“Splitting” is a defense mechanism in which people unconsciously frame ideas, individuals, or groups in all-or-nothing terms (e.g., all-good vs. all-bad or all-powerful vs. 100% powerless).

Splitting also works the other way, where all the positive aspects of an image are split off to maintain a purely negative impression. People generally don’t want to hear about their idols ...

This mechanism of lumping and splitting isn't limited to cities and travel experiences but to all of our experiences and encounters. For example, imagine going to a doctor's appointment.

In other words, splitting as a psychological defense mechanism resolves emotional ambivalence -- love and hatred toward the same person -- by splitting off one half of those feelings and directing ...

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