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Petra Bueskens
In addition to the privatization of suffering, Illouz’ second key issue with therapy culture is with its role in collapsing morality (although, interestingly, she notes that this is also its key strength since it allows individuals to question oppressive traditions). Psychology extends a secular worldview whereby anger, infidelity, impulsivity, alcoholism and the like are redefined as “symptoms” or...
