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decathect

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7 months ago sionnach said:

To withdraw one's feelings of attachment from (a person, idea, or object), as in anticipation of a future loss:

He decathected from her in order to cope with her impending death.

7 months ago ShadowSelf said: To detatch oneself in fear of future pain

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