Parenting
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14 hours agoWhen Your Adult Child Says 'I Hate You' and Then Wants Money
Emotional outbursts from adult children often stem from overload, and parents should change their responses to reset dynamics.
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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks agoBehavioral scientists found that people who aren't genuinely good don't lack empathy - they possess what researchers call 'selective empathy' that activates only when there's an audience or when feeling someone's pain serves their narrative - Silicon Canals
Empathy can be selectively activated, with cognitive empathy intact but affective empathy deployed based on personal benefit or audience presence.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks agoResearch suggests the most exhausting kind of love isn't unrequited - it's the kind where you love someone completely and they love you completely and neither of you knows how to receive what the other is offering because both of your systems were calibrated in homes where love was either conditional, inconsistent, or delivered in a language the other person's body doesn't recognise - Silicon Canals
Understanding attachment styles can reveal why some loving relationships still feel unfulfilling.
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