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Escaping Repetition Compulsion

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Repetition Compulsion: “a psychological phenomenon in which a person repeats an event or its circumstances over and over again.”

Today, Chad calls on our good friend Sigmund Freud to help define and explain what it means to be stuck in cycles of ‘repetition compulsion.’

Quick hits:

Good News – The truth about this pandemic – the good and the bad – won’t (can’t) be fully uncovered right now. Find out why at 0:30.

Super Friend – Today’s inspiration comes from the great Sigmund Freud and his 1920 essay, Beyond the Pleasure PrincipleTune in at 6:25.

Daily Mission – Identity in someone else where repetition compulsion exists. Then, hold up that mirror and find it in yourself. Details at 18:05.

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