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fromBuzzFeed
1 week ago

People Are Calling Out Sneaky Propaganda Hiding In Plain Sight, And Now I Can't Unsee Them

People often believe they are immune to propaganda while others are deceived, but they are likely misinformed and should assume they may be wrong.
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fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

Can Perfectionism Be a Form of Self-Deception?

Perfectionism operates as self-deception that avoids accountability and conceals chronic shame, prioritizing self-preservation and people-pleasing over authentic values.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Love's Labour by Stephen Grosz review the truth about relationships

A maths lecturer, convinced his wife is cheating, will not check the CCTV footage that might confirm his fears but instead keeps a private tally of the number of pubic hairs she sheds in her underwear. One hair is OK, acceptable, more is evidence that she has been having it off, he says, unaware that he uses these delusions of her infidelity to protect himself from the dangers of intimacy.
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fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

Are You Lying to Your Therapist?

Clients commonly lie to therapists due to various motivations, such as shame and denial, affecting therapeutic honesty.
Achieving honesty with therapists necessitates self-awareness and self-acceptance.
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