Finding Joy

Finding Joy

Insight & Action: The Infinite Loop

Why do we keep returning to what hurts us?

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Joy Lere, Psy.D.
Aug 16, 2025
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We all have patterns we cannot seem to shake.
We find ourselves in the same kinds of relationships.
We keep bumping into the same challenges at work.
We replay the same frustrations again and again.

It is not because we are broken or incapable of change. Often, we are repeating something for a reason.

Here are a few of the most common ones I see in my practi…

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