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Relational Rehearsal Syndrome
Relational Rehearsal Syndrome refers to the pattern of repeatedly simulating imagined conversations with emotionally significant people - often in anticipation of conflict, rejection, or relational…
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Compulsive Completion Urge (CCU)
Compulsive completion urge is a visceral, often irrational drive to finish (a meal, a task, a conversation) even when continuing causes harm, discomfort, or fatigue.…
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Re-entry Tax
Re-entry tax is the emotional, cognitive, and sometimes physical cost of returning to a space, task, or relationship after a period of absence, silence, or…
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Avoidance Shame Spiral (A.S.S.)
The avoidance shame spiral describes a repeating cycle: a person avoids a task or responsibility, feels shame about the avoidance, and then avoids further due to…
