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  • Marxism-Fennekinism
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    2 years ago

    Surely there are healthier ways of dealing with abuse fantasies. Seeing a therapist for example so they can get started on cognitive behaviour therapy and/or medication.

    • @k_o_t@lemmy.ml
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      2 years ago

      i’m not sure, i’m not a psychologist 🤷

      there may be some underlying issues causing this that you may want to seek help for, or there may be not and this is just another of the myriad of weird fantasies people tend to have and you can’t “correct” much about it idk 🤷‍♀️