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Why Validation Feels Like a Drug and How to Detox | The Healing Room
In this episode of The Healing Room, host Terri Raftery explores the psychological phenomenon of validation addiction and provides a compassionate roadmap for emotional detoxification. This episode is essential listening for individuals who struggle with low self-esteem, people-pleasing behaviors, and a heavy reliance on external approval to feel worthy or safe. We delve into why genuine connection feels so potent—often hitting the bloodstream like sugar—and how our biological wiring for tribal witness can turn into a dependency that leaves us feeling erased when that external mirror goes…
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