Is society sick? Are we sick? Let's treat our drive to conform as a disorder we can diagnose and fix.

This episode is a hypothetical deep dive where we treat our obedience to social pressure like other personality disorders.

Main topics:

We develop a set of symptomatic criteria, case studies and a treatment plan to get us to live an independent life on our terms.

Anyone wanting to take charge of their life instead of their life living them should listen.

It's also designed to help you think like a psychologist and imagine how a therapist would approach diagnosing and treating such a disorder if it existed.

THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL FORMAT

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Growth Mindset pod

Sam Webster Harris explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.

Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.

Chapters

00:00 The Power of Social Pressure

02:23 Classifying Social Pressure as a Disorder

03:36 Diagnostic Criteria for SPPD

09:31 Case Study 1: Elena

13:17 Case Study 2: Liam

16:54 Therapy and Interventions

18:17 SPPD and Other Disorders

21:49 Overcoming Social Pressure with a Growth Mindset

23:06 Living Authentically on Your Own Terms

25:12 Wrap Up

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