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Originally Posted by MisterPaul
There is something called Stockholm syndrome. Yeah, it seems stupid by default, but some people actually live in it. Also, there are TONS OF WOMEN who love that emotional rollercoaster. The bad guy is the thing for them.
The most basic example? Me. I used to be mister nice guy (when I was a teen). Of course I was trying to approach girls and, well.. I didn't work at all. I got laughed at and I couldn't get one single lady. Now you know how I am and the table is turned 180 degrees. The thing about “antiheroes” in life and in films is that they’re always interesting. Sure, it’s toxic, but that’s how the world works. Some people lose themselves in this game when it goes too far and end up living with domestic abuse.
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It's actually a physiological response to the trauma caused by abuse coupled with loving, positive reinforcing behaviors - it initiates a physiological response and the abuse victim actually becomes physically addicted within the brain to the highs, but not the lows - they want the highs back so badly that they're willing to endure anything or do anything to get that high back - just like a true addict. It's a real thing.