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Drowning in Consequences

3 Jul 2024 · 0 min

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A spoken excerpt from a YouTube video by Amber Hollingsworth titled "Drowning in Consequences," where the speaker describes people articulating the severe personal and professional harms caused by their behaviors (e.g., harming work performance, marriages, and self-esteem). The excerpt contrasts later-stage candid acknowledgment of consequences with earlier stages marked by hesitation and minimization.

They'll say, oh, my God, this is ruined my life. Like, I'm literally, like, screwing up at work. I'm screwing up my marriage. I feel like crap. Like, I hate myself. They will just list it out for you because they've done a lot of thinking and they're able to articulate all the negative effects of it. It's like they see it, and they'll be able to tell you those things. And when they tell it to you, there's a seriousness behind their voice, whereas in the earlier stages, it's there, but there's a little hesitation, there's a little minimization.