<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Drama can become a reinforcing habit. The... > Drama can become a reinforcing habit. The adrenaline, attention, and intensity of conflict reward the brain much like other compulsive patterns, so a person can sincerely dislike drama while still recreating the conditions for it. Seeing that loop is the first step to leaving it. **Source:** [[livestreams/Boundaries, Survival, and Refusing to Become a Toxic Dumping Ground — Part 1 - Workbook|Boundaries, Survival, and Refusing to Become a Toxic Dumping Ground — Part 1]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Drama can become a reinforcing habit. The adrenaline, attention, and intensity of conflict reward the brain much like other compulsive patterns, so a person can sincerely dislike drama while still recreating the conditions for it. Seeing that loop is the first step to leaving it.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-drama-become-reinforcing-first-step-leaving ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->