Double-bind Theory
In Brief
Victim is held hostage in a contradictory communicational matrix mandating an urgent response.
Spontaneous Paradox
A wife asks her husband to surprise her with flowers.
Mothering Paradox
“Honey, could you be more spontaneous.”
Quotes
Damned if you do. Damned if you don’t.
“Double-bind dilemmas are schizogenic messages wherein the victim cannot leave the field.” ~ G. Bateson