Listen "Is There Really a Thin Line between Love & Hate?"
Episode Synopsis
We are back with another classic black movie and in this episode it is a Thin Line Between Love and Hate. This movie is LOADED and of course we are discussing it through our mental health lens. We are talking about trauma, trauma responses, avoidance, defensiveness, attachment, anxious attachment, and bypassing red flags and signs in relationships. Of course, we also have some questions that need answers for this movie. Join us as we go on this super deep dive and explore this movie and the mental health aspects of it.
Time stamps:
00:00 intro
01:13 overview
07:05 Brandy (Lynn Whitfield) & Darnell (Martin Lawrence)/ when players are protective over the women in their life
10:00 Men who can’t be assertive are sometimes labeled as players
12:45 Why that guy who broke your heart, might just be insecure
15:26 Why that woman who got a attitude (or the high-powered exec) might just be insecure
20:07 how avoidance tricks you into thinking your problems are solved (anxious and avoidant attachment)
Deliver us from eva: https://youtu.be/sB4uMTPba1I?si=IFaUCIC_J9XcfV9
Mental health x Black culture
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What happened in Thin Line between Love and Hate
How does A Thin Line Between Love and Hate end
What is an example of avoidance coping
What is an avoidance behavior
Is avoidance a trauma response
How an avoidant feels in a relationship
What does an anxious attachment style look like in a relationship?
How do people with anxious attachment behave
Red flags in relationships
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