Term
Resistance
Unconscious pushing back against change. Burns divides it into not wanting the result itself and not wanting to pay the price for it.
Feeling Great: The Revolutionary New Treatment for Depression and Anxiety, David D. Burns
Explained in
- Feeling Great: The Revolutionary New Treatment for Depression and Anxiety, David D. Burns
- Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, Lori Gottlieb
In therapy: when a person unconsciously avoids change, even though change is what they came for.