Familiarity in Relationships
Therapy serves as a mirror, revealing the hidden forces that drive our choices, particularly in relationships. People often gravitate towards partners who echo the traits of their childhood experiences, even if those traits were harmful. This attraction to the familiar, despite its discomfort, stems from a deep-seated fear of uncertainty and the responsibilities that come with true freedom.In this clip
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How to Find & Be a Great Romantic Partner | Lori Gottlieb
Related Questions
In the episode with Esther Perel, what are the insights around the theory that we use the behavioral patterns we (painfully) learned as children in our interactions with partners as adults?
Why do people easily fall into the trap of a victim mindset, and is it bad to be stuck in one? How can I avoid it properly? I often feel that the reason I overthink and have deep thoughts is because my father tortured and abandoned my mother and me during my childhood.