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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That last thought is Maslow's hierarchy in action.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

True. It's also a good formula for PTSD. When your traumas have to take a back seat to material needs, disorders develop.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What if your needs take a back seat to your trauma? That can't be good either.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Once you're aware of the phenom it's a balance act, but you're 'balancing' what you can afford to deprive yourself of depending on the circumstances.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

That makes a lot of sense, thanks.