What does overdetachment mean?
Overdetachment means excessive emotional detachment.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
excessive emotional detachment.
Overdetachment is a serious character flaw that cripples any possibility for intimacy.
The process of overdetachment may not stop at the failure to see the patient as a person but may go on to the unconscious fantasy that the best patient is one who is completely passive and submissive […]
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Overdetachment means excessive emotional detachment.
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Overdetachment is a serious character flaw that cripples any possibility for intimacy.
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