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Why Validation Feels Like a Drug & How to Detox | The Healing Room
In this episode of The Healing Room, host Kaylee Russell explores the psychological and biological mechanisms behind why external validation feels like a drug, offering a compassionate guide to detoxing from the need for approval. For individuals struggling with low self-worth, people-pleasing behaviors, or the anxiety of waiting for text replies, this episode provides a deep dive into how the nervous system craves validation as a chemical relief from feelings of being 'too much' or unworthy. We unpack the cycle of shrinking, performing, and curating our identities to secure that fleeting hit…
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