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"Always" and "never" statements-declarations that are commonly used but rarely true
Catastrophizing-automatically assuming a "worst-case" scenario and inappropriately characterizing minor or moderate problems or issues as catastrophic events
Circular conversations-arguments which go on almost endlessly, repeating the same patterns with no resolution
Confirmation bias-tendency to pay more attention to things which reinforce your beliefs than to things which contradict them
"Control-me" syndrome-describes a tendency which some people have to foster relationships with people who have controlling, narcissistic, or antisocial natures
Denial-believing or imagining that some painful or traumatic circumstance, event, or memory does not exist or did not happen
Dependency-inappropriate and chronic reliance by someone on another individual for their health, decision-making, or emotional well-being
Dissociation-a mental departure from reality
Emotional abuse-pattern of behavior directed at an individual by another which promotes in them a destructive sense of fear, obligation, or guilt (FOG)
Emotional blackmail-system of threats and punishments used in an attempt to control someone's behavior
Fear of abandonment-an irrational fear that one is in imminent danger of being personally rejected, discarded, or replaced
Feelings of emptiness-an acute, chronic sense that daily life has little worth or significance, leading to an impulsive appetite for strong physical sensations and dramatic relationship experiences
Gaslighting-practice of brainwashing or convincing someone that they are going insane
Harassment-any sustained or chronic pattern of unwelcome behavior by one individual to another
Impulsiveness-the tendency to act or speak based on current feelings rather than logical reasoning
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