects with a number of factors, right? Probably anxiety, restlessness, boredom, low self-worth, right? Imbibing those headlines and becoming attached to those narratives offers us a version of a dopamine hit, right? It's an escape from our own reality and gives us sometimes an opportunity to be righteous and judge, which can give us an avenue to escape from our own pain.