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Gregory Bateson: The Double Bind, Mental Prisons, & The Erasure of Self
Have you ever felt caught between two impossible choices? A quiet sense of dread, a knot in your stomach, where no matter what you do, you seem to lose? Perhaps you’ve been told to “be spontaneous!” – a command that instantly negates the very spontaneity it demands. Or maybe you’ve encountered a subtle, yet crushing, contradiction in a relationship, where affection comes with a chilling withdrawal, leaving you questioning your own sanity.
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