DiscoverTill The Wheels Fall Off#249 - Paige's Perspective: You’re Not Overreacting: Why We Minimize Instead of Catastrophize
#249 - Paige's Perspective: You’re Not Overreacting: Why We Minimize Instead of Catastrophize

#249 - Paige's Perspective: You’re Not Overreacting: Why We Minimize Instead of Catastrophize

Update: 2025-10-03
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Many spouses believe they’re catastrophizing — blowing things out of proportion, imagining the worst — when in reality, they’re minimizing. In this episode of Paige’s Perspective, we explore how minimization shows up as a survival strategy, how addicted partners manipulate us into shrinking the truth, and how society reinforces it with messages like “at least he’s not hitting you” or “forgive and forget.” I’ll share real-life examples of what minimizing looks like, why we’re so afraid of facing reality, and how recognizing the truth — even when it’s scary — can set us free.

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#249 - Paige's Perspective: You’re Not Overreacting: Why We Minimize Instead of Catastrophize

#249 - Paige's Perspective: You’re Not Overreacting: Why We Minimize Instead of Catastrophize

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