Approach-Avoidance Theory

I do this weird thing when it comes to listening to new albums by bands I love. I get really excited about the prospect of hearing it but then when it actually comes out, I hesitate and don't always buy them right away. Or if I do pick them up, I hold off on listening to them for a while. It's very strange. I giuess it's an approach-avoidance defense mechanism, a way to delay either pleasure or pain. Pain is kind of a harsh word for it, but I mean the pain of being disap...

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