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Adam Phillips, "On Giving Up" (FSG, 2024)
New Books in Psychoanalysis
Belief in Change and Giving Up Self-Destructiveness
The author noticed a common theme in people's behavior: when individuals give something up, they often believe they can change, and when they give up, it's because they think they can't change. This observation led the author to reflect on the concept of change and what facilitates it. He found that people typically want to give up things they believe are harmful to them, indicating a desire to abandon self-destructive behaviors.
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