revenge has been on my mind because i recently was wronged by someone. not in a way that is blatantly, obviously evil. but i do believe that to be human is to at times crave revenge. and look, this doesn't make me look like an angel here, i don’t like saying that out loud. but today i want to talk about revenge.
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<p dir="ltr">The psychology and neuroscience of revenge.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.jameskimmeljr.com/">James Kimmel, Jr.</a> is a lecturer in psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, an expert on revenge, a lawyer, and the founder and co-di ... Show More
