
External and Internal Validation (Part 1)
Gay Men Going Deeper
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The Shadow Side of Perfectionism
There's a shadow side to the thirst traps and I think that's maybe what I want to highlight today. The perfectionism is a big part of this because when we're seeking external validation from the shadow side we're doing it from a very perfectionistic place. So, you know, tell me that who I am or, and how I feel is enough. That would be the shadow side to it. But just like technical things like I wrote down so he put it into like three categories so body validation, which is thirst traps sex attractiveness this this kind of hold category. A material validation which is would be like money status and power, and then emotional validation.
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