1. Suppressed Aversion Syndrome: Silencing Discomfort to Avoid Seeming “Too Sensitive”

    Suppressed Aversion Syndrome: Silencing Discomfort to Avoid Seeming “Too Sensitive”

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  2. Suppressed Aversion Syndrome: Silencing Discomfort to Avoid Seeming “Too Sensitive”

    Suppressed Aversion Syndrome: Silencing Discomfort to Avoid Seeming “Too Sensitive”

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  3. Proximity-Based Relationship Syndrome: Repeatedly Entering Romantic Relationships Out of Convenience

    Proximity-Based Relationship Syndrome: Repeatedly Entering Romantic Relationships Out of Convenience

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  4. Symptomatic Deception Syndrome: Feigning Illness to Conceal

    Symptomatic Deception Syndrome: Feigning Illness to Conceal

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  5. Superficial Optimism Syndrome: Over-Reliance on Empty

    Superficial Optimism Syndrome: Over-Reliance on Empty

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  6. Request Avoidance Reflex: Fleeing Before Engagement

    Request Avoidance Reflex: Fleeing Before Engagement

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  7. Imagined Chaos: The Delusion of Collapse by the Ordinary

    Imagined Chaos: The Delusion of Collapse by the Ordinary

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  8. Clownish Rejection: Absurd Defense Against Intimacy

    Clownish Rejection: Absurd Defense Against Intimacy

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  9. Request Avoidance Reflex: Fleeing Before Engagement

    Request Avoidance Reflex: Fleeing Before Engagement

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  10. Saboteur Courtship Reflex: Testing Rejection Before Connection

    Saboteur Courtship Reflex: Testing Rejection Before Connection

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  11. Cognitive Echo Chamber Syndrome: Finding Joy in One’s Own Stereotyped Perceptions

    Cognitive Echo Chamber Syndrome: Finding Joy in One’s Own Stereotyped Perceptions

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  12. Honorable Defeat Delusion: Masking Pre-Submission with Performative Pride

    Honorable Defeat Delusion: Masking Pre-Submission with Performative Pride

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  13. Solemn Acceptance Delusion: The Misbelief That Quiet Endurance is Superior to Proactive Escape

    Solemn Acceptance Delusion: The Misbelief That Quiet Endurance is Superior to Proactive Escape

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  14. Indirect Emotional Expression Syndrome: Using External Objects or Entities to Convey Feelings

    Indirect Emotional Expression Syndrome: Using External Objects or Entities to Convey Feelings

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  15. Armor-and-Retreat Syndrome: Dramatic Self-Display Quickly Undone by Fear of Intimacy

    Armor-and-Retreat Syndrome: Dramatic Self-Display Quickly Undone by Fear of Intimacy

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  16. Sudden Alienation Syndrome: Extreme Emotional Detachment from Familiar Individuals

    Sudden Alienation Syndrome: Extreme Emotional Detachment from Familiar Individuals

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  17. Collaborative Paralysis Syndrome: Inability to Act When Given Expected Responsibilities

    Collaborative Paralysis Syndrome: Inability to Act When Given Expected Responsibilities

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  18. Preemptive Discomfort Avoidance Syndrome: Worsening Outcomes by Rushing Unpleasant Tasks

    Preemptive Discomfort Avoidance Syndrome: Worsening Outcomes by Rushing Unpleasant Tasks

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  19. The moment she lowers herself to the ground, he leaps over

    The moment she lowers herself to the ground, he leaps over

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  20. Fairness Surrender Syndrome: Compulsive Need to Abandon

    Fairness Surrender Syndrome: Compulsive Need to Abandon

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  21. Post-Exertional Receptivity Delusion: Sweat-Induced Emotional Openness

    Post-Exertional Receptivity Delusion: Sweat-Induced Emotional Openness

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  22. Savior Projection Delusion: Fantasizing External Validation as the Key to Personal Success

    Savior Projection Delusion: Fantasizing External Validation as the Key to Personal Success

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  23. Sentimental Mismatch Disorder: When Affection Meets Unintentional Insult

    Sentimental Mismatch Disorder: When Affection Meets Unintentional Insult

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  24. Projected Vulnerability Fixation: Emotional Intimacy Through Disproportionate Acts of Restraint

    Projected Vulnerability Fixation: Emotional Intimacy Through Disproportionate Acts of Restraint

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  25. Cyclical Interpersonal Aversion Syndrome: Recurrent Disdain for Close Companions

    Cyclical Interpersonal Aversion Syndrome: Recurrent Disdain for Close Companions

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