...she wonders why a part of her is trying to find value in degradation.

N. K. Jemisin
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Many people wonder why a part of them would even want to degrade another. They see it as a waste of time and effort, yet they continue to do it over and over again. In some cases, they may not even be consciously doing it, but they are reacting to something in the moment. It could be a fear, a feeling of being controlled, or a need for control. The emotion that propels the action is buried deep inside them and they have no idea how or why they react the way that they do.

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