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How We Behave

For instance, if a person believes intense sadness is something that only “weak” or “weird” people feel, then the shame and fear that there’s something wrong with them get heaped on top of the sadness.

In other words, now there’s a whole new problem, and it may feel so real that we don’t even realize it’s unintentionally self-created.

We gauge being whole and healthy based on how most (or many) people are. We reach conclusions about whether there’s something wrong with how we behave, feel, and think based on the degree to which we are different from, or similar to, other people.

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