You Will Always Reject Love Until You Do This...

It is a fundamental law of psychology that people who were deprived of love in childhood often grow up to find it indigestible as adults. This short film by Alain de Botton examines the tragic paradox of childhood trauma and attachment theory. It explains how individuals subconsciously self-sabotage their adult relationships by either chasing abusive partners or fleeing from kind ones (1:01). Learn how to recognize the "nauseous" feeling of safety for what it truly is—a legacy of trauma—and discover the steps needed to break the cycle of emotional self-destruction (3:55).

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