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Agents may or may not have an 'interest' in the satisfaction of their wishes and desires. Partially reformed alcoholics may still have a strong desire for drink, but they also have an interest in the non-satisfaction of that desire. I may have an interest in having some of my desires satisfied, but I may also have an interest in not having them satisfied at the moment (or at all), in acquiring new desires which I do not now have, or in losing desires of which I disapprove. One might try to construe all these cases as ones in which I experience a conflict between two desires - perhaps a 'first-order desire' and a 'second-order desire' - rather than as a conflict between wish/desire on the one hand, and something else ('interest') on the other. I would prefer not to adopt this strategy for the following reason: I may have a desire with which I wholly identify myself, and may have an interest in not gratifying that desire, although I have no second-order desire not to gratify it. Partially reformed alcoholics have a strong first-order desire for drink, and a strong second-order desire that that first-order desire not be satisfied; these desires conflict. An unregenerate alcoholic has an excessive desire for drink, and no appropriate second-order desire that that excessive desire not be satisfied. Raymond Geuss, The Idea of a Critical Theory, pg. 46-47. https://dreary.dev/blog/kill-the-electoralist-misogynist-in-your-head/#fnl-4
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Ambivalence The experience of anorexia nervosa is fraught with ambivalence (Williams & Reid, 2010). Ambivalence is defined as having both positive and negative feelings, or conflicting motivations, about something. In contrast to most mental health problems, anorexia is seen as positive, at least in part, by patients (Garner & Bemis, 1982). Several studies have documented the ambivalence experienced by individuals with anorexia nervosa (Colton & Pistrang, 2004; Reid, Burr, Williams, & Hammersley, 2008). In many cases, patients report feeling uncertain about whether anorexia is a “friend” or an “enemy” and whether it is a problem that needs treatment (Colton & Pistrang, 2004), often spending a great deal of time weighing its advantages and disadvantages (Cockell, Geller, & Linden, 2003). At times, patients may experience the disorder as an empowering mark of distinction that is to be further cultivated (Warin, 2004). Understanding Anorexia Nervosa in Males: An Integrative Approach, Tom Wooldridge, pg. 36
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again, this should be taken as a generalizable willow insight
willowDec 28, 2024
the top willow fact you need to know is that all my symptoms are ego syntonic