EP 97 | The over-therapized nature of social media + how it’s effing with our expectations of life and relationships
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Are you easily absorbed by therapeutic claims on social media? Do you read a post and then think...
I think I have a disorganized attachment style
I think the person I'm dating is love bombing me
I think my boss is a narcissist
Perhaps there's truth to all these claims. But in my opinion, we're caught up in an era where the information we're being fed — and the ways our brains are processing it — isn't always helping us. Isn't always allowing us to see clearly. I believe it's distorting our understanding of people and experiences in the dating processes, and limiting our capacity for fulfillment in relationships.
This episode will resonate with anyone who:
Finds themselves overanalyzing individuals they're dating, thinking they can "catch" something to figure this person out and avoid hurt
Is quick to label people as narcissists, relationships as toxic, etc
Is highly focused on things like fixing their attachment style, dating in the right way, controlling the outcome of a relationship — but is distant from their emotional experience
Gets lost in the specifics of a person — if they have this job, if they look this way — they're safe, they're good to date, they won't hurt me
Links mentioned:
https://markmanson.net/podcast/lori-gottlieb
https://markmanson.net/
https://lorigottlieb.com/