Human beings are social creatures, which means we aren’t built to survive on our own. If you were a hunter gatherer living tens of thousands of years in the past, being exiled from your social group would be a death sentence. Our minds don’t see social belonging just as something that feels nice; they see it as a necessity. Much of our behaviour is motivated by maintaining group cohesion: the shame we feel when we say something hurtful, the impulse to flatter and tell white lies, our natural obsession with gossiping about those close to us. All these actions serve a purpose: to keep us
#5 How emotional dysregulation lead to disease
#5 How emotional dysregulation lead to…
#5 How emotional dysregulation lead to disease
Human beings are social creatures, which means we aren’t built to survive on our own. If you were a hunter gatherer living tens of thousands of years in the past, being exiled from your social group would be a death sentence. Our minds don’t see social belonging just as something that feels nice; they see it as a necessity. Much of our behaviour is motivated by maintaining group cohesion: the shame we feel when we say something hurtful, the impulse to flatter and tell white lies, our natural obsession with gossiping about those close to us. All these actions serve a purpose: to keep us