Ambivalence is the state of experiencing conflicting emotions at the same time. It often emerges during decisions, life changes, or complex relationships, when attraction and hesitation coincide.

In an earlier post, I discussed the difficulty of dealing with consciously ambivalent feelings. But now I would like to focus on a more pernicious type of ambivalence — unconscious ambivalence. People ...

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