noun

the process of expressing strong feelings that have been affecting you so that they do not upset you anymore

noun

an emotional problem caused by unreasonable fears or worries

noun

the influence of things such as culture and education that make people behave or react in particular ways

noun

emotional or mental harm caused to someone

noun

a way of thinking or behaving that protects you from being tricked or hurt

noun

something that happens in your mind that helps you deal with something such as a bad experience

noun

an idea caused by this condition

noun

something you do that helps you to stop thinking about a bad experience or memory

adjective

in psychology, someone who is fixated has feelings about sex that have not developed normally because they loved someone or something a lot as a child

noun

in psychology, a mental condition in which someone’s feelings about sex have not developed normally because they loved someone or something a lot as a child

noun

behavior that makes it possible for you to deal with a difficult situation or problem

to be the cause of someone’s physical, emotional, or mental problems

verb

if someone or something obsesses you, they are so important to you that you are always thinking about them, in a way that seems extreme to other people

adjective

considering someone or something as so important that you are always thinking about them, in a way that seems extreme to other people

noun

an emotional state in which someone or something is so important to you that you are always thinking about them, in a way that seems extreme to other people

adjective

affected by, or typical of obsession

adjective

caused by an obsession

adjective

affected by an obsession

adjective

tending to develop obsessions about particular people or things

noun

someone who behaves in an obsessive way

adjective

related to an Oedipus complex

noun

the way that people develop patterns of behavior or speech by copying other people or by repeating words or actions

noun

in psychology, the fact of imagining that someone else is feeling a strong emotion when in fact you are the one who is feeling it

noun

in psychology, a temporary return to your behavior as a child when a situation threatens you

adjective

relating to behavior that is not responsible or controlled, or is like that of a child

noun

an emotional effect produced by something that reminds you of something else

noun

a way of getting rid of strong emotions without harming anyone

noun

a permanent effect on someone’s mind, caused by an unpleasant experience that they have had

verb

if an unpleasant experience scars someone, it has a permanent effect on the way that they think and live

verb

to change the way that you react to a feeling, especially a sexual feeling, so that you express it in a way that society accepts

noun

the action of influencing someone to make a mental connection between one thing and another

noun

an emotional process in which you start to feel emotions relating to someone in your past about someone you know now

noun

emotional damage caused by something bad that happens

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