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Why Freud Thinks Youโ€™re Addicted to Suffering โ€“ How to Break Free ๐Ÿง 

Why Freud Thinks Youโ€™re Addicted to Suffering โ€“ How to Break Free ๐Ÿง 

Update: 2025-06-28
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Do you ever feel like youโ€™re trapped in the same painful patterns over and over againโ€”in your relationships, career, or emotional life?Freud had a name for this: Repetition Compulsion.Itโ€™s the unconscious drive to repeat past emotional woundsโ€”not because we enjoy the pain, but because, deep down, weโ€™re trying to master it.Trying to fix what hurt usโ€ฆ by recreating it.In this video, we dive into Freudโ€™s compelling theory of why so many people seem addicted to suffering, and more importantlyโ€”how you can break the cycle and start making conscious choices that serve your present, not your past.๐ŸŽฏ What youโ€™ll learn in this video:What Freud meant by โ€œRepetition Compulsionโ€Why we unconsciously re-create painful experiencesHow familiar suffering becomes a false sense of safetyThe psychology behind choosing the known pain over unknown peace3 practical steps to become aware of, interrupt, and rewire these patternsHow to choose differentโ€”even when different feels scary๐Ÿง  Youโ€™re not brokenโ€”youโ€™re patterned. And patterns can be changed.Through a modern psychological lens and deep yet relatable insights, weโ€™ll explore how to move from surviving your past to creating your future.Whether you're just becoming aware of your emotional loops or ready to break free from them, this video offers clarity, direction, and motivation to move forward.

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Why Freud Thinks Youโ€™re Addicted to Suffering โ€“ How to Break Free ๐Ÿง 

Why Freud Thinks Youโ€™re Addicted to Suffering โ€“ How to Break Free ๐Ÿง 

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