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the lie we beg for and the truth we secretly already know.
means The act of restoring someone's confidence or easing their worry, often by telling them things will be fine.
from From the verb 'reassure,' itself 'assure' wearing the prefix 're-' ('again'). 'Assure' came through Old French 'asseurer' from Latin 'ad-' ('to') plus 'securus' ('free from care, secure') — the same root that gives us 'secure' and 'sure.' So to reassure is, quite literally, to make someone free from care all over again.
brain chemistryIt lowers cortisol the way a hug calms a toddler.
diminishing returnsAnxiety relapses fast once the comfort wears off.
therapy red flagConstant seeking can feed the very fear it soothes.
word rootsFrom Latin securus, meaning free from care.