It’s not because they’re shallow, broken, or secretly longing for even more drama. (Not all of them, anyway.) For many, it may be simply because of the “secure ick”: it’s the nervous system...
What is repetition compulsion? Ideated by Freud and still resonant 130 years later, repetition compulsion is our unconscious drive to recreate familiar emotional dynamics—even when they’re painful....
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